service intervals.
 

Hi all.

Im new to the site. im just going through the process to purchase a Petrol X5 3.0i 2005. can anyone please help and let me know the service intervals and what services it should have in the service book for a vehicle of this age.
It would be nice to know before i hand over the cash.


Thank you

Here in the Colonies, most of us got/get an "annual oil change" from dlr,
if our annual mileage was insufficient to get to a "required oil change".

For your year, I would expect it had Insp I, and probably Inspection II. Add in
brake fluid change every couple of years, maybe coolant change, and a set of
brakes or, two.

My "book" never got a stamp in 9 years, the first 4 yrs under warranty, and an
addl' year of "maintenance".

You should also be able to have the key "run" at any dlr, which should pull
up the service history of any work performed at any BMW dlr.

The "Maintenance Free" car is here, they say ... ;>)
GL, mD

We really need to know how many miles are on the X5 to give a more specific answer.

I agree with both of the above posters, but a general way of calculating it would be that you should have had an oil service (which includes filter, and a short inspection) every 15,000 miles or two years, and every second one would be an Inspection I (at 30k) or Inspection II (at 60k). The mileage isn't actually every 15k, that is just the starting point for the calculation, and it varies up or down depending on driving habits (primarily based on fuel consumption). For your purposes now, though, you can just look for a 15k interval. Also, brake fluid is not based on mileage but is based on a 24 month flush and change cycle from the date of manufacture, not date of original registration. Brake service intervals are variable, but should have been done by now. You are looking to see if they just put new pads in, or changed rotors as well, as an indication of how complete the brake service was.

There may have been more frequent servicing, ie every 12 months, but that is a bonus if it is there and noted in the log.

I assume there will also be notes in the log about your MOT inspection, which may provide additional backup.

thanx for all your advice. its very helpful.the vehicle im picking up has 32k on the clock at the moment.