First oil change

Mosaud1998 · 09-20-2022, 10:34 AM

Oil change? What's that?

Mandingo9 · 09-20-2022, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

Oil change? What's that?

When you go to the doctor and they check your prostate.

Mosaud1998 · 09-20-2022, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mandingo9

When you go to the doctor and they check your prostate.

Ahh located at uranus

Mandingo9 · 09-20-2022, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

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When you go to the doctor and they check your prostate.

Ahh located at uranus

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G30M · 12-30-2022, 06:30 AM

hey for those of you who change oil at 5-7k, did you consider changing transmission fluid? if not why leave transmission for 60k?

thanks

*I'm a - oil is cheap, engine is expensive mentality but i don't understand why that doesn't apply to transmission ... !

admranger · 12-30-2022, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by G99M5

hey for those of you who change oil at 5-7k, did you consider changing transmission fluid? if not why leave transmission for 60k?

thanks

*I'm a - oil is cheap, engine is expensive mentality but i don't understand why that doesn't apply to transmission ... !

There's no combustion going on inside a transmission so no combustion byproducts to contaminate the oil. Yeah, transmission clutches wear, but that's mostly caught by the filter (until it clogs up). 60k seems to be the right compromise between wear of the oil/clutches and replacing the fluid. At 5-7k miles your transmission fluid will look brand new, your engine oil? Not so much.

G30M · 02-27-2023, 10:35 PM

hey what's the standard timed service interval for the 550? my march 2022 car says july 2023 ... it's neither here nor there!

(don't worry i've already changed the oil at 1000+ miles)

Joe-BMW33 · 02-28-2023, 05:42 AM

I'm going to take the QX60 to Valvoline for an oil change and maybe a differential change. This car is at the bottom of the list of all my cars, but it is a friggin champ at a little over 100k with zero issues.

I would not even entertain taking any of my BMW's there, but you can't beat the convenience. Everyone at work goes to the one I am going to and they say they are solid. I'll probably get the kid that forgets to put the drain plug back on or forgets to refill the oil!

AP · 02-28-2023, 05:48 AM

For my m550 here in the U.K. we have longer service intervals. Mine is 19000 miles or 2 years which ever comes first.

Mosaud1998 · 02-28-2023, 08:31 AM

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hey what's the standard timed service interval for the 550? my march 2022 car says july 2023 ... it's neither here nor there!

(don't worry i've already changed the oil at 1000+ miles)

Every 5k or 6 months. That's what I did on my E90 and will continue to do with the G30.

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