Service interval by mileage or odometer?

[El69]

Can anyone confirm if the recommended servicing intervals by SA (1000km, 5000km and 10000km) is by mileage or odometer reading? I thought its by odometer but...

 

...went for my 1st service at 1000km and they put a reminder sticker thats states next service at 6000km (odometer reading). If this is correct, the next scheduled service after the 6000km should be 16000km (6000+10000km).

 

Somehow I think they wrote wrongly or I misinterpret their definition.

[Ah_veo]

1st servicing: 1000km

2nd servicing: 6000km (1+5)

3rd servicing: 11000km (6+5)

 

4th servicing: 21000km (11+10)

 

 

1 question, u using mineral oil for ur 1st servicing @ 1k, rite?

Edited February 14, 2005 by Ah_veo

[El69]

Yes, using mineral.

[Papercup]

I also got the same serving remider sticker.

 

After I went for my 1K servicing, they wrote on the stick next servicing to be at 6K but I went back at 5K). After my 5K servicing, they wrote on the sticker to be 15K. Not sure are to follow the sticker or not

[Genie47]

Just follow it. FYI, car servicing is based on mileage on the odo and also time since the last servicing.

 

People like Ah-veo who clocks little mileage, his servicing should be every 6mths. For people who clock a lot of mileage, every 10-15k. So it is 6mths or 10k whichever comes first.

[Genew]

haiz.... my 10K has arrived liaoz.... in less then 3 months.....

[Zacer]

oki lar max use of cars good mah

[Ah_veo]

i think SA go by type of engine oil used.

if 2nd service use fully syn, then 3rd svcing at 16k instead of 11k.

but i remember there's some small issues abt oil filter change interval.

[Ah_veo]

my 10k arrived after almost 10mths....now milege juz passed 12k.

[Juherman]

btw, got any risks sending for servicing after way past ur recommended servicing mileage or not? cos scared no more engine oil to run...heee

[Koren]

my 10k arrives in 2 mths..

 

now hitting 20k liao..

Edited March 3, 2005 by Koren

[Esky]

People like Ah-veo who clocks little mileage, his servicing should be every 6mths. For people who clock a lot of mileage, every 10-15k. So it is 6mths or 10k whichever comes first.

 

If using Amsoil, then 1 yr or ? km, whichever comes first ah?

[Genie47]

With syn oil, you can stretch it to one year if you don't clock more than 20k a year.

[Linus]

Just follow it. FYI, car servicing is based on mileage on the odo and also time since the last servicing.

 

People like Ah-veo who clocks little mileage, his servicing should be every 6mths. For people who clock a lot of mileage, every 10-15k. So it is 6mths or 10k whichever comes first.

6 mths or 10k which ever comes 1st ? i thot shld be 3mths or 10k as stated with the engine oil sticker.

[Linus]

haiz.... my 10K has arrived liaoz.... in less then 3 months.....

u on par with me leh... now 70k, 21 mths. monthly abt 3,333.33k

[Genie47]

Dealer want you to come back so that they can earn money.

[Linus]

i see... damn.....

[Esky]

6 mths or 10k which ever comes 1st ? i thot shld be 3mths or 10k as stated with the engine oil sticker.

 

"3 mths or 5k" applies for maybe the '70s or '80s. Oil and fuel have improved a lot since. From what I know, for new BMWs, the FIRST service is at 25k km!