Issues after break in service

mclarenmaniac · 08-12-2010, 07:08 PM

Guys,
I had my early breakin service today at 900 miles. its a 3.5 months old baby.

1. Is it OK to have the service done at 300 miles before the actual 1200 miles or breakin period?

2. The Oil level was upto the Max line before the service now its little below the max line. When i asked why it shows like this. The technician told me that he put 9 quarts of Castrol Oil and gave me One saying that if it shows the same level after driving for couple of days, i could add one more. If still it stays at the same level then something could be wrong with the measuring sensor. Now thats dissapointing. Is this Normal?

3. After driving for few miles i realised that the windows were not rolling down when pushing the buttons. Also the doors were not closing properly when opened once... So i went back to the service.They said some electric fuse could have burned out. After four hours they fixed it saying that electric fuse had to be replaced and control module had to be reset.

4. Fine, now when i drove back home in Auto Mode (D2), i noticed that car was making "Click" sound everytime the car was downshifting while coming to a stop at the signal. Its like you can hear the gear changes. The sound was similar to the one you get when shifting from Neutral to D or S mode.
Should i get it checked again at the service or is this a normal behavior after service???????

thanks for your help!

RayC · 08-12-2010, 07:28 PM

I had my service done at around 1100 miles. As far as I know (according to all the break-in threads I've read on this forum) it shouldn't be too much of a problem to get the service done early. Most people here just continued following the break-in procedures until the appropriate miles have been reached.

I don't have any issues (except finding somewhere to try out LC) but I hope your issues get resolved. Good luck!

Dice13 · 08-12-2010, 07:30 PM

With so many things going on I would bring it back. I recall something about oil being low after service add it if you need it then monitor it and see how it is. On your other issues on a brand new car I would want everything perfect. BTW what do you stare at your car 4 months and you can't even drive it the way it way meant to be driven, :-).

jdgamble · 08-12-2010, 07:37 PM

Service at 900 is no problem.

One note... Don't add that whole liter of oil if you're only one tick down on the oil sensor. Only add the full liter if it tells you you're one liter low.

I don't have DCT so I can't comment on that issue.

Deniz1210 · 08-12-2010, 08:41 PM

I'd be ticked off if I were you, don't let this go easy. You spent a lot for the car, and something is definitely going on here.

DadzM4 · 08-12-2010, 10:49 PM

9 quarts of oil? I thought it was 8??

M3maniac20 · 08-13-2010, 12:23 AM

Geez Its like taking your new born child back for its check up after a couple weeks of life. I love it.

TurboFan · 08-13-2010, 12:41 AM

quarts ~= liter, but not exactly.

pmeloche · 08-13-2010, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboFan

quarts ~= liter, but not exactly.

1 liter = 1.057 quart

TurboFan · 08-13-2010, 07:09 PM

kinda my point.

ss134 · 08-13-2010, 08:26 PM

1. It is Ok to have the service done early so that is not a problem.

2. The M3 takes 8.8 L of engine oil - if they put in 9 quarts that would = 8.5 Litres which would explain why you are not at max ......it is nothing to worry about as long as the oil level is between min and max , if the car needs oil it will tell you! Better to have the oil slightly under max than over which could damage your engine. My car also came out of the service with the oil reading under max.

3. I experienced the clicking noise straight after my service but it was gone within a day or so.........just make sure they did not change your DCT gearbox fluid....only engine oil and diff oil should be changed for DCT cars, there are reports of some members having their DCT oil changed and having problems with the transmission afterwards.

Good luck.

RatchetM3 · 08-13-2010, 10:49 PM

Oh no! There's a few threads of things gone wrong with 2011 cars with DCT. My breakin service is this following tuesday! So far so good though. I'll keep my fingers crossed

mclarenmaniac · 08-14-2010, 11:29 AM

Guys,
i found a thread about clunking noise:

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=416360

Acoording to thread its normal but i wonder if its the differential fluid change they did during service causing this noise as it wasnt present before service

08-12-2010, 07:08 PM	#1
mclarenmaniac Lieutenant 110 Rep 489 Posts Drives: Porsche, BMW, Mini Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NOVA iTrader: (0)	Issues after break in service Guys, I had my early breakin service today at 900 miles. its a 3.5 months old baby. 1. Is it OK to have the service done at 300 miles before the actual 1200 miles or breakin period? 2. The Oil level was upto the Max line before the service now its little below the max line. When i asked why it shows like this. The technician told me that he put 9 quarts of Castrol Oil and gave me One saying that if it shows the same level after driving for couple of days, i could add one more. If still it stays at the same level then something could be wrong with the measuring sensor. Now thats dissapointing. Is this Normal? 3. After driving for few miles i realised that the windows were not rolling down when pushing the buttons. Also the doors were not closing properly when opened once... So i went back to the service.They said some electric fuse could have burned out. After four hours they fixed it saying that electric fuse had to be replaced and control module had to be reset. 4. Fine, now when i drove back home in Auto Mode (D2), i noticed that car was making "Click" sound everytime the car was downshifting while coming to a stop at the signal. Its like you can hear the gear changes. The sound was similar to the one you get when shifting from Neutral to D or S mode. Should i get it checked again at the service or is this a normal behavior after service??????? thanks for your help!
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RayC Lieutenant 13 Rep 544 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Centreville, VA iTrader: (4)	I had my service done at around 1100 miles. As far as I know (according to all the break-in threads I've read on this forum) it shouldn't be too much of a problem to get the service done early. Most people here just continued following the break-in procedures until the appropriate miles have been reached. I don't have any issues (except finding somewhere to try out LC) but I hope your issues get resolved. Good luck!
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Dice13 Captain 170 Rep 670 Posts Drives: 2011.5 AW E93 M3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	With so many things going on I would bring it back. I recall something about oil being low after service add it if you need it then monitor it and see how it is. On your other issues on a brand new car I would want everything perfect. BTW what do you stare at your car 4 months and you can't even drive it the way it way meant to be driven, :-). Last edited by Dice13; 08-12-2010 at 07:50 PM..
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jdgamble Captain 298 Rep 798 Posts Drives: 18 CQM M3 - My family car Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Danville, CA iTrader: (0)	Service at 900 is no problem. One note... Don't add that whole liter of oil if you're only one tick down on the oil sensor. Only add the full liter if it tells you you're one liter low. I don't have DCT so I can't comment on that issue. __________________ 18 CQM M3
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Deniz1210 Enlisted Member 5 Rep 48 Posts Drives: BMW 335i 2011 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	I'd be ticked off if I were you, don't let this go easy. You spent a lot for the car, and something is definitely going on here.
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DadzM4 Lieutenant 17 Rep 518 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Florida iTrader: (2)	9 quarts of oil? I thought it was 8?? __________________ AW M4 \| Black Full Merino Leather \| Driver Assistance Package \| Lighting Package \| HK Sound \| Concierge Services \| Enhanced BT \| 6 MT
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08-13-2010, 12:23 AM	#7
M3maniac20 Captain 87 Rep 725 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 335is Coupe Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Austin, Texas iTrader: (0)	Geez Its like taking your new born child back for its check up after a couple weeks of life. I love it.
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TurboFan Ski bum 317 Rep 6,198 Posts Drives: sideways Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Knee deep in the pow iTrader: (8)	quarts ~= liter, but not exactly. __________________ 1999 e46 328i Ti Silver / Black[retired] 2007 e90 335xi Jet Black / Black[retired] 2011 e70 X5 35d Vermillion Red / Cinnamon 2011 e92 M3 LeMans / Fox Red extended
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08-13-2010, 07:09 PM	#10
TurboFan Ski bum 317 Rep 6,198 Posts Drives: sideways Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Knee deep in the pow iTrader: (8)	kinda my point. __________________ 1999 e46 328i Ti Silver / Black[retired] 2007 e90 335xi Jet Black / Black[retired] 2011 e70 X5 35d Vermillion Red / Cinnamon 2011 e92 M3 LeMans / Fox Red extended
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08-13-2010, 08:26 PM	#11
ss134 Brigadier General 230 Rep 3,899 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany/UK iTrader: (1)	1. It is Ok to have the service done early so that is not a problem. 2. The M3 takes 8.8 L of engine oil - if they put in 9 quarts that would = 8.5 Litres which would explain why you are not at max ......it is nothing to worry about as long as the oil level is between min and max , if the car needs oil it will tell you! Better to have the oil slightly under max than over which could damage your engine. My car also came out of the service with the oil reading under max. 3. I experienced the clicking noise straight after my service but it was gone within a day or so.........just make sure they did not change your DCT gearbox fluid....only engine oil and diff oil should be changed for DCT cars, there are reports of some members having their DCT oil changed and having problems with the transmission afterwards. Good luck. __________________ 2014 AW F80 M3 DCT 2011 AW E90 M3 DCT - Sold 2010 JZB E90 M3 DCT - Sold 2009 6MT E90 LCI 335i M -Sport - Sold Last edited by ss134; 08-13-2010 at 08:39 PM..
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08-13-2010, 10:49 PM	#12
RatchetM3 Private 0 Rep 61 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Oh no! There's a few threads of things gone wrong with 2011 cars with DCT. My breakin service is this following tuesday! So far so good though. I'll keep my fingers crossed
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08-14-2010, 11:29 AM	#13
mclarenmaniac Lieutenant 110 Rep 489 Posts Drives: Porsche, BMW, Mini Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NOVA iTrader: (0)	Guys, i found a thread about clunking noise: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=416360 Acoording to thread its normal but i wonder if its the differential fluid change they did during service causing this noise as it wasnt present before service
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