Maintenance milage

B_Rice · 01-31-2017, 04:59 PM

Have your cars adjusted your maintenance to levels lower than the 10k a year? Apparently I drive so hard its down to 8k a year.

amw896 · 01-31-2017, 06:22 PM

are you coming up on a year since your last visit? Its 1 year or the mileage interval. I drive pretty hard too, or at least I think I do and my mileage has stayed constant.

B_Rice · 01-31-2017, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by amw896

are you coming up on a year since your last visit? Its 1 year or the mileage interval. I drive pretty hard too, or at least I think I do and my mileage has stayed constant.

No, the schedule date is still the same 1 year, but the mileage interval is stuck at 8k.

kevinf · 01-31-2017, 07:24 PM

yup same for me. I have about 6700 miles on my 228i and it is saying I need maintenance in about 1400 miles.

harma24 · 01-31-2017, 07:59 PM

I noted that my car no longer adds up to 10k miles the other day. I'm at about 7,500mi now but it says 2k miles until the next service. I just thought it was some odd rounding issue!

Luddy · 01-31-2017, 09:47 PM

Mine is adding up to 10,000 but I had the oil changed at 1100 so I am not sure if the interval adjusted for that or not.

DanG · 02-02-2017, 10:59 AM

My car says 11K right now. It said 12K after its last service in December.

Viffermike · 02-02-2017, 02:05 PM

There's some discussions about this in the Mechanical Maintenance subforum, such as this thread I started.

I've had two scheduled maintenance visits: one was at about 5,100 miles/7 months, and the other at about 12,600/21 months. My car (228i M Sport) is now at 13,200 miles -- and that total includes 1,100-mile and 2,100-mile multi-day road trips.

Your ECU constantly recalculates the mileage until the next service based on driving habits. If your driving includes a lot of city driving and/or many short trips that don't get the engine up to operating temperature (as is the case with me), your interval will be shorter.

Deutsche-Broke · 02-02-2017, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Viffermike

Your ECU constantly recalculates the mileage until the next service based on driving habits. If your driving includes a lot of city driving and/or many short trips that don't get the engine up to operating temperature (as is the case with me), your interval will be shorter.

That's interesting.. So the computer system can determine percentage of "demand" and adjust service intervals based on mileage and "spirited usage"?

I have always known that it will send a fault, but wasn't aware that the service intervals were, "user profile" independent.

Regardless, it's amazing technology, and perfectly suited for a leasing condition.

My question is, can you change your own oil, reset the computer and expect the system to behave properly,, as far as sending data back to the mothership?

raleedy · 02-03-2017, 07:50 PM

Mine is looking like ~9k miles. Currently at 5500, showing due in another 3500 or in June (in-service anniversary).

Maynard · 02-04-2017, 05:21 AM

I had my oil changed on my money, as a break in at about 2k miles - at the 'mothership central' (dealership). Car still alerted me for the end of year interval (wasn't yet at the mileage) and they did the freebie. I think this means that they did not reset any of the interval info, or I'd have had another 4 months left before it alerted. And for me, they couldn't stop talking about how personalized the intervals are (probably b/c I was asking what the service intervals were, and they didn't seem to have a clue). I can picture the tech rollout meeting where the engineers say "another strong point of the variable interval is that it finally permits our sales staff to say whatever the hell they want and still be right"

B_Rice · 02-04-2017, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Viffermike

There's some discussions about this in the Mechanical Maintenance subforum, such as this thread I started.

I've had two scheduled maintenance visits: one was at about 5,100 miles/7 months, and the other at about 12,600/21 months. My car (228i M Sport) is now at 13,200 miles -- and that total includes 1,100-mile and 2,100-mile multi-day road trips.

Your ECU constantly recalculates the mileage until the next service based on driving habits. If your driving includes a lot of city driving and/or many short trips that don't get the engine up to operating temperature (as is the case with me), your interval will be shorter.

That is very interesting.

savethemanuals · 02-04-2017, 08:58 PM

I've actually had the opposite happen compared to OP...Car's at 7800 and it wants to go until 12k on original oil. I drive it really easy.

Will I be able to take it in at 10k and ask for an oil change? Or do they make you wait till the computer says it needs it? 12k sounds crazy long, my mom's turbo Acura gets its oil changed every 3-4k with a similar computer as the BMW has.

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kevinf Private 25 Rep 97 Posts Drives: BMW 228i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	yup same for me. I have about 6700 miles on my 228i and it is saying I need maintenance in about 1400 miles.
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harma24 Captain 403 Rep 744 Posts Drives: 2017 M240i Glacier Silver Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: 19.5mi NNW of Boston, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M240i [0.00]	I noted that my car no longer adds up to 10k miles the other day. I'm at about 7,500mi now but it says 2k miles until the next service. I just thought it was some odd rounding issue! __________________ Fun Cars (daily drivers) 2001-2016: 2001 Honda Prelude \| 2016 - present: 2017 M240xi Glacier Silver Coupe Family Cars: 1993-2014: 1993 Honda Accord 10th Anniversary Edition \| 2014-Present: 2014 Honda Odyssey Stable-mate: 2019 - present: 2020 230xi Seaside Blue Convertible
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Luddy Private 42 Rep 89 Posts Drives: 2016 M235i xdrive EBII Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: West Chester, PA iTrader: (0)	Mine is adding up to 10,000 but I had the oil changed at 1100 so I am not sure if the interval adjusted for that or not.
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DanG Major General 10665 Rep 6,939 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 AW DCT Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [7.68]	My car says 11K right now. It said 12K after its last service in December.
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Viffermike Colonel 1753 Rep 2,942 Posts Drives: '18 black-n-blue 718 Cayman Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Big D iTrader: (0)	There's some discussions about this in the Mechanical Maintenance subforum, such as this thread I started. I've had two scheduled maintenance visits: one was at about 5,100 miles/7 months, and the other at about 12,600/21 months. My car (228i M Sport) is now at 13,200 miles -- and that total includes 1,100-mile and 2,100-mile multi-day road trips. Your ECU constantly recalculates the mileage until the next service based on driving habits. If your driving includes a lot of city driving and/or many short trips that don't get the engine up to operating temperature (as is the case with me), your interval will be shorter. __________________ --Life is a journey made more exciting with a fast car.-- --Helmets are for closers.-- <<Current: "Blackened" '18 NBM Porsche 718 Cayman ... Gone (but not forgotten): "Blackened" MG '15 228i M Sport w/aFe filter/scoop, Hertz drivers, P3Cars multigauge, other goodies>>
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raleedy Colonel 160 Rep 2,248 Posts Drives: 2016 228i 6-speed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Mine is looking like ~9k miles. Currently at 5500, showing due in another 3500 or in June (in-service anniversary).
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Maynard Colonel 3848 Rep 2,873 Posts Drives: 228iX & M2C Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (1)	I had my oil changed on my money, as a break in at about 2k miles - at the 'mothership central' (dealership). Car still alerted me for the end of year interval (wasn't yet at the mileage) and they did the freebie. I think this means that they did not reset any of the interval info, or I'd have had another 4 months left before it alerted. And for me, they couldn't stop talking about how personalized the intervals are (probably b/c I was asking what the service intervals were, and they didn't seem to have a clue). I can picture the tech rollout meeting where the engineers say "another strong point of the variable interval is that it finally permits our sales staff to say whatever the hell they want and still be right"
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savethemanuals Enlisted Member 16 Rep 41 Posts Drives: '16 M235i 6-speed Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Philadelphia, PA iTrader: (0)	I've actually had the opposite happen compared to OP...Car's at 7800 and it wants to go until 12k on original oil. I drive it really easy. Will I be able to take it in at 10k and ask for an oil change? Or do they make you wait till the computer says it needs it? 12k sounds crazy long, my mom's turbo Acura gets its oil changed every 3-4k with a similar computer as the BMW has.
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