[MySport]

My vehicle has just asked for its first service after 16,000 miles. Spoken to two of my local dealers who have both quoted £355.
Oil, Oil filter and Micro filter - £355!
Is it me or does that sound like a lot of money?

[Mushy007]

Sounds about right, my X1s service same as yours was £275 and a major service £475 that was for the xdrive 2ltr d, your block has more oil so not that bad a price.

[DimM3]

280£ at Cotswolds Bmw Cheltenham(X3 m40d),which still seems a lot for just Oil,oil filter and micro filter but...

[Goneinsixtyseconds]

Originally Posted by MySport

My vehicle has just asked for its first service after 16,000 miles. Spoken to two of my local dealers who have both quoted £355.
Oil, Oil filter and Micro filter - £355!
Is it me or does that sound like a lot of money?

I don't understand why these engines are on a lower service interval either. Mine has said 15,000 miles to first service since I bought it new.

440i was higher at about 19,000.

Most of my miles is steady motorway cruising at 70, but miles to service still not gone up at all.

[teaston]

My first service was at 13k!

Only cost £230 though as they fucked up the quote, should have been £340 apparently.

[wow400]

Is there a published service schedule around for these M40d cars?

[Hopeful]

You could save over £50 by supplying the oil.

[ramparts]

Originally Posted by Hopeful

You could save over £50 by supplying the oil.

Originally Posted by Hopeful

You could save over £50 by supplying the oil.

They do seem Low but at the same time I'd rather driver around with nice clean oil.

Mine was done at 4000 due to a sensor issue and it was filthy

[MySport]

Would a main dealer allow you to do that?

[teaston]

Originally Posted by wow400

Is there a published service schedule around for these M40d cars?

There's no schedule on modern BMWs with CBS (condition based servicing)

[Bilbofraggins]

I realize that these are diesel costs...but here for petrol our interval is 10,000 Km...dealers charge about 145 bucks +15% tax...We had one completed in July at one dealer 71,048 km for 144 bucks total of 177 (102 pounds)...and recently at a different dealer at 82K, it cost 145, + 45 for the MOT and 135 for brake fluid (total 392 Cad, or 227 pounds). I declined the cabin filter as it did not need doing.

I do my own servicing once out of warranty...and what I can't do, an Indy does.

You guys are gouged on vehicle cost, in both purchase and maint. Good-ole, rip-off Britain...

We were at similar intervals to the UK for about 4 years...and then BMW Canada...stopped that...I believe it was the source of many timing chain stretching issues...

[Bilbofraggins]

Originally Posted by teaston

There's no schedule on modern BMWs with CBS (condition based servicing)

Apart from oil which is 10,000km or yearly, its a mixture....

Brake fluid will be set to two years.

Cabin filters during the free maint period (in Canada 4 years) are changed if found dirty (basically every second visit!).

Spark plugs as per CBS, which here for the X3 non M, is 60,000KM.

It looks to have been a while since I had an engine air filter done...but it was not mentioned during the last service mid Jan.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by Bilbofraggins

Apart from oil which is 10,000km or yearly, its a mixture....

Brake fluid will be set to two years.

Cabin filters during the free maint period (in Canada 4 years) are changed if found dirty (basically every second visit!).

Spark plugs as per CBS, which here for the X3 non M, is 60,000KM.

It looks to have been a while since I had an engine air filter done...but it was not mentioned during the last service mid Jan.

Must be different in Canada, oil is totally condition based regarding mileage, or every two years here.

Brake fluid is after 3 years and then every 2 years.

There's no free maintenance period here. Cabin filters are done on every major service.

M40d's don't have spark plugs

[adam.b]

Originally Posted by teaston

My first service was at 13k!

Only cost £230 though as they fucked up the quote, should have been £340 apparently.

On X3 G01 they do not have oil service with micro filter (£100). Yesterday been quoted £235 for oil service and they noticed that micro filter is not listed, they added it manually. £325 minus £50 for on line booking in total £275.

All diesel x3 are set for 15k miles or 2 years service interval now but salesman will tell you 18k/24m.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by adam.b

On X3 G01 they do not have oil service with micro filter (£100). Yesterday been quoted £235 for oil service and they noticed that micro filter is not listed, they added it manually. £325 minus £50 for on line booking in total £275.

All diesel x3 are set for 15k miles or 2 years service interval now but salesman will tell you 18k/24m.

There definitely is an oil service with micro filter for the M40d, shows on the bmw service site for my car:

[Hopeful]

Originally Posted by MySport

Would a main dealer allow you to do that?

Mine does.
Bought my previous 7l of Shell Helix Ultra ECT 5w30 from Opie Oils via eBay

[Bilbofraggins]

Originally Posted by teaston

There definitely is an oil service with micro filter for the M40d, shows on the bmw service site for my car:

Good lord...Buy a Foxwell...get ahead of the diagnostic curve...and tell them...

[wow400]

Originally Posted by teaston

There's no schedule on modern BMWs with CBS (condition based servicing)

Thanks Teaston - makes working out if a maintenance package is worth it pretty impossible then!

[teaston]

Originally Posted by wow400

Thanks Teaston - makes working out if a maintenance package is worth it pretty impossible then!

The service packs aren't mileage based anymore, you get two services and a brake fluid change and MOT, which from the prices above they would cost around £900 if paid for separately without discount.

If you change your car before the second service you can transfer the pack to your next car.

[adam.b]

Originally Posted by teaston

There definitely is an oil service with micro filter for the M40d, shows on the bmw service site for my car:

For my 30d it isn't showing that, for first 10-11 months only dvla could recognize it by number plate.

[IslandDriver]

Crazy... I didn't know free maintence was a Canadian thing. Regular maintenance being 100% covered thru the warranty was a big reason I was stoked to get into my first BMW years ago.

[spangle1980]

Originally Posted by wow400

Is there a published service schedule around for these M40d cars?

Whenever I have asked my dealer theoretical questions on costs (like how much does the first service for the M40d cost), they fob me off with BS. So I bought the service pack for piece of mind. Luckily I was one of the last 60000mile 3year jobs for not that much (I can't remember, was a few hundred though).

Any car dealer will screw you for servicing. My GF actually got talked into air con re-pressuring by Audi for £99. The total service cost for her ikkle A1 was like nearly 500notes. You are far better getting a RENOWNED local dealer who has the diagnostic equipment to do the job for probably half the price. However not sure if they can update the service log in iDrive is the only thing (they can certainly reset the service interval).

I am often amazed at how an oil change (minor service) can cost a good wedge, when you look at the "what we did" sheet and basically it was exactly that, along with checking the door hinges, lubricating the wiper lugs and all that bollocks.