[dcmac]

As the title suggests, my 10,000 mile service was due in February but I haven't taken it in yet because I am only at 6k miles and I changed my own oil at 4k miles.

I am past one year though and figured I should take her in now given it'll take me a while to get to 10k... does anyone know the specifics of what gets done at the 10k service? Is it a simple oil change or more?

Does the lateness of my service affect anything with BMW etc?

TIA!

[DETRoadster]

It sounds like you might do pretty low miles on your car. If so, I'd recommend forgetting about the mileage based intervals and just take the car in annually. That's what I do and it's had no impact on warranty or anything with BMW.

[dcmac]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

It sounds like you might do pretty low miles on your car. If so, I'd recommend forgetting about the mileage based intervals and just take the car in annually. That's what I do and it's had no impact on warranty or anything with BMW.

Yes, thank you, I will do this from now on. But given I'm now 2 months past the annual scheduled service, I'm trying to figure out if it's going to cause me any issues with BMW...

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by dcmac

Yes, thank you, I will do this from now on. But given I'm now 2 months past the annual scheduled service, I'm trying to figure out if it's going to cause me any issues with BMW...

Hard to say, but if it were me personally I would get it in ASAP to get that stake in the ground and start that annual service schedule counter. Also, consider resale. A car that was brought in for maintenance on a sporadic basis could raise red flags and lower the value.

[DanG]

Many of us don’t hit the mileage mark in a year. BMW does recommend the oil replaced once a year regardless of mileage. Mine had a 8,000 miles on it when the dealer did the one year service.

Take it in and get your free service. Hopefully it won’t hurt your warranty for being late.

[McPurrs]

You will be fine. The dealer gets compensated for the annual work, which is one reason they want you to come in.

[Flying Ace]

Because you changed it at 4k (what date was it), you effectively reset the annual clock at that interval. Your CBS will never know that you did that oil change.

IMO, because you've already thrown the CBS out of whack, you should get it changed again (guessing you're about 6 months or so since your 4k change?) and get the CBS reset.

In the future, reset the CBS at every change and least keep a service record for the next owner.

[David1]

If you miss your service by a certain amount of time the car will not be CPO able and not be eligable for some of BMW's extended warranties.

[dcmac]

Just to close this out, I took it in and they didn't bat an eyelid. All good. My dash now reads Apr 2020 for next service rather than Feb. Thanks for the feedback from all.