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      09-21-2017, 06:27 AM   #1
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Oil change life

My 328D (N47) currently has 76k miles on it and i did an oil change yesterday.

The car prior to the oil change had 2800 miles left on the oil life, I like to do before so i changed it. After all said and done i reset my oil life and it said 9000 miles to next change. Now I'm not sure if don't remember last time or maybe because i have higher mileage but i swore last time i changed my oil it said 10000 miles to next after i reset it.

Anyone chime in on this, could be just a simply forget but wanted to make sure. Thanks!
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What oil did you use?
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My 328D (N47) currently has 76k miles on it and i did an oil change yesterday.

The car prior to the oil change had 2800 miles left on the oil life, I like to do before so i changed it. After all said and done i reset my oil life and it said 9000 miles to next change. Now I'm not sure if don't remember last time or maybe because i have higher mileage but i swore last time i changed my oil it said 10000 miles to next after i reset it.

Anyone chime in on this, could be just a simply forget but wanted to make sure. Thanks!
Maybe the computer is adjusting the intervals based on its mileage/age etc
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      09-22-2017, 09:20 AM   #4
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What oil did you use?
Dont see why oil would be a contributing factor, but I used the manufacturers recommendation. Castrol Edge Full Synthetic oil LL-04 (5w-30)


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Maybe the computer is adjusting the intervals based on its mileage/age etc
I was thinking the along the same lines. I always remember seeing 10k after resetting but Im guessing since im not at 75k miles the car might change it up for preventive issues.

Just wanted to see if anyone else has caught this, i always change early anyways.
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Maybe the computer is adjusting the intervals based on its mileage/age etc
Mine has been before and still continues to adjust dependent on style of driving, distance, etc. When i was doing highway miles mainly it was pretty close to 10K intervals, but since i moved and been doing more stop/go, the distance until remaining oil change decreased.
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Mine has been before and still continues to adjust dependent on style of driving, distance, etc. When i was doing highway miles mainly it was pretty close to 10K intervals, but since i moved and been doing more stop/go, the distance until remaining oil change decreased.
That makes sense. Next question. Oil is the closes maintenance that is coming up (in 9,000 miles) Does this always come up when you turn the car on? I remember this reminder happening only when it was closer to change time. Not right when you change it.
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Mine has been before and still continues to adjust dependent on style of driving, distance, etc. When i was doing highway miles mainly it was pretty close to 10K intervals, but since i moved and been doing more stop/go, the distance until remaining oil change decreased.
That makes sense. Next question. Oil is the closes maintenance that is coming up (in 9,000 miles) Does this always come up when you turn the car on? I remember this reminder happening only when it was closer to change time. Not right when you change it.
Mine comes on Everytime I turn the car on. Doesn't matter if it's 10K or 1K left, shows me every time.
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Mine has been before and still continues to adjust dependent on style of driving, distance, etc. When i was doing highway miles mainly it was pretty close to 10K intervals, but since i moved and been doing more stop/go, the distance until remaining oil change decreased.
That makes sense. Next question. Oil is the closes maintenance that is coming up (in 9,000 miles) Does this always come up when you turn the car on? I remember this reminder happening only when it was closer to change time. Not right when you change it.
Mine comes on Everytime I turn the car on. Doesn't matter if it's 10K or 1K left, shows me every time.
Heh, I guess I just haven't noticed it till now. Not a deal breaker I was just wondering
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My guess would be that the car is factoring in the profile of how the car is driven (not to say you are driving the car hard or anything, just the conditions the car has logged.)

I'll have to watch for the next time I start the car to see if it brings up the next oil change.

Good on you for changing the oil early!
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86k miles now. Just changed it today with BMW oil, it reset to 10k miles
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It will always reset to 10k miles. But, over those subsequent 10k miles it may adjust the service interval as it sees fit. Write down your mileage now and when it asks for an oil change it may not be 10k miles from now...
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It will always reset to 10k miles. But, over those subsequent 10k miles it may adjust the service interval as it sees fit. Write down your mileage now and when it asks for an oil change it may not be 10k miles from now...
Yeah it usually was 10k but the 1 time it was 8k it 9k when I reset it. Nothing different was done. Thought that was weird.

Your getting really good mileage, do you mostly drive highway? My cars tuned now but even before I wasn't averaging 42
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Yeah it usually was 10k but the 1 time it was 8k it 9k when I reset it. Nothing different was done. Thought that was weird.
I see your first post now, strange.. I haven't encountered that before...
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