MOD oil service interval

[claus]

Today my MOD got its first Oil Service at 18.900 km on the tach (it cost me 124 €).
I monitored the displayed service interval regularly and recorded the values. You can see the result in the attached diagram.

From the initial 25.000 km until the next oil service it came linearly down to 19.000.
I'd rate my driving style quite normal (not doing excessive high revs ....

What are your experiences? Is this the normal interval?


---Claus

[Pepper'D]

mines nearly due for its first done 12200miles due in another 800miles

[Goonery]

NOt sure about the Diesel, but my new MC has 550 miles on the clock and the service interval says oil service due at 5403 miles, and I'm running it in gently

[JVP]

Have got 10k km on the tach and service is expected to be in 10500 km. I drive it rather firmly.

[claus]

Quote: Originally Posted by JVP

Have got 10k km on the tach and service is expected to be in 10500 km. I drive it rather firmly.

From my data I would conclude that you will have to go to service at ~17.500 km.
Thus not 10.500 left but only 7.500.

Keep us posted.

[MINIALEX]

Are you serious Goonery??

[gibbon]

8614km on the clock, 13900km on the oil service indicator

i wasn't noting the figures before, but will now

[MINIMEDE]

20200 on the counter, have done the 1st oil change/maintenance at 19000 as indicated. After reception from garage, reset to 25000 km to go for the next one ...

Normal ? or not ?

[yoshimitsu]

mine:
1st: oil control at 17500 km
2nd: ispection now at 35000 km

for me not so good... i spent a lot of money for the bmw long life oil... but 17500 km isn't a long life in my opinion! My father Mercedes-Benz 270CDI had the first service at about 20.000 km and the second at about 43000... the beautiful of the Mercedes computer is that if you fill in oil in the car the oil service is postponed! My mini never postpones services...
Davide

[phb2001]

Just had a 12,200 mile first oil service and now the next one isnt due for another 14,500 miles according to the clock??? Think I might change it myself before then maybe at 7,000 miles.

[Yellow/Black OneD]

Mine had its first change at 13,500 miles... Now done 15,500 and apparently got another 13,200 to go until my 1st Inspection, althought I'll probably have my new one by then, fingers crossed and all that!

[gibbon]

1st oil change last week

150€ for 5 minutes "work"

[yoshimitsu]

Quote: Originally Posted by yoshimitsu

mine:
1st: oil control at 17500 km
2nd: ispection now at 35000 km

for me not so good... i spent a lot of money for the bmw long life oil... but 17500 km isn't a long life in my opinion! My father Mercedes-Benz 270CDI had the first service at about 20.000 km and the second at about 43000... the beautiful of the Mercedes computer is that if you fill in oil in the car the oil service is postponed! My mini never postpones services...
Davide

Done ispection I at 36100 km... 267,49 €!!!!! VERY EXPENSIVE!!!
the first oil service was about 130€
Bye

[phb2001]

Asked at Mini's today about all these different service intervals and apparently the harder you drive the quicker it comes down.

[yoshimitsu]

Quote: Originally Posted by phb2001

Asked at Mini's today about all these different service intervals and apparently the harder you drive the quicker it comes down.

I know... but I don't drive hard... not always... maybe sometimes...