Originally Posted By: camrydriver111
Originally Posted By: TheRuss
I'm not saying I think the car will break down if I follow BMW's guidelines, but BMW don't care how healthy your engine is, providing it doesn't completely fail.
Most on here would say to shy away from BMW's recommended 20,000 mile OCIs on this engine, but in reality it's unlikely that adhering to a 20,000 mile OCI will kill the engine, it just might not be as healthy in a few years as an engine that has had more frequent OCIs.
I haven't seen anyone provide proof of that other than paranoia.
I have seen people who have 300k miles or even 500k miles following BMW's extended OCIs.
A lot of BMW drivers are needlessly changing their oil IMO.
I can see why someone would want to change the FF early. Don't really see the point of changing the filter though. It's not going to get clogged or tear in a brand new car.
That's exactly what I'm saying though. I'm sure my engine would make it hundreds of thousands of miles on the factory OCI recommendation, but will it have more wear than an engine that has had shorter OCIs? Based on how the oil out of these N55s is after 7500 miles or so, one would expect that a car that has had shorter OCIs than the manufacturer recommended 20,000 miles would have less wear on it.
As such, the average person will likely be fine on the factory OCIs and probably never notice any actual problems. But if you're an enthusiast and want your engine to be in the best possible condition, perhaps it's wise to change it sooner than 20,000 miles...?
Sure, there's no "proof" that BMW doesn't care about how much wear my engine has, but it's reasonable to assume that they only care about it as far as it not breaking down within a specific period, so that they're not financially liable and so that their cars don't appear to break down earlier than those of competitors.
In all likelihood, the engine will eventually fail due to a flaw in the design of a part, not because of the long OCIs, but as an enthusiast that doesn't stop me wanting the "best" for my engine.
It's a bit like premium fuel vs regular. Sure, my car will run on the regular,cheaper stuff, but I still pay the extra for the premium for that extra couple of HP and supposed better cleaning properties. I'm obviously not the only one either, else they wouldn't bother making such fuels.
Originally Posted By: TheRuss
I'm not saying I think the car will break down if I follow BMW's guidelines, but BMW don't care how healthy your engine is, providing it doesn't completely fail.
Most on here would say to shy away from BMW's recommended 20,000 mile OCIs on this engine, but in reality it's unlikely that adhering to a 20,000 mile OCI will kill the engine, it just might not be as healthy in a few years as an engine that has had more frequent OCIs.
I haven't seen anyone provide proof of that other than paranoia.
I have seen people who have 300k miles or even 500k miles following BMW's extended OCIs.
A lot of BMW drivers are needlessly changing their oil IMO.
I can see why someone would want to change the FF early. Don't really see the point of changing the filter though. It's not going to get clogged or tear in a brand new car.
That's exactly what I'm saying though. I'm sure my engine would make it hundreds of thousands of miles on the factory OCI recommendation, but will it have more wear than an engine that has had shorter OCIs? Based on how the oil out of these N55s is after 7500 miles or so, one would expect that a car that has had shorter OCIs than the manufacturer recommended 20,000 miles would have less wear on it.
As such, the average person will likely be fine on the factory OCIs and probably never notice any actual problems. But if you're an enthusiast and want your engine to be in the best possible condition, perhaps it's wise to change it sooner than 20,000 miles...?
Sure, there's no "proof" that BMW doesn't care about how much wear my engine has, but it's reasonable to assume that they only care about it as far as it not breaking down within a specific period, so that they're not financially liable and so that their cars don't appear to break down earlier than those of competitors.
In all likelihood, the engine will eventually fail due to a flaw in the design of a part, not because of the long OCIs, but as an enthusiast that doesn't stop me wanting the "best" for my engine.
It's a bit like premium fuel vs regular. Sure, my car will run on the regular,cheaper stuff, but I still pay the extra for the premium for that extra couple of HP and supposed better cleaning properties. I'm obviously not the only one either, else they wouldn't bother making such fuels.