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SiJar
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mmm-five
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but why would a micro filter add £400 to the £200 engine oil service?
The info on the BMW service site is terrible too...it claims an inspection II is recommended every 18,000 miles...or 2 years...and doesn’t include gearbox or diff oil changes
Something very wrong going on there I think.
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mark seeker
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I've actually been calling around lately:
BMW - £202 + £78 for an 'inspection'
Indies - around £83 labour or £180 to supply oil & filter.
What are they general views on the oil filter? I see people have mentioned Mahle and Bosch, I've been buying the BMW part at C. £22, I change the oil every 2-3k, is there any real difference between these filters?
BMW - £202 + £78 for an 'inspection'
Indies - around £83 labour or £180 to supply oil & filter.
What are they general views on the oil filter? I see people have mentioned Mahle and Bosch, I've been buying the BMW part at C. £22, I change the oil every 2-3k, is there any real difference between these filters?
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AndyBeech
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Regarding the filter, BMW will supply you with a Mahle OX 187D filter which is readily available at many other places for about a tenner max so you can just as easily get one elsewhere a save a bit. The only difference is it won’t have a BMW logo printed on it. Sure Bosch etc. are fine but may as well go for the OE filter when cost is negligible.mark seeker wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:40 am I've actually been calling around lately:
BMW - £202 + £78 for an 'inspection'
Indies - around £83 labour or £180 to supply oil & filter.
What are they general views on the oil filter? I see people have mentioned Mahle and Bosch, I've been buying the BMW part at C. £22, I change the oil every 2-3k, is there any real difference between these filters?
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mark seeker
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Regarding the filter, BMW will supply you with a Mahle OX 187D filter which is readily available at many other places for about a tenner max so you can just as easily get one elsewhere a save a bit. The only difference is it won’t have a BMW logo printed on it. Sure Bosch etc. are fine but may as well go for the OE filter when cost is negligible.
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Many thanks Andy, i'll get the Mahle filter then (without the BMW logo)
Regarding the filter, BMW will supply you with a Mahle OX 187D filter which is readily available at many other places for about a tenner max so you can just as easily get one elsewhere a save a bit. The only difference is it won’t have a BMW logo printed on it. Sure Bosch etc. are fine but may as well go for the OE filter when cost is negligible.
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Many thanks Andy, i'll get the Mahle filter then (without the BMW logo)
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