Servicing out of sync - not sure what to do.

[moonigan]

When I bought my car last March it was showing a service due in xxxx miles (less than 1500 iirc). However the car had had an oil service 3000 miles and 12 months previously but as it was done on a time based interval rather than service indicator the BMW dealer did the service, stamped the book but forgot to reset the service indicator.

However the BMW indy that I bought the car from being the good guys they are didnt want to sell the car showing a service due so they looked at the service book saw that the last service was an oil service and promptly did a full inspection 1 service. At this point the car was showing 12000 miles on the clock. They reset the indicator and now the car is now showing its ready for an oil service.

Question is should I try and get the car back in sync with the norm which appears to be:

Oil Service circa 10K
inspection 1 around 20-25K miles
Oil Service 30-35K
Inspection 2 45-50K

or just get an oil service done and have the inspection 2 done at the next service ?

TIA
Paul

 

[mmm-five]

I'd just continue as the OBC asks (or time if it's not doing a lot of miles) - and as it's been over-serviced I can't see there being a problem.

It would be another matter had it been under-serviced and missed one due to time or mileage.

 

[moonigan]

I'd just continue as the OBC asks (or time if it's not doing a lot of miles) - and as it's been over-serviced I can't see there being a problem.

It would be another matter had it been under-serviced and missed one due to time or mileage.

Thanks for the reply. Thats kinda what I thought.

 

[AlanJ]

I'd just continue as the OBC asks (or time if it's not doing a lot of miles) - and as it's been over-serviced I can't see there being a problem.

It would be another matter had it been under-serviced and missed one due to time or mileage.

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[VvrooomM]

You do not reset the service indicator for time based work unless it is an two year oil change that coincides with the service indicator. If you do oil every two years with low mileage your dash will show incorrect service if reset each time.