[nashtyboy]

Heya, I don't put a ton of miles on my M3, I think I'm at 4500 or so, and I'm at my 1 year mark. The car is yelling at me to go in for service, but I already did the 1k oil change and I figure I'm good for a while longer, no? Is there any way to reset the oil service warnings that pop up every time I get in the car?

[SwankPeRFection]

If the car was new and you did your break-in at 1200 or 1k as you said, go ahead and go in at 5k and get it done. The second change of oil on these engines will get the rest of the initial break-in oil residue and reminisces and you can have the piece of mind that it was one. Besides, you’re gonna wanna do 5k changes anyway, unless you drive like a grandma or don’t care to keep the engine in tip top shape forever. What’s it costing you? Nothing if you’re letting the dealership do it. And that 0-30 oil isn’t all that anyway, so it’s a really good idea to change it even more often.

[Lupeskew]

Time is as much of a factor as mileage for oil changes. Even if you don't drive it a bunch doesn't mean you shouldn't change the oil every year at least.

[Berzerker]

Originally Posted by nashtyboy

Heya, I don't put a ton of miles on my M3, I think I'm at 4500 or so, and I'm at my 1 year mark. The car is yelling at me to go in for service, but I already did the 1k oil change and I figure I'm good for a while longer, no? Is there any way to reset the oil service warnings that pop up every time I get in the car?

Not a bad idea to get it changed at 5k anyway regardless of time.

[kjx]

Originally Posted by nashtyboy

Heya, I don't put a ton of miles on my M3, I think I'm at 4500 or so, and I'm at my 1 year mark. The car is yelling at me to go in for service, but I already did the 1k oil change and I figure I'm good for a while longer, no? Is there any way to reset the oil service warnings that pop up every time I get in the car?

You should do it whenever the car asks to keep your warranty intact. All these messages are sent up through telemetry to BMW.

And the oil change at the one year mark is not a gimmick - oil degrades too. Not sure what the issue is given the entire thing is free.

[stormlv]

It's annoying that in CH the interval for change (for both my old F82 and the new G82) are 2 years / 18.5k miles.

I'm at 6.2k miles and I did a bit of track use, so I'm going to change it in a bit, that said - do you have any insight into why that's more often in the US?

[Ximian]

Originally Posted by stormlv

It's annoying that in CH the interval for change (for both my old F82 and the new G82) are 2 years / 18.5k miles.

I'm at 6.2k miles and I did a bit of track use, so I'm going to change it in a bit, that said - do you have any insight into why that's more often in the US?

Specifically for BMW and not other manufacturers -

Northern Europe sees extremely cold temperatures that northern US does. South eastern or western Europe sees close to the extreme heat that the southern US does. The same formulation of engine oil is used on both continents. If anything, trips in Europe are shorter and at slower speeds compared to the US which contributes to decreased oil quality so shorter oil change intervals should be recommended. It has also been said that the US has shorter recommended oil change intervals so dealerships can get more business, which doesn't apply since maintenance costs are fully covered for the first three or so years. This works against European oil change intervals because it could be said that they are too high to make the cars seem cheaper to own than it should - as maintenance costs aren't covered. Those points cover the usual explanations of why we have shorter oil change intervals but doesn't entirely apply here.

I think it mostly comes down to people in the US thinking about or complaining about manufacturers intentionally trying to destroy engines with extended oil change intervals so they can sell more cars. There is a perception that more expensive vehicles should be a bit more work to maintain while cheaper vehicles should be opposite because they are "cheap and low quality."

To summarize, nobody really knows the exact reason for the difference.

[G80indy]

Here you go….
reset oil

[forcefed]

Originally Posted by stormlv

do you have any insight into why that's more often in the US?

We have shitty gas here.

[stormlv]

Originally Posted by Ximian

Specifically for BMW and not other manufacturers -

Northern Europe sees extremely cold temperatures that northern US does. South eastern or western Europe sees close to the extreme heat that the southern US does. The same formulation of engine oil is used on both continents. If anything, trips in Europe are shorter and at slower speeds compared to the US which contributes to decreased oil quality so shorter oil change intervals should be recommended. It has also been said that the US has shorter recommended oil change intervals so dealerships can get more business, which doesn't apply since maintenance costs are fully covered for the first three or so years. This works against European oil change intervals because it could be said that they are too high to make the cars seem cheaper to own than it should - as maintenance costs aren't covered. Those points cover the usual explanations of why we have shorter oil change intervals but doesn't entirely apply here.

I think it mostly comes down to people in the US thinking about or complaining about manufacturers intentionally trying to destroy engines with extended oil change intervals so they can sell more cars. There is a perception that more expensive vehicles should be a bit more work to maintain while cheaper vehicles should be opposite because they are "cheap and low quality."

To summarize, nobody really knows the exact reason for the difference.

Man, in any case, thanks for taking the time to try to explain.
Appreciate it!

[Ximian]

Originally Posted by forcefed

We have shitty gas here.

That's not true outside of poorly maintained gas stations. The quality of gas is about the same. Although parts of Europe have more octane options, that isn't the same thing as quality.

[DCC]

Originally Posted by G80indy

Here you go….
reset oil

Thank you!
Just what i needed

[Mrproper86]

Originally Posted by Ximian

That's not true outside of poorly maintained gas stations. The quality of gas is about the same. Although parts of Europe have more octane options, that isn't the same thing as quality.

Its not. Germany for example does not use e10 gasoline like 100% of all gas station do in the usa. Ethanol pulls moisture for example and might be a reason on why usa has higher service intervals.

[Ximian]

Originally Posted by Mrproper86

Its not. Germany for example does not use e10 gasoline like 100% of all gas station do in the usa. Ethanol pulls moisture for example and might be a reason on why usa has higher service intervals.

That's a fair point, but not entirely the reason. Gas stations in Germany and other parts of Europe use E5 (5% ethanol) with plans up to E20. Super 95 fuel has 5% ethanol while others may show that they're Super 95 E10.

Their fuel pumps (or at least ones I've seen) don't disclose the ethanol levels like they do in the US.

[andrewsterz]

Question: I bought recently my M3 G80 used (11k km) now, at 13.5k I wanted to have the oil changed. The reason is simple, the car had the break in service at bmw garage but I have no idea how the car was driven , an dby reading the consumption I would say not in the best way.
I did the oil change at a local garage , providing a good oil (Mobil 1 0w 30). They did the reset of the interval on the CB, and now the car shows "next service in 30k km or 2026 bla bla".|
1) Why I do not see this oil change in the history?
2) If this is not in there, how can I prove that I am doing all correct oil change in the future?
btw, I am from ch

[codean]

Originally Posted by andrewsterz

1) Why I do not see this oil change in the history?
2) If this is not in there, how can I prove that I am doing all correct oil change in the future?
btw, I am from ch

Where are you checking this so called "history"?

If you are NOT doing your oil changes at a bmw dealership, YOU are responsible for keeping track of what services are being performed with receipts and documentation from the shop you are using.

Resetting the service indicator on the vehicle just resets the mileage until the next service reminder. Nothing more.

[andrewsterz]

Originally Posted by codean

Where are you checking this so called "history"?

If you are NOT doing your oil changes at a bmw dealership, YOU are responsible for keeping track of what services are being performed with receipts and documentation from the shop you are using.

Resetting the service indicator on the vehicle just resets the mileage until the next service reminder. Nothing more.

The service history is to be found in the vehicle status on the Idrive 8 in my case. I agree that reset and add the service are two different things, I wanted to confirm that. I kept the documentation to prove indeed the oil change, as this would be required at the moment the car has to be sold. I was just surprise that all the 3d was about how to reset the service but no one mentioned that aspect. thanks!

[SwankPeRFection]

That history comes from BMW’s backend system. If you don’t service it as a BMW dealer for them to hook up, that data won’t ever be updated.

[dstampfer1]

My low mileage non-daily driver car is 11 months old and I'm getting a reminder to schedule a visit in a month or 7000mi. At 11 months, it has 2300mi and had the break-in service almost 6 months ago.

[forcefed]

Originally Posted by dstampfer1

My low mileage non-daily driver car is 11 months old and I'm getting a reminder to schedule a visit in a month or 7000mi. At 11 months, it has 2300mi and had the break-in service almost 6 months ago.

Change the oil anyway, should be change it at least once a year no matter the mileage, if you barely drive it moisture gets into the oil and it deteriorates.