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2418 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 8:06 AM
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As I can confirm by a message posted by a member in 2005, I am not the first. I am desperate! My 2003 525 has had rain leaking into the car into the back on the passenger side and has caused what I am told is $6000 in electrical damage. I need to know if anyone has experienced and if BMW NA handled? HELP! When I do general online searches for this I am not getting anywhere! I have owned many bimmers and have never had this happen??? 
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My 2004 530 has 124k miles on it. The service guy at my local dealership said that transmission filter is built-in to the housing and should be replaced at 100k, but I can't find anything written to verify this. Does anyone know if this is true?
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Replying to: romand (Nov 05, 2009 11:58 am) Fluid change is listed at only 1.8 hours, so that must be without removing the oil pan. The question is, therefore---is a filter change required at 100K or it is a "lifer"? |
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I bought 2005 525i recently, condition looks OK to me. I use to do oil change by my own on other cars and would like to do the samething on my 525i, a couple of questions: 1. If I use Mobile synthtic oil, should the interval every one year or 12 thousand miles? 2. Can I use the aftermarket oil filter purchased from other auto shops or better use the one from BWM parts department? Thanks! |
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Replying to: xingze_cai (Nov 05, 2009 10:51 pm) Best thing I can say about oil changes is that if you are going to extend the oil change beyond manufacturer's recommendations, get an oil analysis periodically, and then you KNOW what's going on.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 06, 2009 9:25 am) Problem is that BMW doesn't give any recommendation other than changing when indicated by the service interval indicators which for some drivers is as long as 15,000 miles. Many owners and some techies consider such intervals absurdly long, particularly in the case of the initial oil change. IIRC Mike Miller, the service guru at Roundel recommends changes at not more than 10000 mile intervals. My BMW Indie techs recommend 5000 mile intervals, which seems excessive in the other direction but since I think it's a good idea to have your car looked at by a pro every season, I generally change every 5 or 6K. BMW also requires that you use their proprietary oil, which IIRC is actually relabeled Castrol Syntec. I'm sure any similarly rated synthetic would suffice. ">
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Replying to: andys120 (Nov 06, 2009 1:39 pm) Were it my car, I'd either do 7500 or oil analysis, either one. |
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Replying to: xingze_cai (Nov 05, 2009 10:51 pm)
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Replying to: roadburner (Nov 06, 2009 9:22 pm)
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Replying to: xingze_cai (Nov 06, 2009 11:45 pm) Join the BMW CCA (car club), and a lot of dealer parts departments will give you 10%-20% off your purchases, and you'll get a cool monthly magazine from the club.. regards, kyfdx
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