Early Oil Change on 35d?

[whyireef]

It's my understanding the exhaust is filtered through a particulate filter (that traps, then incinerates exhaust particles), THEN the urea is injected to the nearly clean exhaust to convert the nitrous oxide into water and nitrogen. After 1,600 miles, my exhaust pipes are as clean as a whistle.

If this is true, then the urea injection, and also the particulate filter, shouldn't decrease the longevity of the engine. I'm guessing these X5s will go 500,000 with proper belts, hoses, fluids, etc. changed before anything becomes a problem. I can't discern any 'cheap' or 'flimsy' short cuts in the design or materials that would hamper longevity (my opinion).

My VW's have been an '00, '03, and my current is an '05. They are phenomenal if maintained and a relatively cheap.

I've known folks with Mercedes diesels with 500k+ miles with only proper maintenance (no major parts replaced).

[JCL]

I wouldn't worry about urea post-treatment having any affect on engine life, but the urea injection system may require maintenance at some point.

For most owners, while very interesting, this is all rather moot. The engine is not going to be the component that causes you to scrap a modern BMW, for 99% of us. It is going to be the nuisance failures of electrical components, or the complexity of the engine control software when updates are no longer being provided, or the expense of miscellaneous replacement parts that are specific to one model and long out of production by the factory.

A VW diesel going that distance is great, and I have no doubt that a BMW diesel or gasoline engine with similar maintenance could do similar distances. It is just that most of us won't find out.

[FunfDreisig]

Our local BMW CCA chapter has a great event each fall where the local BMW dealer opens it's service department for an all day tech session w/ BBQ and all the fixin's. Members get to sign up for 'lift time' to do nearly any maintenance/repair they want, with a BMW Tech right by your side to teach/help and lend you their tools

Despite the very knowledgeable, erudite countenance in this thread to the contrary, I'll go with my old gut and sign up this year to do an early engine oil/filter change in my then 2-3 month old X5 35d

Funf Dreisig

[Destination: Moon]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

Our local BMW CCA chapter has a great event each fall where the local BMW dealer opens it's service department for an all day tech session w/ BBQ and all the fixin's. Members get to sign up for 'lift time' to do nearly any maintenance/repair they want, with a BMW Tech right by your side to teach/help and lend you their tools

Despite the very knowledgeable, erudite countenance in this thread to the contrary, I'll go with my old gut and sign up this year to do an early engine oil/filter change in my then 2-3 month old X5 35d

Funf Dreisig

Great! Please let me know how much oil is supposed to go in there! Funny how this has been asked umpteen times and no one has posted an answer!

[soldmystang]

i gotta get me a bigger Kubota.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by soldmystang

i gotta get me a bigger Kubota.

No, you gotta get a bigger tractor.

A Kubota first (I even found an L3240), and then an example of "a bigger tractor". The larger one is a D11R, I don't know who is standing in front of it, but it is likely taken at Minexpo in Las Vegas last September. More photos in the Minexpo thread in the lounge from last year.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by Destination: Moon

Great! Please let me know how much oil is supposed to go in there! Funny how this has been asked umpteen times and no one has posted an answer!

The problem is that none of us responding have a 35d, and the sump capacity isn't listed in the owner's manual.

A quick web search showed a reference to it having an 8 quart sump, the same as the 30i. I would start with something just below that, and have additional oil on hand in case it was up or down a quart (given that not everything posted on the web is in fact true....)