E90 Service interval

[FaSTandFurious]

Can it really be 30 000 km's ?

 

[andrewbuch]

Some people have done up to 45K km and OBC has not said it needs a service yet... and BMW wont service until OBC says it needs a service.

If the car is out of motorplan I would get it serviced every 15K km..

 

[Naruto]

hmmm I wouldn't allow it go over 16 000km

 

[P1000]

Can it really be 30 000 km's ?

If the specified oil is used, yes.

 

[drugekull]

Can it really be 30 000 km's ?

Drive it harder and you will see that number be 20k or less

My 320d started off with the OBC saying 15k to next service I have done 3k and now its says 10k to next service.

The best I got in my 323i was about 20k before the OBC said its time for a service

 

[Spy007]

OBC I think adjust to driving style etc?

 

[Venda Boy]

it differs with your driving style.

But i think your 1st service will be at around 20k km - 25k km

 

[drugekull]

Yeah it takes into consideration how long you spend idling the car so how much time you spend in traffic also considers how you drive the car have you got a lead foot alway red lining it where ever you go then your service intervil will be quite short

And if you drive it on open road a lot always at low revs cruising you service intervill will be more than 30k

I think its a good system though much better than just using distance

 

[P1000]

Its not a very complicated system - it allocates a certain amount of fuel in liters for a service interval, and then calculates km to the next service based on a rolling window average of your consumption. My car needs a service every 1250l.

 

[drugekull]

p1000 well explained much better than the one I got from BMW

Thats a scary number so you have to spend about 13k on petrol before you can get your service free under motor plan

 

[moranor@axis]

why did they not use rpm? surely a service should be done for a certain number of rpm...

 

[P1000]

why did they not use rpm? surely a service should be done for a certain number of rpm...

(I assume you meant to say "revolutions" and not "revolutions per minute")

Fuel is a much more accurate feature to sum up all factors. Imagine if you are running WOT at 3000 rpm, the engine works much harder than freeing on a downhill at 5000rpm. In the end its the easiest, most reliable indicator.

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

well on my E90 323i service intervals varied from 20-25k. Mostly open road driving at 160km/h

 

[moranor@axis]

why did they not use rpm? surely a service should be done for a certain number of rpm...

(I assume you meant to say "revolutions" and not "revolutions per minute")

Fuel is a much more accurate feature to sum up all factors. Imagine if you are running WOT at 3000 rpm, the engine works much harder than freeing on a downhill at 5000rpm. In the end its the easiest, most reliable indicator.

wont the oil need replacing based more on rpm?
i guess the best would be to calculate when it needs to be dont based on fuelling and rpm i wander if they have/will do this on new cars...

 

[FaSTandFurious]

Thanks guys, makes more sense now.

So BMW does not do annual service I take it. So it's possible to have your car serviced only once within Motorplan due to your driving style?

Me gonna drive it like I stole it :rollsmile:

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

Thanks guys, makes more sense now.

So BMW does not do annual service I take it. So it's possible to have your car serviced only once within Motorplan due to your driving style?

Me gonna drive it like I stole it :rollsmile:

The best way to enjoy the car:bravo:

 

[Philip Foglar]

And then we wonder why engines develop sludge build-up!! Mine is only showing next service to be Jan next year or in the next 20k km! And have had the car for well over a year now - I am really keen to change the oil and filter on much shorter intervals, even though it is still under motorplan.

 

[killua]

Thanks guys, makes more sense now.

So BMW does not do annual service I take it. So it's possible to have your car serviced only once within Motorplan due to your driving style?

Me gonna drive it like I stole it :rollsmile:

No, there is a date counter too, so either ___km or 1 year, whichever comes first.

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It seems I have the heaviest foot around here, my intervals are every 11,000km :nonono: