Can i ask why you guys let it go more than 2 years before you thought about changing the oil.

Well, to be honest, in my case the reason is that I've only owned the car for about 8 months, have only driven it 500 miles in that time and as the service indicator was/is still reading nearly 8500 miles to go to the next Oil Service I didn't even think to read through all the minutiae of the service handbook. It literally didn't even cross my mind until I read the OP's post.

In fact, I've never even considered or bothered to read and notice this in any of the BMW Handbooks that I've had in 30 years of unbroken BMW ownership. So...interestingly...I've just read what it says in the handbook to my 8-Series and it says "every year". Yet of further interest the documentation that comes with my E34 540i (same engine remember) makes absolutely no mention of this! Then my wife's E39 528i Touring handbook again says: "every year".

Bollocks to all that! None of those cars are under warranty...and the 840 and the 540 are driven so infrequently and in fact I have had the oil changed but more like 2 yearly...not because I thought it should be because of what it says in the handbook...but I just 'felt' instinctively it should be.

Anyway, I'll get the CSL booked in for an oil change next week...two months late over the "2 Years" but I can hardly see how that's an issue when the car hasn't been driven?

I really need to get out in it more...this is turning out to be "all work and no play!" :hahaha:

The reason i've not done it is that im always out of the country and had the car in storage so honestly have not found the time to take it out and do an oil service.

derin100 can you let me know what they say when you book yours in? I'll be doing my service in around 2 weeks, so also 2 years 2 months late... Although i didn't understand why I shouldn't get it stamped as an "oil service"?

I live in central london so would do my oil service at BMW Park Lane which costs £238.50 !!!!! :banghead:

So as a little hi-jack, did Giraffe say that an Insp II was £799 inclusive?

Pip

I sure did :thumbs:

My car had Inspection I on 19-03-09 (13219)and Oil service on 09-03-11 (13926), when is Inspection II due ? or will the car tell me. :thumbs:

On mileage the car tells you ( as you turn on ignition) but it will be at around 25000 miles I guess.

Otherwise it wil be before two years from last service

Thanks Shimmy, will be doing oil change in New Year as done a few track days so fresh Oil for next season. :thumbs: