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Old 01-01-2010, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by JCL View Post
The service intervals have a baseline, and then are adjusted by things such as fuel consumed. They are also using sensors that directly measure oil condition now. This is all for engine oil change intervals, more than for other fluid intervals, as I understand it.
That's the thing: it used to be this way (mileage would be substracted from the service interval @ double rate for period when engine temp < certain degree), but I believe in all recent bimmers it's straight consumption, and nothing more. For US E46 it's 667 gallons, iirc.
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