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12-08-2011, 03:13 AM | #1 |
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1,200 Mile Service overdue
I recently shipped my 2011 M3 (built in August) from Italy and it'll be making it's way to the port on the east coast. The car has 1,077 miles on it and I have to drive it 400 miles to my home in Virginia. Will driving it 200-300 miles over the initial 1,200 mile service create a problem?
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12-08-2011, 06:42 AM | #2 |
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Should be fine.
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Nah...just take it easy and bring it in for service whenever you can.
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12-08-2011, 10:43 AM | #5 |
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The 1200mi service is really 1200+/- 300mi. Not like anything special happens to the seals and such at 1200mi exactly. Just drive it as if you are under break in still.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm just nervous about driving it past the 1200 service time period. I don't want anything to happen to the engine and I will definitely be taking it easy until the service is complete.
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12-08-2011, 12:12 PM | #7 |
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You will be 100% fine my friend! Just respect that reduced rpm! Enjoy and be sure to comment back when your service is done.
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I drove my 2011.75 roughly 2,500kms OVER the 2,000kms allotted for break-in period but that's because of the incompetent staff at one of the local dealerships (won't name names). Long story short, at about 10,000kms my engine blew up. They replaced it at the other dealership in Calgary. Don't worry you'll be fine.
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I would not worry about it! Just as others have stated, continue to follow the break-in driving procedures (limited RPM, etc etc etc). If I remember correctly, the BMW manual even confirms that it is safe to go past 1,200 miles before the service. I wish I could remember what pages this information was on, but if you have the digital copy of the manual (can get from BMW web site) you might be able to do a search for it.
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I'm going to get to the dealer as soon as I hit home and hopefully it'll be less than or right around 1500 on the odometer. Luckily, the BMW dealer is a short drive from my parents house.
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remember it's not best to always keep at the same RPM for a long period of time
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Actually BMW advises that you DO NOT set the cruise during the break-in period. I purchased my car from a dealer about 2 hours from my home and they advised me multiple times to vary the RPMs and not use cruise control.
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5500 RPM limit BTW
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