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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Portland, OR
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2001 E46 (325ci): simple maintenance?
Greetings,
My project car is a 1985.5 Porsche 944 (parts supplied by Pelican Parts :-) but my commuter car is a 2001 BMW 325ci. Since I do a lot of work on my 944, I have a hard time believing that the 325 can go for many, many miles before it asks to be serviced. For example, I could not stand to have the original air filter element in the car after 10k+ miles (and the car still a ways from a service appointment) so I replaced it. I felt better than my car was breating freely. Regarding the spark plugs, I wonder how long those things will last and when I should replace them? The car has around 56k miles on it and has the original plugs. (I bought the car at 26k miles, 2 years ago.) How often do you guys change your spark plugs? Does the 325 come with platinum plugs that go for 60k miles? |
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02-23-2005, 04:51 PM
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Factory says plugs are 100K items. Oil is approx. 15K. Air filter is done at inspection II (50-60K miles) Cabin filter is every 15K miles. Fuel Filter - not noted. Gearbox oil and rearend - never. Coolant - lifetime or 4 years. Brake flush not mentioned.
Not that those intervals are recomended. I'm doing the plugs around 60-70K. Air filter and fuel filter transmission and gearbox at 30K. Oil changes at 7500 using Mobil 1 not factory fake synthetic BMW oil. Radiator flush with Pentosin and brake line flush every other year. Good to DIY. Take a look at the services performed during the dealer's Inspection I and II, looks long and impressive. Read it closely - then check the price tag. T- it's a lot of damn money to check your car for rust and the condition of your tail lamp bulbs. Talk about beating your customer to death.
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02-24-2005, 07:56 AM
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Platinum is standard. Use Bosch or NGK. I used Bosch Irridium +4. Plags can be VERY hard to remove at 100k.
Oil 7500 or 6mo. Air and cabin filter 15-30k Man tranny and Diff 30-60k Automatic tranny 60k plugs, fuel filter, belts, p/s 60k brake fluid 2 years coolant 4 years
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02-24-2005, 12:03 PM
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brake fluid is changed every 2 years. i like doing the fuel filters every 60k.
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03-18-2005, 08:25 AM
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