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Guys, when the time comes wouldnt mind mini-servicing the beast myself and therefore is there a list of tasks on here that I would carry out to service the car, such as air filters, oil filters, etc. or can we complile a list of tasks to carry out so people can refer to it, may be task, parts required and how to, for each step.

Not sure why there aren't any replies to this but I like to do the following:-

Every 7500 miles a full oil and filter change
New air filter
New pollen filter
New brake fluid flush
New coolant
New spark plugs every two years
Full clean, polish, seal, wax
Put a tank of injector cleaner through the system

Whenever I get a new car, I always do the above but also :-
If manual change gearbox fluid
Change front / rear diff oil
Fuel filter
Air conditioning anti bacterial flush

He's probably done the service by now because his message was over 2 years ago!!!

[quote="Denis O"]
He's probably done the service by now because his message was over 2 years ago!!!
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Lol

[quote="LooneyLeon"]
Not sure why there aren't any replies to this but I like to do the following:-

Every 7500 miles a full oil and filter change
New air filter
New pollen filter
New brake fluid flush
New coolant
New spark plugs every two years
Full clean, polish, seal, wax
Put a tank of injector cleaner through the system

Whenever I get a new car, I always do the above but also :-
If manual change gearbox fluid
Change front / rear diff oil
Fuel filter
Air conditioning anti bacterial flush
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I think some of that's s bit overkill if doing all that every 7.5k miles.

All fine and I concur with you... however all that 'domestic/DIY' work is mainly applicable for vehicles of 10y plus.

Albeit you could keep hold of receipts etc some would still need/want to see the stamp in the book [from a dealer/specialist].

I always go for a bit of hybrid... let dealers do the regular oil+filter service and I could do the rest
New air filter
New pollen filter
New spark plugs every 2-4 years
Full clean, polish, seal, wax
Put a tank of injector cleaner through the system
and change the oil in the diff/gearbox when necessary, every 80-100k miles, every 7-10 years etc.

... i'm with you on preventative maintenance.

[quote="Raj"]
[quote="LooneyLeon"]
Not sure why there aren't any replies to this but I like to do the following:-

Every 7500 miles a full oil and filter change
New air filter
New pollen filter
New brake fluid flush
New coolant
New spark plugs every two years
Full clean, polish, seal, wax
Put a tank of injector cleaner through the system

Whenever I get a new car, I always do the above but also :-
If manual change gearbox fluid
Change front / rear diff oil
Fuel filter
Air conditioning anti bacterial flush
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I think some of that's s bit overkill if doing all that every 7.5k miles.
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To be fair maybe 7.5k is a bit over kill for this car, i do this on my M3 as I think the standard BMW 15,000 mile  interval is too much for a performance car like the M3.

That said the 4.6is is a high performance machine, ok its not as highly strung as the M3 because of the big V8 but i still wouldn't want to wait 15,500 miles be between oil services.

I think i'll do it every 10,000 miles.

[quote="LooneyLeon"]
[quote="Raj"]
[quote="LooneyLeon"]
Not sure why there aren't any replies to this but I like to do the following:-

Every 7500 miles a full oil and filter change
New air filter
New pollen filter
New brake fluid flush
New coolant
New spark plugs every two years
Full clean, polish, seal, wax
Put a tank of injector cleaner through the system

Whenever I get a new car, I always do the above but also :-
If manual change gearbox fluid
Change front / rear diff oil
Fuel filter
Air conditioning anti bacterial flush
[/quote]

I think some of that's s bit overkill if doing all that every 7.5k miles.
[/quote]

To be fair maybe 7.5k is a bit over kill for this car, i do this on my M3 as I think the standard BMW 15,000 mile  interval is too much for a performance car like the M3.

That said the 4.6is is a high performance machine, ok its not as highly strung as the M3 because of the big V8 but i still wouldn't want to wait 15,500 miles be between oil services.

I think i'll do it every 10,000 miles.
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I agree every 15,500 is a bit much, I service mine every 10,000 miles aswell! 

You would need to drive the S54 engined cars in an extremely sensible fashion to get anywhere close to a 15,500 mile service interval given that it's actually determined by the amount of fuel used.  8/9000 miles is more likely to be the gap between services.

I though it was 10k anyway? That's what tother half was told when she asked about running costs.

Richard

[quote="centurion"]
and change the oil in the diff/gearbox when necessary, every 80-100k miles, every 7-10 years etc.
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.... if they last that long....

[quote="Steamyrotter"]
[quote="centurion"]
and change the oil in the diff/gearbox when necessary, every 80-100k miles, every 7-10 years etc.
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.... if they last that long....
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Now you're just being cynical.....and maybe just a wee bit biased. O:-)

Front diff. went at 139k and g'box is still running strongly


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