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07-16-2009, 07:51 PM | #23 |
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I see this oil change subject is fast becoming the new dct vs 6mt war. The "bmw service schedule followers" vs the "i change my oil every 5 thousand miles team."
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how does lubrioil (germany 10w 60) compare to the castrol recommended for our cars. i nromally always use the castrol but had it done at a bmw specialist and he strongly recommended the stuff, so i went with it, anybody think i made a mistake. he said it meets all bmw m specs...
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There really is no great conspiracy here. I am simply stating the fact that the US is VERY different from most of (if not all of) Europe replacing oil every 5k miles. The fact that americans still insist on doing it is probably partly tradition and partly market driven too. There is big money to be made in replacing oil every 5k miles. How many commercials do you see every day about engine sludge? If anything I would say that the 5k oil change is a product of a marketing guy and not an engineer!
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A measly few hundred..... Do the math, if you spend 200 per change every 5k miles, and you are worried about what will happen once out of warranty, say for arguments sake that you keep the car until 100k miles. You will have dumped 4000 dollars on oil changes that (I will be generous here), offers marginal improvement of life for an engine. Let's see, what will 4000 dollars get you? For the amount of driving I do, probably gas for 2 years, it would pay my insurance premium for 4 years, it would buy me two new sets of tires, I can go on and on. Don't get me wrong, I am all about taking good care of your investment, but I am also about getting a good return on any further investment I make, and for me additional oil changes is not. Again not saying it is wrong to do it, if it makes you sleep better, go right ahead, I am just saying money could be better spent else were.
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07-16-2009, 09:14 PM | #27 |
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Synthetic oil doesn’t break down with heat like conventional right? So why not just change the oil filter every five thousand miles and let the dealer change the oil at the maintenance intervals?
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07-16-2009, 09:17 PM | #28 |
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Normal driving (even hard) I'd stick with normal recommended schedule for oil changes.
Tracking I would definitely do more frequent changes. Just to be safe. At the very least regular checking the level. |
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If every single M sold was bought outright you could probably say it's possible it was marketing department driven but considering the amount of leases that will end up back with BMW to sell there is no way in hell it is not backed up by solid engineering. Maybe the American 5k oil change thing relates to some US engine?? Who knows? |
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07-16-2009, 11:13 PM | #32 |
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Do the '15k oil change folks' think the M driving school changes the oil in those cars every 15k?
if you do.. then your a dummy..... i change my oil twice as much as recommended... I live in a hot climate and track/autoX every once and a while.... and im not cheap and don't mind giving that beautiful motor fresh juice more then 'recommended.. Yea bmw built it.. but its now MY motor.. and i will take a lil extra care of it how i want....
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if we had a goh dang dip stick we could see exactly what state the oil is actually in... Feel it and smell it... look at it... taste it if you desire...
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Personally i stick with 7500mi intervals... which means you change once between your factory 15,000 changes. Really not that much more $$$. If you keep you car past 75k miles it will probably pay for itself in the long run with less maintenance costs down the road.
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I also bought the car and dont see one additional oil change as a waste of money considering how much I paid for the car and I track it as well.
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Thanks guys. I should talk to my advisor and make sure why the parts cost more than others.
I personally made my mind to change oil in between the recommended service to ease the engine as well as my mind.
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