Any _28i cars with over 186,000 miles?

Obioban · 10-21-2014, 04:09 PM

If so, are you experiencing this?
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=926864

I'm hoping we're not subject to this, since we have a different Ecu. But, since BMW considers it a "feature" and not a "bug", I'm not optimistic...

andrey_gta · 10-21-2014, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Obioban

If so, are you experiencing this?
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=926864

I'm hoping we're not subject to this, since we have a different Ecu. But, since BMW considers it a "feature" and not a "bug", I'm not optimistic...

@mikal7 is pretty high up there, but not sure if hes anywhere close to 186k miles
there were a few listed here as well in 325i spec i belive

mikal7 · 10-26-2014, 11:51 AM

I'm at 238xxx km as of this post.

I don't know what that is in miles, I live in canada lol.

I know I plan on keeping the car for a while still, at least until 300km then might just become a track rat.

I don't use the oil light anyways, I do my oil changes every 8-10km exclusively with motul 5w40.

shazzy04 · 10-26-2014, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mikal7

I'm at 238xxx km as of this post.

I don't know what that is in miles, I live in canada lol.

I know I plan on keeping the car for a while still, at least until 300km then might just become a track rat.

I don't use the oil light anyways, I do my oil changes every 8-10km exclusively with motul 5w40.

about 150k

SCMalum · 10-26-2014, 02:43 PM

Im at 170k, no issues.

mr.e90 · 10-26-2014, 04:44 PM

i just got to 160k, and no issues besides the water pump and thermostat at 155k.

hassmaschine · 10-26-2014, 10:02 PM

186,000 miles or 300,000km is the magic number since the CBS is programmed to stop working after that, so if you are under the threshold its really irrelevant.

Obioban · 10-27-2014, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by hassmaschine

186,000 miles or 300,000km is the magic number since the CBS is programmed to stop working after that, so if you are under the threshold its really irrelevant.

Yep. 186,000+ miles or 300,000+ km, with an attempted service interval reset. Anything else is meaningless for this thread.

shazzy04 · 10-27-2014, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mr.e90

i just got to 160k, and no issues besides the water pump and thermostat at 155k.

Oh nice, i'm at 150k with no issues. Can't wait

TheSt|G · 10-27-2014, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Obioban

Yep. 186,000+ miles or 300,000+ km, with an attempted service interval reset. Anything else is meaningless for this thread.

Also specifically needs to be 328i/xi owners. 330i owners need not apply.

thomas88162 · 10-27-2014, 12:17 PM

Who even pays attention to the service indicator anyway? I just reset it whenever it starts going off; I document all of my service intervals.

TheSt|G · 10-27-2014, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thomas88162

Who even pays attention to the service indicator anyway? I just reset it whenever it starts going off; I document all of my service intervals.

Because in this case, when it stops functioning at 186,000 miles, you also lose your oil level readout.

Obioban · 10-27-2014, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by thomas88162

Who even pays attention to the service indicator anyway? I just reset it whenever it starts going off; I document all of my service intervals.

Yep. Electronic dip stick becomes inaccurate and we don't have a mechanical backup. Inexcusable.

thomas88162 · 10-27-2014, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSt|G

Because in this case, when it stops functioning at 186,000 miles, you also lose your oil level readout.

I did see that it changes the behavior of the oil level indicator, but surely they wouldn't completely disable that. I do find it odd that it changes it at all though, and I hope that somebody comes up with the software solution to eliminate this issue. Otherwise, I will have to take a crack at it... We don't want that

Obioban · 10-27-2014, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by thomas88162

I did see that it changes the behavior of the oil level indicator, but surely they wouldn't completely disable that. I do find it odd that it changes it at all though, and I hope that somebody comes up with the software solution to eliminate this issue. Otherwise, I will have to take a crack at it... We don't want that

Doesn't disable it-- makes it inaccurate and therefore useless due to a bug in the 300,000km thread (on the 325 and 330 n52's, with their different ecu's-- go read the thread.
(And yells at you to service the oil every time you get into and out of the car, making it both annoying and less likely you notice other issues.

I really dislike modern BMW.

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