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c4rip
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 Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:18 pm Post subject: 15,000 mile oil change intervals are not enough - see pics |
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Here is an example of why it is a good idea to change oil between services instead of only at the 15,000 miles or more the service indicator lets you go.
This car used factory recommended service intervals. 
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twj
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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A friend's Mini Cooper S also has long oil change intervals -- 10k miles or so -- but we changed it early anyway. When draining, the (cold) oil ran out like water and smelled strongly of gas. I can only imagine what the internals look like!
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brian
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:48 pm Post subject: Re: 15,000 mile oil change intervals are not enough - see pi |
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| c4rip wrote: | Here is an example of why it is a good idea to change oil between services instead of only at the 15,000 miles or more the service indicator lets you go.
This car used factory recommended service intervals. |
Ramon,
What kind of car was this and was it one in your shop?
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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I love sludge weight oil
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Ramon, do you know if they were using Castrol Syntec in the car?
That looks a lot like the oil pan from my old E30 M3, in which the PO used nothing but Syntec.
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c4rip
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| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 4:47 am Post subject: Re: 15,000 mile oil change intervals are not enough - see pi |
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| brian wrote: |
Ramon,
What kind of car was this and was it one in your shop? |
This one is a 97 E39 540 that was posted on the private BMW tech forum that I am on. It is a California car.
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| mdadgar wrote: | Ramon, do you know if they were using Castrol Syntec in the car?
That looks a lot like the oil pan from my old E30 M3, in which the PO used nothing but Syntec.
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Mark
This car was using the BMW 5-30 synthetic oil.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 12:28 am Post subject: even synth has a life cycle |
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And the completely idiotic BMW change cycle is tailored to making the motor last for the duration of the warranty period. Not much more.
How about "lifetime" auto trans fluid? Noting like rewriting the laws of physics.
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How about the lifetime fuel filters, no diff oil change it goes on and on.
It is not a coincidence that BMW stopped servicing cars properly at the same time they started giving away "Free Service" or "scheduled maintenance"
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