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      10-06-2016, 05:43 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by jpnh View Post
Some manufacturers use "break in" oil on engines delivered new and it actually a bad idea to change oil before the first regular interval

Anyone know if BMW does anything like that with the 230 or M240?

I know VW has done this in the past. particularly with diesels
My SA said that there's no need to do the 1200 mile oil change and to just go to 10k like BMW recommends. I don't like running oil in a brand new motor longer than 1000-1500 miles so I'm going to do it myself when I hit it, but after that I will do the normal 10k intervals that they recommend.

But to answer your question, from the sounds of it BMW uses normal oil from the start so shouldn't be a problem changing it early.
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