08-08-2018, 06:01 AM | #1 |
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Break In Oil Change.
Pick up an M240i xdrive less than a month ago. I have had 4 Subaru's in the past 10 years. I have been changing my own oil for the past years on all my previous cars and all my family members cars. All M vehicles come with the 1200 mile break in service but our cars aren't considered M vehicles. I will be prob putting about 10-12k miles a year on this car. So I will be getting one oil change a year if I go with the dealers recommendation. So to cut to the point.
Since I'm new to BMW, what did everyone do regarding the break in oil change and which intervals do you guys recommend? What oil do these bad boys like, filter recommendations. I will do some research but have been crazy busy with work. Car is a daily driver and will prob not see a track for a while. I already have a Dinan CBE installed, and will only go as far as an intake and Dinan Stage 1 within the next few months. Thanx in advance |
08-08-2018, 07:56 AM | #2 |
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At roughly 1200 miles the car notified me that I need an oil service, drove the car in, they changed the oil. At 6K, I was getting tires put on, and the dealer said, they would also be doing the oil, and the other day the car notified me that I am due for oil service in 2200 miles (was at ~7800), ...... oil changes are free, so I am going with that, the dealer/computer
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08-08-2018, 09:06 AM | #3 |
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never had any notifications regarding service when I surpassed 1200 miles, only notification it gave me is how many miles left until the 10k service. I did end up changing the oil at 5k just to be safe.
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08-08-2018, 11:13 AM | #5 | |
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just use the BMW oil and filter.... I would take the free oil change every year from the dealer and do 1 in between every time... every 5-6k miles |
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08-09-2018, 06:28 PM | #6 | |
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And then exactly what pikcachu recommends. I ask them to use 5w40 if they have it, 5w30 if they don't.
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08-10-2018, 09:43 AM | #7 |
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I changed the oil and filter at 1200 miles. Sent the oil sample to Blackstone labs. Report said it'd take 5000 miles for all of the engine assembly materials to wash out. I put LiquiMoly 5w30 Liqui Moly 2011 Top Tec 4200 oil in the engine. It meets the BMW LL01FE standard. FYI: all B58 engines, with the exception of those sold in the US, use 0w/5w30 oil. Why? Economy standards.
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08-12-2018, 11:39 PM | #8 |
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Mike Miller at CCA recommends an initial change at 1200 miles... but Marco, interested in your comment from Blackstone. So they said it'd take 5,000 miles to flush out...meaning it's not worth the 1,200 mile change, or it's worth doing that one plus another at 5,000?
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Pensoil Platinum or BMW oil are below 7% ... just a thought.. |
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08-13-2018, 12:01 PM | #11 |
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5W40 is too thick for the B58. The stuff at the dealer is a 0W20! The engine is filled with 0w30 for all markets except the US.
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08-13-2018, 02:16 PM | #12 |
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I run 5W40 Amsoil in my 240i. It's fine and analysis shows no adverse effects. Oil change interval was @ 1500 miles for the first change and every 5000 since.
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08-13-2018, 02:36 PM | #13 |
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The owners manual calls for a 0w20 or 0w30 Longlife-01 FE or Longlife-14 FE+ oil. Obviously the engine is engineered to work with these oil grades. In winter a 5xXX oil will be quite a bit more viscous than a 0wXX oil, likely leading to more cold start wear for an engine designed with tighter bearing tolerances and smaller oil passages used with 0w20 and 0w30 oils. I wouldn't expect any adverse effects to show up for at least 100,000km, but not using an oil that meets BMW specs will obviously lead to a voided warranty if the engine has an oil related failure.
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Not sure why you think 5W40 is the wrong oil - quoting directly from the owners manual.
Viscosity grades for engine oils When selecting an engine oil, ensure that the engine oil belongs to one of the viscosity grades SAE 0W-40, SAE 0W-30, SAE 5W-40, and SAE 5W-30 or malfunctions or engine damage may occur.◀ The engine oil quality is critical for the life of the engine. Quote:
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