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Sedans BMW 3-Series BMW 3-Series Oil Questions
258 messages, Last post on May 09, 2009 at 6:40 PM
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Replying to: roadburner (Dec 21, 2007 7:22 am) Regards, OW
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Replying to: circlew (Dec 21, 2007 8:18 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 21, 2007 8:42 am) Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 21, 2007 8:56 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 21, 2007 9:54 am)
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Replying to: bdkinnh (Dec 21, 2007 10:48 am) What's next? No, no, not my washer fluid reservoir cap. It's the LAST thing i can check!
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 21, 2007 10:58 am) The diffs on my wife's 2004 X3 don't have drain plugs, but the slushbox and transfer case still do... What's next? No, no, not my washer fluid reservoir cap. It's the LAST thing i can check! I still have the owners manual for my 1972 Bavaria 3.0. It explains how to drain the oil and change the filter as well as how to drain, refill, and bleed the cooling system. 2008 BMW manuals only state "Please visit your local BMW Center for all your maintenance needs."
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Replying to: roadburner (Dec 21, 2007 12:00 pm) |
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have a BMW as my next car, it's discussions like this that make me wonder. Laying it all out, side by each -- dipstick, real tires, an oil temp gauge (& the temp itself), an oil cooler, etc. -- certainly helps put it all in an appropriate context. Is the BMW still really an enthusiast's car, or a vehicle (pardon) to produce the largest ROI by providing the least common denominator at the lowest cost? If it's an LCD game, I may as well go with an Acura Tsx. While it may be an appliance, it has a nice tight manual shifter, real tires, a dipstick & no history of oil abuse. Oh well. . .
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Replying to: roadburner (Dec 21, 2007 12:00 pm) To be fair, though: if today's manuals had all that information, how many people do you think would use it? Do the majority of people today even know what their tires should be inflated to? I don't mind that the manuals leave out the good stuff - I can find out on my own. However, when you take away the resources I'll need to maintain my car (dipstick, oil temp indicator), then I get 
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