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Originally Posted by slammer111
Why is there debate? Just trust the manufacturers' recommendations.
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Not if you own a BMW. At least, not if you want to keep it in running condition.
BMW recommends 25,000km oil changes... sure, it's
probably fine after 25,000km, but do you really want to risk it? That's especially insane for people who only drive their BMW as a "summer" or "weekend" car. They could go 3-4
years between oil changes.
Strangely enough, BMW changed their oil change interval to 25,000km around the same time they began offering free maintenance on all of their vehicles...
(*Edit: I remember reading somewhere they have revised the recommended oil change interval. Even if this is true, the 25,000km recommended interval was in place for many years. This is why some anal people caution against buying used late-model BMW's that do not come with service records as they could have run 25,000km+ without an oil change).