E46 Service Interval Question

[DeanoBlado]

Hi guys

I just had a look at the service book of a 318i Exclusive.
The service instervals are every 40k done by BMW? First one at 40K second at 80K?
This car was in motorplan.

Is this right? Isn't the interval every 25k?

 

[gizmowp]

i have an E46 and my srvice intervals are around every 25000km....

im not sure if it alternates between minor and major service intervals then

 

[Ricky318i]

the interval is determined by your driving style. if you drive gingerly, your 25k km's might become 35 or 40 thousand.

 

[Hellas]

That does not sound right. Petrol cars are 25000km and diesels are 15000km

 

[DeanoBlado]

the interval is determined by your driving style. if you drive gingerly, your 25k km's might become 35 or 40 thousand.

Is this stated by BMW? Never heard of anything like this before.
Have you seen this?

 

[Hellas]

the interval is determined by your driving style. if you drive gingerly, your 25k km's might become 35 or 40 thousand.

Is this stated by BMW? Never heard of anything like this before.
Have you seen this?

This is true. I have been driving 'not-so-gingerly' and my service interval meter ran down quickly. Instead of the 15000km interval (I have a diesel) I actually traveled just over 11000km before the computer showed me I am due for a service.

Since my last service however, I have been traveling 'gingerly', and I currently have like 7000km to go till my service and I am 450km AHEAD of my service indicator, which means that (if I continue to drive like a granny) I would have traveled 15450km since my last service.

BUT getting up to 40000km from a petrol car...I DON'T THINK SO...

 

[freerider]

25k petrol 15k diesel for e46.

 

[Ricky318i]

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/...uide/articles/service_interval_indicator.html

let us read this as additional info

 

[DeanoBlado]

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/...uide/articles/service_interval_indicator.html

let us read this as additional info

Thanks for the info. 40k does seem alot before a service. I asked the dealer to contact the previous owner to also get more clarity on this.

 

[semaj]

I dunno that sounds mighty suspicious. I was under the impression that the 25k kms was the maximum interval and your driving style can only reduce it.

 

[gizmowp]

i wouldn't drive 40k after my service...i mean can u imagine what the oil looks like....

this is also the first i have heard about this....

 

[Lindo]

That does not sound right. Petrol cars are 25000km and diesels are 15000km

Yep thats the interval i know but yes its not exactly 25000km that counter depends on your drive style.

 

[andrewbuch]

What I think DeanoBlado was talking about, was that the car was serviced at 40k then at 80k.

 

[DeanoBlado]

What I think DeanoBlado was talking about, was that the car was serviced at 40k then at 80k.

And the car was under warrenty, so why wait so long.

 

[DeanoBlado]

Ok to close of this topic

I managed to get a complete service history from BMW and the car was serviced as per normal. +- every 25K kilos.

Don't know where the dealer came up with the 40K crap.

 

[Hellas]

Is it written 25k in the book?

 

[DeanoBlado]

Is it written 25k in the book?

I had a look at the print out from the dealer.

The car was in an accident as well. Back in 2006.

 

[Kurt Adv]

Interesting, quite a large distance between services.....my E36 used to ask for a service every 14000km, depending how I drove, but it didn't use synthetic oil.