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Old 02-09-2010, 06:04 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by AK370Z View Post
I was under the impression BMW gets synthetic hence the longer change. The light goes off usually at 12000 miles as you've mentioned. For regular oil like ester, 3750 miles is recommended.
I'm in the 7500 mi. set of circumstances and I don't "track" my car. Nevertheless, considering the price of this investment and my plan to have this car last many years, I'm doing Mobil 1 every 5,000 miles. That's what I do with all my cars and I have never had any engine issues. This is not the place to try to save what amounts to a relatively few dollars.
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