03-24-2015, 11:59 AM | #1 |
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I got my car in August of 2014. Did the 1200 mile service in October. Currently have about 1600 miles on the car weather has been horrible this winter haven't driven much. Should I change my oil every 6 months if I'm not putting a lot of miles on the car.. How long before oil changes if miles are kept low thanks |
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IMO your oil is still brand new with only 400 miles, I would change it once a year with low milage. With greater milage I would change every 5 or 6k on car you plan to keep a while or that gets driven hard.
I have a related matter I'm trying to figure out in my head. When to change oil in my car since dealer did 1200 mile service at only 700 miles. I'm thinking of changing at about 2,500 for peace of mind along with diff oil. |
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Considering the fact that oil is the cheapest yet most important service on a car, I wouldn't overlook it. Replace it every 5k miles or 5 months.. Whichever comes first
I am a service manager and cannot stress enough to my customers how important oil is in the longevity of a vehicle.. Last edited by AM4ZING; 03-24-2015 at 07:03 PM.. |
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And that's even before you dare to ask for advise on what brand of oil is best Start with the above approach, then collect the used oil sample and send it to Blackstone Labs for analysis: http://www.blackstone-labs.com/free-test-kits.php This will provide an objective evaluation of how your oil is fairing with your driving style under your environmental conditions. In the past I had tested synthetic oil coming out of BMW and MINI turbo engines, and the results always suggested longer interval then 5-6K, but shorter than 11K (I screwed up one time). a
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I had the 1200 mile service done at end of Nov. 2014 and just changed the oil again yesterday at 4,949 miles. I was going to change the differential also, but service advisor talked me out of it b/c it was changed at 1200. I'll continue changing oil every 5K miles going forward, but how often should you change differential?
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I am looking to get an M3 in another year or two after some of the first year bugs are worked out. Hopefully they have a competition package by then. I plan on doing the 1200 mile oil and diff service and then do the oil again at 5000 miles. I will do oil changes with filter every 5k after that and a diff service every 30k. For me it will take quite a while to get to 30k because of low mileage usage.
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I will be taking my M4 in for its first service shortly (2000km) what service should I expect they will complete?
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