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Old December 10th 04, 09:40 PM
AGIND
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Default BMW-525I - oil change frequency

Folks,
I got 15k miles oil change upto 30K from the dealer and then got an
independant garage which specializes only in BMW to change the oil at
42K. They used the same synthetic oil that the dealership uses but the
oil filter they used was different (#11-42-1-427-908). The garage
also recommend I get the oil change done every 6-7K. I now have 49K
on the car
Q1: Is this oil filter good for this car?
Q2: When should I get the next oil changeand from where?

Thanks
AG

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Old December 10th 04, 10:40 PM
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In article >,
AGIND > wrote:
> The garage also recommend I get the oil change done every 6-7K.


And this surprises you?

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Old December 11th 04, 01:13 AM
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Ag,

You are going to get many opinions on this. I have been using Mobile 1
synthetic for a for about 10 years now, changing my own oil way more than
necessary, and I'm not pushing frequent oil changes, Mobile 1, or Synthetic
oil, but I can tell you that the last 3 cars I've had, changing oil 5-6K
miles with synthetic oil have been engine trouble free. I get the oil from
Costco, $4/qt, and although it's more expensive than regular oil, it seems
to work well and it's cheap enough I don't worry about. I've been told some
oil filters have some type of 'cold' valve that lets oil bypass the filter
initially when the car is cold .. to get oil to the engine faster - have
never personally seen this, but some people think this is do. I personally
use any oil filter that fits the car and change it every time I change the
oil.

good luck.

Scott

"AGIND" > wrote in message
...
> Folks,
> I got 15k miles oil change upto 30K from the dealer and then got an
> independant garage which specializes only in BMW to change the oil at
> 42K. They used the same synthetic oil that the dealership uses but the
> oil filter they used was different (#11-42-1-427-908). The garage
> also recommend I get the oil change done every 6-7K. I now have 49K
> on the car
> Q1: Is this oil filter good for this car?
> Q2: When should I get the next oil changeand from where?
>
> Thanks
> AG
>
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Old December 12th 04, 10:40 PM
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"AGIND" > wrote in message
...
> Folks,
> I got 15k miles oil change upto 30K from the dealer and then got an
> independant garage which specializes only in BMW to change the oil at
> 42K. They used the same synthetic oil that the dealership uses but the
> oil filter they used was different (#11-42-1-427-908). The garage
> also recommend I get the oil change done every 6-7K. I now have 49K
> on the car


Aww! They want you back soon. That's nice of them.


> Q1: Is this oil filter good for this car?


I do not know the answer to this one but I guess it is good.



> Q2: When should I get the next oil changeand from where?
>


Get your oil changed when the car tells you to or a maximum of two years
from the last change, whichever comes first. You could get it changed at any
competent place or even do it yourself using the proper materials.


Huw


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Old December 13th 04, 04:11 PM
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Huw wrote:
> "AGIND" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Folks,
>>I got 15k miles oil change upto 30K from the dealer and then got an
>>independant garage which specializes only in BMW to change the oil at
>>42K. They used the same synthetic oil that the dealership uses but the
>>oil filter they used was different (#11-42-1-427-908). The garage
>>also recommend I get the oil change done every 6-7K. I now have 49K
>>on the car

>
>
> Aww! They want you back soon. That's nice of them.
>
>
>
>>Q1: Is this oil filter good for this car?

>
>
> I do not know the answer to this one but I guess it is good.
>
>
>
>
>>Q2: When should I get the next oil changeand from where?
>>

>
>
> Get your oil changed when the car tells you to or a maximum of two years
> from the last change, whichever comes first. You could get it changed at any
> competent place or even do it yourself using the proper materials.


I would not wait more than 1 years to change the oil at the maximum (in
the event you do not accumulate the miles to cause the service indicator
lights to change). I'm prettty sure that is what is the BMW
recomendation too. At 2 years you do the brake flush and coolant flush
too...

-Fred W
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Old December 13th 04, 05:12 PM
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One would have thought that after 10 years you would have been able to
spell Mobil by now.

Most cars have an oil pressure bypass valve such that if the oil
pressure is too high because the car is cold or the filter is blocked
oil still circulates through the engine.

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Old December 13th 04, 11:55 PM
R. Rikoski
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What is so magic about a year?

I'd follow the manufacturer's recommendation. The manufacturer has to
uphold the warranty and if the recommended intervals are too long and
the reliability degrades, this will cost BMW dearly.

So if they are satisfied; I am satisfied.

Some people like to waste their time changing oil (and degrade the
environment in the process) by changing oil every 3000 miles. I'm not
one of them.



In article >,
Fred W > wrote:
> >
> > Get your oil changed when the car tells you to or a maximum of two years
> > from the last change, whichever comes first. You could get it changed at
> > any
> > competent place or even do it yourself using the proper materials.

>
> I would not wait more than 1 years to change the oil at the maximum (in
> the event you do not accumulate the miles to cause the service indicator
> lights to change). I'm prettty sure that is what is the BMW
> recomendation too. At 2 years you do the brake flush and coolant flush
> too...

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Old December 14th 04, 12:53 AM
Dave Plowman (News)
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In article >,
R. Rikoski > wrote:
> Some people like to waste their time changing oil (and degrade the
> environment in the process) by changing oil every 3000 miles. I'm not
> one of them.


I'd love to have definitive proof that early oil changes extend engine
life. Plenty will say that they change every 3000 or whatever and their
engine does 300,000 miles, but then that doesn't tell what it would do
with maker's oil changes. My brother's E28 520 is approaching 250,000 with
the oil changed as per the lights. The engine's fine, but the rest falling
apart. ;-) Mainly rust or corrosion related.

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Old December 14th 04, 03:35 PM
Fred W
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R. Rikoski wrote:
> What is so magic about a year?
>
> I'd follow the manufacturer's recommendation. The manufacturer has to
> uphold the warranty and if the recommended intervals are too long and
> the reliability degrades, this will cost BMW dearly.


Nothing magic... just that I thought I that recalled that being the time
period recommended by BMW in the owner's manuals. But I checked and
found out that I was wrong, and you were correct. It is actually 2 years.

That is good to know. So if you do not reach the mileage for any other
service by 2 years you can have the oil, coolant and brake fluids all
changed together.

-Fred W


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Old December 14th 04, 04:05 PM
Dave Plowman (News)
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In article >,
Fred W > wrote:
> Nothing magic... just that I thought I that recalled that being the time
> period recommended by BMW in the owner's manuals. But I checked and
> found out that I was wrong, and you were correct. It is actually 2 years.


Think it changed with the change from semi to fully synthetic oil.

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