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06-02-2010, 03:56 PM
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"Adding oil" included in service plan?
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06-02-2010, 04:27 PM
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Yes..... That's a nothing request. Just be nice when you ask.
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06-02-2010, 04:28 PM
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Yes, I go to my dealer when my iDrive tells me my oil is low. They top it off for free.
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06-02-2010, 06:45 PM
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Doesn't the aggravation of dealing with them exceed the value of a gallon of oil now and then??
Plus the time suck of stopping by a dealership... Yes, if the car says "add a quart" then BMW should cover it. (They do not have to cover oil unless the car presents a message...)
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06-02-2010, 07:52 PM
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My M5 goes through a quart of $16 BMW oil every 1,000 miles. I stopped asking for the top -off after 3,000 miles (now has 30K) because getting oil was like pulling teeth........and I'm a dentist. Every dealer is different but I've tried 3, and none of them top off but YMMV.
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06-02-2010, 08:14 PM
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Funny i usually run it by the dealer over the phone and they say bring it in and we will drop a quart or two in. But when the message came up yesterday ( happens around every 10-15k for me) I just bought some mobile synthetic at autozone lol Did not feel like waiting around for the dealer. BMW claims in the manual that they recommend castrol haha But using 1 quart or two of 5w30 to 5w20 is acceptable on occasion haha
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06-03-2010, 01:58 AM
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No automotive engineer would recommend mixing oils with different chemistries and additive packages, notwithstanding BMWs recommendatins for "top off" oil. At the VERY LEAST meet the minimal specs in the manual for viscosity and LL certification. Unless it is a lease. haha
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06-03-2010, 02:53 AM
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06-03-2010, 03:26 AM
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My wife's 07 328i needed a quart of oil to be added, and both dealerships I called here in Bay area told me to just drive it in and the attendant at the service dept will just add the fluids as needed. No paper work, no nothing.
On my way to work, I stopped by the dealer and they did it in less than 5 minutes for me. Mind you, during my drive to the dealer I got a 'low coolant' message too, and told them about it. They simply added some water from a container to the coolant reservoir, the same water that they added to the windshield washer as well. (I can only hope it was distilled water, but something tells me it was just good old tap water.) They said it has so much coolant in there that adding this little water won't hurt the mixture much. Given our mild weather conditions here, no worries for me (but I am usually very anal about 50/50 and right fluids, etc.) Goes to show you how much the dealers 'care' when it comes to topping off your car's fluids properly.
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06-03-2010, 01:37 PM
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