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Originally Posted by Wagner
3,500 is usually the standard though since BMW took over maintenance in the US, the interval is now 15K 
It isn't that hard to do yourself, so I'd stick with the 3,500 philosophy. |
Did you mean 7500, or 3500? How far back do we have to go to get a BMW recommendation for 3500 miles? edit: I just checked the BMW schedule, and it was 10,000 miles from 1992. It was 7500 miles in 1991. It went to 15,000 miles in 1999. If it has been at 15,000 miles for that long, then there has been time for higher mileage vehicles to show up with engine failures.
I see a lot of posters recommending 7500, because it is half the 15,000 from BMW and then you can alternate one paid change with one free change. If you are going to go more often than 15,000 then it makes little sense to do one at 10,000 and another after an additional 5,000 miles.
I think you will find that the 15,000 mile change interval (24,000 km) applies outside the US, in many places where maintenance isn't covered. The recommendation is from BMW the manufacturer, not the BMW marketing department in the US. Just say no to conspiracy theories 
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Last edited by JCL; 10-28-2008 at 08:53 AM.
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