1200 mile service @ 766 miles - M3 Forum 2010 2009 BMW M3 2008 BMW M3 BMW E90 M3 E92

The Shiekh · 08-17-2008, 05:54 AM

Hey guys, at around 760 miles my service light came on and the Idrive said it needed an oil change. Weird huh? So I go to the dealer and they said it is due for the 1200 mile service already. Even weirder. but I am not complaining, they gave me the greenlight to rev past 5500 rpm and the such and might I add: the (M) button has to be the coolest thing ever to turn my quiet touring coupe into a demon roaring demon at 8300rpm!!! Amazing!!!

Cheers to BMW

KKSigua · 08-17-2008, 06:02 AM

Oil changes are based on "Condition Based Driving"

BCMPOWER · 08-17-2008, 09:55 AM

IMHO i would have waited until after the 1200 mile mark even with the service done. I did my 1200 run in service at the 900 mile mark when I took my car in for an EDC failure. I still waited to rev it past 5500 after the 1200 mile mark. Like KKSigua said your driving habits used up the oil but the engine still may not have been properly broken in.

bahnstormer · 08-17-2008, 10:45 AM

Mine came on at 900 miles but I waited until I hit 1200 miles or so. Like BCM said I would wait.

Davinhci · 08-17-2008, 04:37 PM

i think this happened to many people

The Shiekh · 08-17-2008, 05:39 PM

My driving habits? I never went WOT or passed 5500 and shifted slowly to break in the clutch. If I had driven aggressively I would've understood but the thing is I babied the thing very much. I guess it does make sense to take it easy until 1200 miles but since everyone at the dealer said it was okay, it's on them.

MDCTFTW · 08-17-2008, 07:24 PM

There's a warning msg and then there's an actual mileage when you're supposed to take it in. I think what you saw was the warning msg. If you go into service info the mileage for your oil change is when you should have taken it in. Usually it's around 1200-1300 miles depending on how you drive.

GT3 Tim · 08-17-2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

There's a warning msg and then there's an actual mileage when you're supposed to take it in. I think what you saw was the warning msg. If you go into service info the mileage for your oil change is when you should have taken it in. Usually it's around 1200-1300 miles depending on how you drive.

Yeah....I think it is an advisory message...mine is on already, and I have less mileage that he does.

When I go to check it in the menu, it is basically telling me in XXX miles, it is due, from what I can figure out. The mileage in that window is decreasing, so I think it is a countdown/advisory message as well.

JEllis · 08-17-2008, 08:40 PM

Hmmm.....

exadius · 08-17-2008, 08:57 PM

I got a call from my dealer telling me to come in for a oil change. My car only had 800 miles so I figured it was the 1200 mile service comming a little early. So they get me to schedule a service. I show up and the SA takes my key and plugs it into the reader and then tells me they are not allowed to change the oil till the 1200 mile service. They could do it as early as 1100 miles but no sooner. The SA blamed it on there appointment maker not knowing what service the M3 actually needs. There is 90 mins of my life wasted because they don't train there people properly.

The Shiekh · 08-17-2008, 09:32 PM

Well if anything goes wrong with my car there are shitloads of people to blame. Service Advisor, the head mech that test drove my car afterwards etc that assured me my break in is COMPLETE and I can go past 5500rpm and WOT.

sayemthree · 08-17-2008, 09:48 PM

don't listen to the idiots at the dealer.

exadius · 08-17-2008, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sayemthree

don't listen to the idiots at the dealer.

Who exactly are you talking to? Or are you just venting?

GT3 Tim · 08-18-2008, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GT3 Tim

Yeah....I think it is an advisory message...mine is on already, and I have less mileage that he does.

When I go to check it in the menu, it is basically telling me in XXX miles, it is due, from what I can figure out. The mileage in that window is decreasing, so I think it is a countdown/advisory message as well.

Confirmed that mine is an advisory message...ie: a "countdown".

When you first start the car, the mileage REMAINING until the schedueld oil change is displayed on the odo. In my car, it says 600 miles. Being as I have about 650 miles on the car, that is about right! I think it displays the mileage to next service in incriments of 100 miles...so it is not super accurate, but close enough I guess.

IF the mileage displayed has a NEGATIVE sign in front of it, you are overdue by that many miles for the change. FYI...Tim

ace996 · 09-04-2008, 07:20 PM

Went in today to have the performance wheel installed and they want to do the 1200 service at 700miles. They all said it's OK to get on it, too...yep, dealerships doing what they do best...

I'll still run it mellow, though.

d_dot · 09-18-2008, 01:46 PM

Mine is at 900 miles but it is saying it is 40 miles overdue. Will it b ok if I just keep driving and wait til the 1200 mile mark???

Malky · 09-26-2008, 11:34 AM

Here is what I wrote the service manager at BMW Seattle:

I have a service due message and it says XXX miles. Is this a reminder for the 1200 mile service? I currently have 873 miles on the car.

Here is what Elle from BMW Seattle wrote back:

The countdown is working down and a light will let you know when it's due. Needs to be within 100 miles to do it early. It is a quick service and I can do it on a Saturday. Let me know

Thanks Elle

08-17-2008, 05:54 AM	#1
The Shiekh Second Lieutenant Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 267 iTrader: (1)	1200 mile service @ 766 miles Hey guys, at around 760 miles my service light came on and the Idrive said it needed an oil change. Weird huh? So I go to the dealer and they said it is due for the 1200 mile service already. Even weirder. but I am not complaining, they gave me the greenlight to rev past 5500 rpm and the such and might I add: the (M) button has to be the coolest thing ever to turn my quiet touring coupe into a demon roaring demon at 8300rpm!!! Amazing!!! Cheers to BMW __________________ -James aka The Shiekh 2008 E92 M3 6MT SSII/Silver Novillo/Sycamore BPU+ lol

08-17-2008, 06:02 AM	#2
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08-17-2008, 09:55 AM	#3
BCMPOWER Captain Drives: 08 Silverstone II M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Silver Spring MD Posts: 633 iTrader: (0)	IMHO i would have waited until after the 1200 mile mark even with the service done. I did my 1200 run in service at the 900 mile mark when I took my car in for an EDC failure. I still waited to rev it past 5500 after the 1200 mile mark. Like KKSigua said your driving habits used up the oil but the engine still may not have been properly broken in. __________________

08-17-2008, 04:37 PM	#5
Davinhci Colonel Drives: 2008 AW M3 Coupe Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,373 iTrader: (0) View Davinhci's Garage	i think this happened to many people __________________ 08 E92 AW M3 \| Breyton GTS Race 19's \| APE Air Filter \| Premium \| Sports \| Cold Weather \| Premium Sound \| F1 Pinnacle Tint \| V1 Hardwire \| Dinan Performance Software \| Gintani Exhaust \| H&R Sports Springs \| H&R Spacers \| RPI Scoops

08-17-2008, 05:39 PM	#6
The Shiekh Second Lieutenant Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 267 iTrader: (1)	My driving habits? I never went WOT or passed 5500 and shifted slowly to break in the clutch. If I had driven aggressively I would've understood but the thing is I babied the thing very much. I guess it does make sense to take it easy until 1200 miles but since everyone at the dealer said it was okay, it's on them. __________________ -James aka The Shiekh 2008 E92 M3 6MT SSII/Silver Novillo/Sycamore BPU+ lol

08-17-2008, 10:45 AM	#4
bahnstormer Private First Class Drives: 07 550I, 6spd.07 MCS 09 m3 DCT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: RI Posts: 118 iTrader: (0)	Mine came on at 900 miles but I waited until I hit 1200 miles or so. Like BCM said I would wait.

08-17-2008, 07:24 PM	#7
MDCTFTW Lieutenant Colonel Drives: E92 DCT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 1,790 iTrader: (0)	There's a warning msg and then there's an actual mileage when you're supposed to take it in. I think what you saw was the warning msg. If you go into service info the mileage for your oil change is when you should have taken it in. Usually it's around 1200-1300 miles depending on how you drive. __________________ MDCT ... so you can drive and eat a hamburger at the same time.

08-17-2008, 08:40 PM	#9
JEllis Brigadier General Drives: E36 M3, 997S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,149 iTrader: (1)	Hmmm..... __________________

08-17-2008, 08:57 PM	#10
exadius Private Drives: Space Grey E92 M3 M-DCT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 91 iTrader: (0)	I got a call from my dealer telling me to come in for a oil change. My car only had 800 miles so I figured it was the 1200 mile service comming a little early. So they get me to schedule a service. I show up and the SA takes my key and plugs it into the reader and then tells me they are not allowed to change the oil till the 1200 mile service. They could do it as early as 1100 miles but no sooner. The SA blamed it on there appointment maker not knowing what service the M3 actually needs. There is 90 mins of my life wasted because they don't train there people properly.

08-17-2008, 09:32 PM	#11
The Shiekh Second Lieutenant Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 267 iTrader: (1)	Well if anything goes wrong with my car there are shitloads of people to blame. Service Advisor, the head mech that test drove my car afterwards etc that assured me my break in is COMPLETE and I can go past 5500rpm and WOT. __________________ -James aka The Shiekh 2008 E92 M3 6MT SSII/Silver Novillo/Sycamore BPU+ lol

08-17-2008, 09:48 PM	#12
sayemthree Brigadier General Drives: ObamieTheKommie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ObamaKommieLand Posts: 4,852 iTrader: (0)	don't listen to the idiots at the dealer.

09-04-2008, 07:20 PM	#15
ace996 NASA/PDA Instructor Drives: E92M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 288 iTrader: (0)	Went in today to have the performance wheel installed and they want to do the 1200 service at 700miles. They all said it's OK to get on it, too...yep, dealerships doing what they do best... I'll still run it mellow, though. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wMJSNlEZmY "Arcadian, I've fought countless times, yet I've never met an adversary who could offer me what we Spartans call "A Beautiful Death." I can only hope, with all the world's warriors gathered against us, there might be one down there who's up to the task."Μολὼν λαβέ!!

09-18-2008, 01:46 PM	#16
d_dot 4 * General Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: BKNY AlL dAy Posts: 528 iTrader: (0)	Mine is at 900 miles but it is saying it is 40 miles overdue. Will it b ok if I just keep driving and wait til the 1200 mile mark??? Last edited by d_dot; 09-18-2008 at 02:33 PM.

09-26-2008, 11:34 AM	#17
Malky New Member Drives: 08 SSII M3 DCT E92 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 20 iTrader: (0)	Here is what I wrote the service manager at BMW Seattle: I have a service due message and it says XXX miles. Is this a reminder for the 1200 mile service? I currently have 873 miles on the car. Here is what Elle from BMW Seattle wrote back: The countdown is working down and a light will let you know when it's due. Needs to be within 100 miles to do it early. It is a quick service and I can do it on a Saturday. Let me know Thanks Elle