Originally Posted by autoque

If the oil change recommendation is based on mileage or 1-year which ever is closer by BMW, why won't they change the oil on my 08 3.0 which has never had an oil change. The mileage hasn't even reached half of the recommended distance, but it's almost been 2 years since I bought the vehicle. So when I told the dealer I needed one since it's been almost 2 years, they said the maintenance system has both the mileage AND the time tracked so they won't be able to change oil free of charge even though it's way over a year since purchase. The next oil change, according to the computer is sometime in 2010, which is coming closer, but I would've liked an oil change at least once in between.