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Old 08-19-2010, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by FunfDreisig View Post
There seems to be a wide range of mileage reported for the initial (and subsequent) 35d CBS Oil Service: 9k-13k. I wonder what exactly is being measured to cause this large a variation?

It seems unlikely that the CBS is based on the actual properties of the oil in the crankcase, since several of us have done intermediate oil/filter changes. And we seem to be experiencing the same wide range as folks who are doing it "by BMW's book". So it must be based on stuff like: number/length of 'trips', avg mph, temps, etc.

Funf Dreisig
FWIW, the vast majority of my miles have been highway, rather than city. Normally, I would expect that city driving would be harder on the oil than highway, so I found the rather quick change to be a surprise.
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