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Car Forum / BMW Cars / April 2004M3 1200 mile service
At 1200 miles new M3's require an engine oil change, transmission fluid change, and gear box oil change. I can understand the transmission and differential. However, do they use a special break-in oil for the engine or is it just concern about particles in the oil that the filter will miss? John The 1200 mile service does NOT include engine oil. Brett Anderson KMS www.bmwdiffs.com > At 1200 miles new M3's require an engine oil change, transmission fluid > change, and gear box oil change. I can understand the transmission and > differential. However, do they use a special break-in oil for the engine or > is it just concern about particles in the oil that the filter will miss? > > John > The 1200 mile service does NOT include engine oil. > > Brett Anderson > KMS > www.bmwdiffs.com For E46 M3 Originally, everyone got the engine oil changed paid by BMW, _except_ for North America (Canada, USA). Anyone in Canada or USA had to pay for engine oil changes made earlier than the standard service interval determined by the computer. Now, somewhere along the way during the E46 M3 crank bearing issues and subsequent warranty extentions, new E46 M3s in Canada and USA started to include with the 1200 mile an engine oil change paid by BMW. A lot of the dealers are NOT aware of this but it has been documented in the new service bulletins by several owners who recently had 1200 mile services. I don't remember the exact date of this change, but it happened sometime last year, spring I think. I would check the E46 M3 forum on roadfly.com for more details. > > The 1200 mile service does NOT include engine oil. > > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > I would check the E46 M3 forum on roadfly.com for more details. You state there is are *new service bulletins*, I presume put out by BMW, that authorizes oil changes at 1200 mile services? If so, please post the service bulletins or at least the bulletin number(s) so it can be verified and referenced by others. >> I don't remember the exact date of this change, but it happened >> sometime last year, spring I think. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > post the service bulletins or at least the bulletin number(s) so it > can be verified and referenced by others. I received a letter from BMW Canada in the mail stating the change in 1200 mile service for my M3. But I gave all letters and service info to the person I sold it to. I had already paid for my 1200 mile service to include the engine oil change, and sold the car, so it was too late for me to benefit from it. As I mentioned, if you ask on the E46 M3 forum on roadfly.com, you can get copies of the more recent service bulletins to verify this change in the 1200 mile service. > Originally, everyone got the engine oil changed paid by BMW, _except_ for > North America (Canada, USA). Anyone in Canada or USA had to pay for engine [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > I would check the E46 M3 forum on roadfly.com for more details. I just checked all available bulletins at www.bmwtis.com and can't find any reference to this. I can understand why a dealer wouldn't be "aware" of it, given that the service bulletins are their law, and if it's not in a bulletin, then it doesn't exist. I would be interested in facts, like a bulletin number. Would love to go get them from Roadfly but the board Nazi's won't let me on there, because I know what I'm talking about, and that would screw up their system of misinformation via paid advertisements. Brett Anderson KMS www.bmw-stuff.com >> Originally, everyone got the engine oil changed paid by BMW, _except_ for >> North America (Canada, USA). Anyone in Canada or USA had to pay for [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > KMS > www.bmw-stuff.com I own an 03 M3. The 1200 mile service absolutely DOES include engine oil. > I own an 03 M3. The 1200 mile service absolutely DOES include engine oil. Just to back this up: Here's the text from my warranty and service info book 1200 Mile Service "The engine incorporated in your BMW M3 is a race-bred engine design which includes increased power output and maximum engine speeds compared to conventional BMW 3 Series engines. The increased power output also affects other major drivetrain components such as the transmission and the rear axle differential. The 1200 Mile Service requires changing the oil in the engine and both the transmission and the differential." Is that enough proof? > I would be interested in facts, like a bulletin number. Would love to go > get them from Roadfly but the board Nazi's won't let me on there, because I > know what I'm talking about, and that would screw up their system of > misinformation via paid advertisements. Hey Brett, can you elaborate on this about Roadfly? I've always been weary of their close ties to their advertising companies, even if it's good ones like Tire Rack. I've mainly used their classifieds. Good thing this is USENET, and alt.* to boot, where *nobody* can kick you out!  SignatureIgnasi. '90 325is (using SPAM trap e-mail address) |
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