Should you service a new car before its 10k km is due?

[gilajazz]

Dear friends,Should I be servicing my car (change new oil & filter) before it reaches the 10,000km 1st service? If we follow by what BMW indicated, the 1st service is at 10k km. I hv a new E90 and have talked to some friends, and one or two hv mentioned to me that its better to do service once before it reaches the 10k km mark. Of course, this 'additional' service of oil & filter has to be paid for by me. But the indicated 10k km service is free (With warranty until 60k km free as well). My car has just reached 2000km. My driving style - I love to rev the 6-pot engine! But i had a damn hard time reminding myself not to over-rev until 1000km mark passes. Now after 2000km, the engine feels much more responsive and thats what a smooth revving 6-pot BMW engine should feel like...Any members out there with new cars that hv NOT followed the prescribe 10k km service? If yes or no, pls tell me why. Appreciate all yr advice!Thanks & hv a great day with yr UDMs.

 

[saat]

Dear friends,

Should I be servicing my car (change new oil & filter) before it reaches the 10,000km 1st service? If we follow by what BMW indicated, the 1st service is at 10k km. I hv a new E90 and have talked to some friends, and one or two hv mentioned to me that its better to do service once before it reaches the 10k km mark. Of course, this 'additional' service of oil & filter has to be paid for by me. But the indicated 10k km service is free (With warranty until 60k km free as well).
My car has just reached 2000km. My driving style - I love to rev the 6-pot engine! But i had a damn hard time reminding myself not to over-rev until 1000km mark passes. Now after 2000km, the engine feels much more responsive and thats what a smooth revving 6-pot BMW engine should feel like...

Any members out there with new cars that hv NOT followed the prescribe 10k km service? If yes or no, pls tell me why. Appreciate all yr advice!

Thanks & hv a great day with yr UDMs.

Correction brother. That is the second service.

The first service must be done by 5,000km.

In my case the car says the second service was due at 30,000km.

Took my car in at 17,000km and they said I will have to pay for it.

But I ended up taking it in at 21,000km with 2,500 more km to go before service and they did it.

I dare not go to 20K between service.

Now the next service interval is 15K

 

[Schwepps]

Always a good idea to change the run-in oil at about 3k at your own cost. Then do the BSRI change at 10k. That's what I did.

Maybe the singing astroboy can do the change for you cheaper than a dealer. But if his price is a karaoke session, a dealer will be cheaper.

 

[astroboy]

Woei! if I sing in karaoke, people will buy us beer to ask me to shut-up, then we get free beer loo..

 

[racheltoh]

unker back in action??

 

[B33mEr]

Yup i agree with Bro Schwepps, it's better to change your engine oil after you've done the run in period for the engine.

 

[gilajazz]

when is the estimated run-in period?

tkns for yr replies but when is yr estimated KM run-in period? Lets just say i think 10k km is too long to wait for the 1st service. When is the best time? tkns again

 

[saat]

tkns for yr replies but when is yr estimated KM run-in period? Lets just say i think 10k km is too long to wait for the 1st service. When is the best time? tkns again

Told you. The run-in is up-to 5,000 km. That's when they do the first service. First service is NOT 10,000 km.

The next which is the second service in my case was scheduled to be at 30,000 km. I did it at 21,000 km which is equivalent to 16,000km from the first service.

 

[astroboy]

User manual says 2k km.

 

[gilajazz]

many thanks bro!

Told you. The run-in is up-to 5,000 km. That's when they do the first service. First service is NOT 10,000 km.

The next which is the second service in my case was scheduled to be at 30,000 km. I did it at 21,000 km which is equivalent to 16,000km from the first service.

many thanks for the tip bro! better to be safe ya...then our UDM will last many yrs!

 

[saat]

User manual says 2k km.

I followed the BSRI and service indicator.

Which page of the manual says that 1st service is 2,000km

I cant find it.

 

[etquah]

many thanks for the tip bro! better to be safe ya...then our UDM will last many yrs!

I ended up doing my first service at 6400km as the car already prompt me for service. I guess it depends on the driving style and idle time also taken in.

 

[astroboy]

I followed the BSRI and service indicator.

Which page of the manual says that 1st service is 2,000km

I cant find it.

Not service la. Break in mileage needed..

 

[glock_8]

I followed the BSRI and service indicator.

Which page of the manual says that 1st service is 2,000km

I cant find it.

you can check the pdf version of bmw manual from bmw whitecard website and push ctrl + f then type running in....that is the easiest way to find it....

for 325i the first free service is 10k km or when the cbs indicates its time for service regardless the mileage...sometimes its earlier...my case the cbs prompt for service when my car mileage was 7k++ km

I sent to sapura and they honour the free service and a software update.

 

[saat]

There I thought I was the blurred one. I thot we were talking about service intervals especiually first service.

 

[Schwepps]

Actually Saat, Gilajazz started this thread to ask whether he should service before the indicated 1st service. That's why Astro and I are talking about optional servicing at the end of the run-in period.

 

[gilajazz]

U hit the nail on the head...bro Schwepps!

Actually Saat, Gilajazz started this thread to ask whether he should service before the indicated 1st service. That's why Astro and I are talking about optional servicing at the end of the run-in period.

schwepps...Tkns for clarifying to the others. My 325i is now only 2000km, so all i was asking is whther any members hv serviced their cars earlier than the prescribed 10k km service indicator! Ur right, im talking abt the optional service before the actual 'free' service at 10,000km. And since i hv started revving my 6-pot and bringing it up to 7000 RPM, i think i better go in for an 'optional' oil change next week at IA! Ur all very helpful & tkns again.

 

[astroboy]

In the BMW user manual, it says break in needed for new engine and further explain the do's and don'ts but what I find it farnee is there's no mentioning of draining the break in engine oil. Maybe they have confidence in their oil filter to take care of the metal dust..

BMW Malaysia at that time, only recommended 1st oil change at 10k km for 6-potter E90 under BSRI while the 4-potter had to follow the OBC which says 30k km for first service.. :stupid:

I like the UMW Toyota way. First oil change at 1k km oil and 2nd oil change at 5k km, subsequent oil change are all at an interval of 10k km which I think is very reasonable... and I can't find break-in instruction in their user manual..

 

[sharp]

funny, i ask the service personnel, they told me no need to break in

 

[Ennui78]

There is a lot of discussion on whether or not the new cars require special treatment during the breaking-in period....that the engines are already run-in at factory etc VERSUS the belief that moving parts in the engine are still new and haven't worn into themselves just yet.

Or even the other belief on whether a car should be allowed to sit and idle for a minute or two after starting the engine in the morning... instead of driving off straight away because some say it's necessary to allow the engine oil in the car time to cover everything as it heats up.

I'm not terribly sure as to which is better but I'd rather err on the side of caution........ spare-parts cost more than servicings.

I checked with some of the members on the forum in another thread and after reading what some had to say, had my car serviced when it was about 6000km. It'll go in again for the BSRI service at 10000 km.