Engine Oil & Filter Change

We recommend changing the engine oil & filter every year or every 5,000 to 6,000 miles. Not as frequent as Jiffy Lube and certainly not as long between as the BMW CBS counter in your car. WHY? To start with, BMW corporate had to pay for a lot of the services when your car was new so extending the oil change interval was an obvious way to reduce expenses for them. It was also part of a nice sales presentation - “ You only have to come in every couple of years or so for an oil change “. Then it dovetailed nicely with the claims of the oil companies that they had developed new synthetic super oils that could extend the miles between oil changes.

SOUNDS GOOD! WHAT’S WRONG WITH THAT?

Oil sludge build up & oil caking all over the moving & not so moving pieces of your engine, that’s what. Those extended intervals cause internal build up that looks like melted chocolate candy bar coating just about everywhere inside the engine. Here are a couple of pictures from the inside of a 2014 328i with only 60,000 miles on it.

This oil crust buildup reduces the life of the engine purely & simply and in some cases has led to catastrophic engine failures. The new engines are working harder than ever before and even harder in Honolulu with the hot climate & our everyday slow moving, short trip, stop & go traffic.Here, the engines need oil changes more frequently than what BMW would have you believe.

OK. Go with Jiffy Lube and those types of shops. They’re less expensive &faster plus you can find them easier. NOT SO FAST ! They are less expensive because they use cheaper & substandard parts. Good synthetic oil is not cheap and what good is a junk oil filter that not only doesn’t clean the oil properly but also starts falling apart between oil changes? True Story ! We’ve seen it on more than one occasion. On top of that, most fast lube folks are entry level and have not been trained to work especially on BMW’s & MINI’s.Our guys have been trained to work on these cars and have years of experience.Plus we are using top of the line synthetic oils & high quality German/European filters.

So….. Engine oil & filter change every year or every 5,000 to 6,000 miles using top of the line oil & filters done by someone who really knows your car. You can check out the discount coupons elsewhere in this site for additional savings. WINNER !