2010 325iSE First Oil Change
I wonder if you can help me please. I have owned BMW’s for over 15 years, mainly 5 series purchasing them at 3 years old. However, my circumstances have changed recently as I have retired and the wife and I agreed to purchase a BMW which we would run for as long as it or we survived . The main problem is that the car had to meet my wife’s specifications, being
Heated leather seats
Automatic
Sunroof
Estate for the dog
Place for her iPhone
My specifications were simpler in that it had to be a six cylinder and have non run flat tyres. (The older I get, the more comfort I want)
Anyway, to cut a long story short, after waiting a few months, we could not find a second hand one that met these specs and therefore have ordered a new 325i SE Tourer E91 with the above specs. The dealer has agreed to supply the car with non run flats which saves me changing them.
I have two questions that I would like your experienced opinions on.
1) Do you think it is advisable to do a Break-in oil change at say the first 1500 miles to get any running in debris out of the oil and filter? I know this is something we used to do many years ago at 500 miles but seems to be obsolete now but I think the idea is worth considering.
2) I have ordered a set of mudflaps but I am not paying the dealer £170 to fit them. As I want to paint them the same colour as the car before I fit them, I was wondering if it is possible to fit the flaps successfully without scratching them. Not keen on them being black against a metallic Bluewater car.
I apologise if my questions has been dealt with before but I did a search and could not find them anywhere.
Many thanks for your help.
Jim
I wonder if you can help me please. I have owned BMW’s for over 15 years, mainly 5 series purchasing them at 3 years old. However, my circumstances have changed recently as I have retired and the wife and I agreed to purchase a BMW which we would run for as long as it or we survived . The main problem is that the car had to meet my wife’s specifications, being
Heated leather seats
Automatic
Sunroof
Estate for the dog
Place for her iPhone
My specifications were simpler in that it had to be a six cylinder and have non run flat tyres. (The older I get, the more comfort I want)
Anyway, to cut a long story short, after waiting a few months, we could not find a second hand one that met these specs and therefore have ordered a new 325i SE Tourer E91 with the above specs. The dealer has agreed to supply the car with non run flats which saves me changing them.
I have two questions that I would like your experienced opinions on.
1) Do you think it is advisable to do a Break-in oil change at say the first 1500 miles to get any running in debris out of the oil and filter? I know this is something we used to do many years ago at 500 miles but seems to be obsolete now but I think the idea is worth considering.
2) I have ordered a set of mudflaps but I am not paying the dealer £170 to fit them. As I want to paint them the same colour as the car before I fit them, I was wondering if it is possible to fit the flaps successfully without scratching them. Not keen on them being black against a metallic Bluewater car.
I apologise if my questions has been dealt with before but I did a search and could not find them anywhere.
Many thanks for your help.
Jim