01-04-2020, 01:23 PM | #1 |
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Oil change intervals on M5
I have around 20k miles on my 18 M5. Every time the oil is changed iDrive shows <3000 miles to the next oil change. My other BMWs routinely show >10k miles til next change. Are the rest of you getting only ~3k miles between recommended changes?
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01-05-2020, 01:46 AM | #2 |
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Nope, I am at 7,000 km and another 14,000 km still to go before the next oil change.
Last changed the oil at 2,000km
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I believe there are some driving based parameters that go into the interval so if you're driving aggressively it recommends a shorter oil change interval. With that said... 3,000 mile oil changes are aggressive.
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01-08-2020, 07:23 AM | #4 |
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I am not driving particularly aggressively. In fact, I sent one of the world’s three most conservative females 120 miles to the closest Bmw dealership to get it changed; she arrives back and the computer shows ~2900 miles estimated to next change.
Weather has been cold and there are some short drives; I wonder if this is factored in heavily? |
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01-09-2020, 02:05 PM | #5 |
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I normally do oil changes every 5,000 miles on modded cars. Just did one last week, at about 5,500 miles, and my guy said the oil was in bad shape; we are moving to every 2,500 miles.
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01-11-2020, 12:22 PM | #8 |
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Pretty sure they can do an "oil analysis" to check for metal in it. Maybe there was a lot of metal in it.
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If FloridaM5's oil was in "bad shape" due to a lot metal in the oil then FloridaM5 doesn't have a oil change interval problem but an engine problem. |
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02-20-2020, 06:24 PM | #10 |
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I had my service done at 2000km and my 2nd oil change at 7500km yesterday as prompted by the car. I would think my rather short interval is due to the car being not driven for extended periods.
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