335i Maintenance Requirements

lhN54heaven · 10-01-2007, 06:48 PM

I'm confused about what direction to take? Should I simply accept the service intervals provided by BMW? I read in Roundel that Mike Miller reccommends having a break in oil change at 1500 miles, oil changes every 5-7k afterwards and have all of the drivetrain fluids changed at 30k.

Thoughts on this advice?

6Zylinder · 10-04-2007, 10:46 AM

Go with the intervals your BMW tells you. Since the motor runs with synthetic oil it is not a problem to have it in there so long. That's why they use synthetics to have such long service intervals. Top off your oil with the BMW oil and you should have no problems. If in doubt, ask BMW NA for clarification.

scottp999 · 10-04-2007, 11:05 AM

If it's a lease I would follow the maintenance schedule. I bought, so I did a break in change and will change it myself the entire time I own the car. The dealership is over 1 hour round trip and I can change it in 30 minutes. The less trips to the dealer, the less chance they damage your car.

6Zylinder · 10-04-2007, 12:41 PM

+1

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lhN54heaven New Member 1 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 2007 Metallic Black 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alexandria, VA iTrader: (0)	335i Maintenance Requirements I'm confused about what direction to take? Should I simply accept the service intervals provided by BMW? I read in Roundel that Mike Miller reccommends having a break in oil change at 1500 miles, oil changes every 5-7k afterwards and have all of the drivetrain fluids changed at 30k. Thoughts on this advice?
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6Zylinder appreciate your car 5 Rep 351 Posts Drives: BMW 335i built 07/06 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: back in Europe iTrader: (0)	Go with the intervals your BMW tells you. Since the motor runs with synthetic oil it is not a problem to have it in there so long. That's why they use synthetics to have such long service intervals. Top off your oil with the BMW oil and you should have no problems. If in doubt, ask BMW NA for clarification. __________________ My 335i The Ultimate Driving Machine...
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scottp999 Brigadier General 136 Rep 4,764 Posts Drives: 4runner SR5 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 BMW 335 [9.00]	If it's a lease I would follow the maintenance schedule. I bought, so I did a break in change and will change it myself the entire time I own the car. The dealership is over 1 hour round trip and I can change it in 30 minutes. The less trips to the dealer, the less chance they damage your car.
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