I am buying a BMW 520 Diesel. To protect the engine is it worth changing the oil every 10,000 miles?
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hi mate i have a BMW and just had my oil changed by BMW, they recommend you change the oil at 10,000 miles or every 3 years which ever comes 1st BMW engines are a good engine and can go for miles but i do suggest u change it that's if you want a good reliable car BMW only charges 170.00 for a new oil change and they also do a grade 1 inspection in the price its worth it hope this helps
10k miles is too much for your engine.
it should be worked out too much by the time it reached 10k.
change oil every 1000 miles. that's what i do.
it might save your engine.
lol every 2-k an plz change the filter
Change your oil at 5000 mile intervals 10000 is a long time for a diesel even if its running on synthetic oil.Obviously change your filters not forgetting your fuel filter.I have owned 520d and 530d that's whats recommended by BMW in UK.Regards Mick
i would recomend every car get an oil change every 10,000 miles regardless of age or engine its just good car mantainence.
Most BMW's come with a service light system fitted, which tells you when to change the oil etc. This is calculated on the road conditions, speed terrain and distance etc..If this vehicle is not fitted with this system, then have it changed every 5-10,000 miles, this will keep it healthy, it's a big engine remember and works pretty hard.
You can reset these service lights yourself by buying a reset tool from a motor component supplier, prices can vary around £10-50.00, but it pays for itself after the first service, this could cost £50 at a BMW service dealer.
By the way i had a BMW and it was the cheapest car i had to service, buying all the original parts from BMW themselves, so check this out, before opting for cheaper options at the local garage.
Plugs filters etc,all genuine parts i found were considerably cheaper than compatibles that were available.
Regards
You can afford to buy a BMW and are chintzy about paying to change the oil regularly?
Read the manual and follow the directions.
Every vehicle has a manual in the glove compartment.
Do exactly what it tells you to do, not only with oil but everything else.
If mainly Motorway driving, every 5-6000 miles - Oil & Filter.
If mainly Town driving (or Hard driving), every 3000 miles - Oil & Filter.
Change every 5000, including filter.
This will keep your engine in tip top condition, also, make sure you use the correct oil, eg, for diesel engines that are PD (I don't know if BMW have these), the oil is thinner, but slightly more expensive.
As long as you change every 5000, your car will fall apart before the engine breaks.
Changing oil regularly helps to keep engine oil galleries free from harmful carbon deposits(sludge a bit like colestoral).Personally l change oil & filter every 5K or yearly which evercomes first.Oil which is rich in fuel deposites turns acidic and if left to long can damage soft bearing materials resulting in failure.
10000 or once a year is fine, my own cars get full service once a year and a couple of oil and filters in between times
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