10,000 mile service help?
08-19-08, 08:08 AM
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Or on the other hand it just shows how cheap they are? They dont want to change the oil every 5k miles on their cars. Your synthetic oil lasts 15k miles? I dont doubt that, but does your OIL filter last 15k miles? I highly doubt it, so please correct me on this one too.. LMAO
08-19-08, 08:13 AM
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also forgot to chime in.... depending on which bmw model year you have, they reccomended 10k mile oil change on my brothers 98 3 series. So I guess you stand corrected.?
08-19-08, 08:15 AM
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Or on the other hand it just shows how cheap they are? They dont want to change the oil every 5k miles on their cars. Your synthetic oil lasts 15k miles? I dont doubt that, but does your OIL filter last 15k miles? I highly doubt it, so please correct me on this one too.. LMAO
Amsoil claims 25K on one of their oil filters.
It's not a question of cheap on 5K changes.Synthetic oil is over twice as much as dino.
It's a question of convienence.
You just may be corrected.
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08-19-08, 08:19 AM
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With todays engines,a high quality oil filter probably can go 15K miles.I wouldn't go that many miles on a because I'm too ****.I'll go 10-12K.
Amsoil claims 25K on one of their oil filters.
It's not a question of cheap on 5K changes.Synthetic oil is over twice as much as dino.
It's a question of convienence.
You are corrected.
Amsoil claims 25K on one of their oil filters.
It's not a question of cheap on 5K changes.Synthetic oil is over twice as much as dino.
It's a question of convienence.
You are corrected.
08-19-08, 08:39 AM
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1989Lexus,here is an interesting site that has discussions and good points on both synthetic and regular oil as well as oil filters.
It's a very interesting site on many things on vehicles.
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php
It's a very interesting site on many things on vehicles.
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php
08-19-08, 11:18 AM
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Alright, this has become another dino vs synthetic thread. To the OP, I would like to add my thoughts....
Going to the dealer for services helps cement a relationship. I use the same service advisor each time and I simply ask for an oil change and provide my synthetic oil (i drive 7k miles a year so oil sits a while and lots of short trips). Doing that ends up costing me like 45 bucks in labor and 25-30 in oil or something like that. But what it does is that when there is some small issue , such as a plastic component with a bend or a cloth panel with a small bubble, he has gone the extra mile and replaced the part with no hassle. This may be the typical Lexus experience but I tend to think it is because he knows me and my 2 vehicles and knows I service there (even if it is a simple service). So you can even get a 15K service for 75 bucks, and in your service manual check off what you have done, basically it is a simple set of inspections, no significant fluid change. In fact all services are simple until 30K when you should do a brake flush. Tranny, differential, radiator fluids all go for a long time on the GS.
Going to the dealer for services helps cement a relationship. I use the same service advisor each time and I simply ask for an oil change and provide my synthetic oil (i drive 7k miles a year so oil sits a while and lots of short trips). Doing that ends up costing me like 45 bucks in labor and 25-30 in oil or something like that. But what it does is that when there is some small issue , such as a plastic component with a bend or a cloth panel with a small bubble, he has gone the extra mile and replaced the part with no hassle. This may be the typical Lexus experience but I tend to think it is because he knows me and my 2 vehicles and knows I service there (even if it is a simple service). So you can even get a 15K service for 75 bucks, and in your service manual check off what you have done, basically it is a simple set of inspections, no significant fluid change. In fact all services are simple until 30K when you should do a brake flush. Tranny, differential, radiator fluids all go for a long time on the GS.
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