Oil Change: How Often Honestly - Poll - United Bimmer Community

**jrhaile** · 07-14-2005, 10:57 AM

How often do you change your oil or have it changed?

I use full synthetic and I change mine at least every 3000k miles or every other month, which ever comes first.

**billycuth** · 07-14-2005, 11:12 AM

i find synthetic to be a waste of money. I change mine at the same interval, though.

I use a blend. What viscosity do you use? I use 5w-30.

**jrhaile** · 07-14-2005, 11:26 AM

10w-30 or 40...

**Addicted?** · 07-14-2005, 12:04 PM

im usually a few a very tiny few over 3000.. either that or i do it way to early aha

David

**Rooz** · 07-14-2005, 12:35 PM

10w40 every 3k, and yes if you change your oil at around 3k it's no use to go with fukll synth...

**jrhaile** · 07-14-2005, 12:39 PM

I'm anal, what can I say :P

**cainchapman** · 07-14-2005, 07:11 PM

That's what my OBC is for. I get it serviced when it says it needs it. In the newer BMW's it takes into account how hard you drive it, not how far.

**catalyst** · 07-14-2005, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cainchapman

That's what my OBC is for. I get it serviced when it says it needs it. In the newer BMW's it takes into account how hard you drive it, not how far.

Really? thats pretty cool..

**BMWLotAttendant** · 07-14-2005, 07:49 PM

Hello? If you are using Synthetic why don't you change it every 15K miles?

**bmw4life** · 07-14-2005, 07:57 PM

I just look at the sticker on my car the mechanic puts and take it to him sometime close. I think it is 3,000k.

**Rooz** · 07-14-2005, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bmw4life

I just look at the sticker on my car the mechanic puts and take it to him sometime close. I think it is 3,000k.

Yeap, it's 3k, unless if you have a fleet vehicle then in that case they put it for 5k miles... Our sticker machine at work is really cool, it's like a small keyboard you just type the mileage desired (+3k or +5k) then press enter and it prints it out with the date +6months ahead....

**94bmw325i** · 07-14-2005, 09:47 PM

between 3 and 3 1/2 thousand miles.

**BaLAnCe17** · 07-14-2005, 09:49 PM

when the service light comes on or it feels sluggish....or...its too black when i change it and do it more often

**jms** · 07-14-2005, 11:39 PM

I'll have to ask the previous owner, she had it serviced at the dealership and i don't want to change the oil type/weight. Once those seals get used to something it is in everyone's best interest to not rock the boat.

**Antiburn** · 07-15-2005, 05:41 PM

Add a quart whenever its low. Change it when I feel like it.