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Got a great deal on one a few years ago but the maintenance costs are prohibitive. Eventually got a Toyota, far cry from the previous machine but at least the latter was very reliable
Got a 100k mile bmw as my first car ran it till 200k just has a coolant leak. Edit : it is true true thenpastic melts and u need to replace things more often then you’d like but still lol
Disagree completely. E28 535i (>400k) & 528e, E32, E36, E39 M5, E53. Did all maintenance and upgrades myself. Loved every one of them. E28 was the best car ever built imho.
With a bypass filter set up, it can be done. But only with synthetic which doesn't need the additive pack to change viscosity (from cold flow to operating temperature). You will still need to replenish the oil burned during normal healthy combustion.
Same here but I live in Ohio, every 3k miles. I watched a show that had the former head engineer from Nissan and he said 3K miles is when today's oils start to break down and engine wear begins.
Dang, I live in the cold winter heck of Wisconsin but I only change my oil every 5-8,000 miles for my 2010 Honda CRV using fully synthetic. Thought the adage was for regular oil it’s 3-5k miles and synthetic it’s 5k-8k miles (in the City, on highway it’s higher)
You can get by with 6-7k mile oil changes at least with non turbo Hondas! I’ve never have had any issues with any of my cars outside of normal wear items like tires brakes and fluids and every car has got 200,000+ miles when traded in other then then the 2 cars that were wrecked.
@NintendoSlim I like the 5k but it's not the perfect rule, sometimes life happens and you gotta wait more or less time but it's a good rule to live by.
Scotty, on May 30th I purchased a 2005 Toyota Avalon Limited. The car is fully loaded with just about every option you can get and it is in IMMACULATE condition. When I purchased the car, the previous owner had just put new tires on it, changed the rotors and pads and did the oil. When I got to 3000 miles to change oil light came on, but when I checked the oil, it was still practically crystal clear with a slight tint of brown to it. So I went and put 6,000 total miles on the car, and yesterday, when I got the oil changed, it was still in really good shape, but I wanted to get the car ready for the winter. I put a new battery on Saturday. the old owner told me that the battery was old and undersized for the car and it needed to be changed soon. It lasted me 5 months. I just changed the oil and now all I have to do is rotate my tires because the rear has only about 15% more tread than the front, but I live on a mountain in Pennsylvania and we get a lot more snow then most places and I would like as much tread as possible on my front drive tires. I was going to wait to 7500 miles to get to oil changed, but usually, the beginning of November is when we start to get some snow. So I just wanted to get it done before the weather got bad. But the car is AMAZING. It runs PERFECTLY and looks practically brand new. I found that one in a million car that people look for. Hopefully I have many years I'm driving this car. I would like to send you pictures if you have a Facebook or Instagram. I think you would be very impressed at the condition of the vehicle for being 19 years old
That oil change light, it just counts how many miles have gone by since it was last reset and really has nothing to do with the amount or quality of the oil in the engine. I had an old 2003 Honda Odyssey that the light would come on every so many miles, I can't remember maybe 3k or 5k. And on newer cars you can change when the maintenance light comes on, like you can change it from 3k to 5k or more. Regardless of what the maintenance reminder lights do I always keep a service and oil change record log in the glove compartment of all my cars and I go by the last mileage date, I'm old school, I don't like computers in cars telling me what to do 😆.
On a front wheel drive always put the best tires on the rear. The weight of engine and trans make up for any tread loss. There is little weight in the rear and you want the best traction there to keep the back end from losing traction and spinning out.
@@justacinnamonbun8658New cars actually monitor your driving and turn the light on accordingly. If you idle a lot it comes on sooner. If you highway drive a lot it comes on. later
@@heyyou5189 A 2005 model year is NOT a new car. My 2015 Toyota is set for 5000 miles "maintenence required" warning light/message even though it has a 10,000 mile general service oil change interval. I change my oil more frequently than that now, even though I did not while it was under warranty. Tires need rotating every 5,000 or so miles to help them wear more evenly.
I changed my 1998 Mustang manual transmission V6 engine oil every 15,000 miles. A couple times it went 30,000. I quit driving the thing after 320,000 miles and bought a Toyota Corolla but it's never had the head off.
I don’t care what any manufacturer says. I tell My customers to change it every 5,000 miles. If they can’t be bothered with that then I tell them find another shop. If you can’t be bothered with regular maintenance don’t come to me expecting sympathy.
I have changed my oil on average of 10,033 miles with no issues because I don’t go by engine oil, I go by engine oil filter. I go by a system of oil filter life ratio (OFLR)/road dirt ratio (RDR) it basically is how well the oil filter is filtering to how full of road dirt the filter is. It uses a little oil but, not anything above industry standards for an engine with more than 114K miles. 🙂
I was just a kid when my Dad bought a new 69' Pontiac Catalina. It had a 400 cu in engine with a 2 barrel carburetor. One day it just quit when Mom was driving it home. It was only a quarter mile from home, so we towed it home with our other car. Dad was working a turnaround, and didn't have time to work on the Pontiac, so he got a ride to work, and Mom drove our other car. This was my First repair job! I took it apart, and it had a Teflon timing gear on the cam! It stripped all the way around. I got a new all steel timing set, installed it, and it ran like new. I was 14 and it was 1971. Ran for Years.
I've always changed my oil either at 3000 miles or 5000 miles depending on the oil I use.. I've never had an engine go bad..We always keep our cars at least for 10 years.
I owned a BMW 740i years ago and almost like clockwork at 200,000km, the plastic timing belt rails embrittled, broke apart and ran through the engine, while I was driving 100km/h on the highway. Yes, I'm in Canada. I was quoted between $4,000 and $7,000 CAD to fix it. It was the first and last BMW I ever owned. Many parts are plastic and need to be replaced regularly. Definitely not worth the money.
@@NTLMBigBench If only I'd known back in 2001 (although they probably only now offer it because people like me had to suffer through the plastic crap).
The 5.7l Hemi motor that is used in my Ram is known for having lifter failures resulting in the camshaft being annihilated, I change the oil and filter in my truck every 2000 miles. Sure the oil can last longer yet I'd rather spend 60 bucks at Walmart then whatever it'd cost to replace my motor, clean oil and regular maintenance is the answer to a long lasting engine in my opinion.
Good work, how does it look after 2k? I change mine @5k on a non turbo Pennzoil Ultra Platinum and Fram Ultra or Purolator Boss and the oil looks very clean honey gold color and very slippery under the fingers. It could go probably easily to 7k on a non turbo but only if mostly highway miles... On my other turbo I change right under 3k
@@valiantone395 My oil comes out black, truck has 147,000 miles on it now, bought the thing with 124,000 and before that the two previous owners performed 10,000 mile oil changes so I assume there's abit of gunk in there. Still I'm not too worried as the engine runs smooth and strong, no strange sounds, no tick (other then my busted exhaust manifold studs). I use a fram Synthetic Endurance filter, and I've recently swapped to Valvoline full synthetic high mileage 5w-30 oil.
I'm not sure if that's fair or not ... the BMW owner's manual clearly states that you MUST drive like a prick if you are an owner, so it's just a case of people doing what they're told.
I've had 3 Subarus, and have always used full synthetic oil, and changed my oil at 10000 kilometers, or 6000 miles. Never had any problems. Engines are expensive to replace, oil is cheap. My first Subaru had 280,000 kilometers when I traded it in. Changed timing belts twice before it self destructed. Other than that regular maintenance and regular oil changes.
Thanks for the information. I repair small engines, briggs came out and said you don't have to change oil in a lawnmower, what BULL.Between moisture, and natural blowby, in the engine the oil breaks down. People down change the oil in there mowers, they probably don't check the air filter either. Iv offen heard, where is the air filter.
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Scotty! You are absolutely correct. As a retired BMW parts man I sold lots of used engines to second owners of BMW’s. The reasons were always lack of oil changes or no oil from oil filter housing leaks.
Yep NZ supermarkets do it all the time. It's illegal but no one does anything. It's like when the govt investigates itself and finds no problems. Classic stuff.
update your knowledge. Go to the API website and learn about oil specs and how they gave changed and why. Years ago we sandblasted spark plugs filed the electrode and regapped them. You still doing that? How about antifreeze? You still changing that yearly?
@heyyou5189 I usually just have the sparkplugs replaced when I have the fluids replaced once a year during the annual tune up. I replace the battery every 3 years.
@@heyyou5189 take care of your car the same way you would your lawnmower or snowblower. It only takes a couple minutes to replace the sparkplug and change the oil. PS don't let your cat or dog knear the antifreeze they will drink it.
That is the most stupidest and ludicrous I thing I have ever heard 15,000 mi oil changes that is insane and a manufacturer suggests that everybody should run away from a BMW as fast as you can
@@Rob-zf2cv I think that schedule is meant for people who lease their cars,or trade every two to three years.People in hot climates,or keep their cars for years would never follow those long oil maintenance schedules.
I've had 4 MB- cars- Everyone has averaged appx 300K miles- I daily, as of 10/2024, a 1085 300SD W126, 5 cyl in-line turbo-deisel: 323,000 Mi- oil changes every 2500 Mi w/ Syn Liqui Molly or Mutol- car starts instantly and runs like new. 😊
If you own a first generation Honda CRV you can change your oil every 15,000 miles. I own two first generation Honda CRVs and I change the oil once a year which is usually around 14,000 miles and have never had a problem. Both have 258 K miles on them and no I don’t rotate driving them to keep the miles the same. They just happen to be the same mileage. I only use Mobile 1 full synthetic extended performance for older vehicles with 20K Mobile 1 filters. I also put some Lucas oil stop leak in with the oil. The stuff that looks like honey. I top each off about 1/2 quart of oil every 800-1000 miles. I periodically clean the PCV valve too and this helps with oil consumption. Some of my oil loss is from the oil pan but I choose not to replace the gaskets yet so it’s easier to keep adding fresh oil to protect the engine between changes.
I had a 2001 Toyota Sienna that had oil sludge because of the engine design. Synthetic oil changed every 3 - 5k miles cleared it all out, it was awesome
Actually, I have a ‘04 F150 I changed the oil every 20K Mobil 1 with 217K. Same with my ‘11 Camry- 215K. I have a Nissan Titan- it will get it every 5K though.
Just bought a new Corolla. I changed the oil / filter after the first 500 miles during break-in, then I just had the car in for its fall servicing and oil / filter change at about 1,100 miles. I drive 3,000 miles a year more or less and I change my oil twice a year at about the 1,500 mile mark. I intend to make this car last for a long time and certainly oil changes are a lot cheaper than engine replacement.
Doing 3k miles a year the body is going to rot away long before you engine does. 1500 mile oil changes are ridiculous but it's your money and it'd be better spent on undercoating it.
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I changed my ATF on my old Chevy transmission (th700 r4) and it completely messed it up didn't want to shift anymore... Turns out the new ATF loosened up some old dirt wich clogged almost all the valves in the transmission did a complete rebuild with new springs that were a better fit for my driving needs....
These class action suits are easy money. Always opt in, the lawyers do the work and you get avarice. I bought some gas from a Portland Oregon scamster service station, but something was wrong with the gas. Ethanol? Not the claimed octane? Don't know, don't care - I put it in my Mazda. Couple years later, I got a $100 check in the mail.
It's not about how many miles per say. Several considerations must be considered. First of all where you live can make a difference. If you live in Phoenix your oil and motor are under a lot of stress due to months of over 100 degree weather. A mild climate that's not too cold or too hot puts less stress on the motor and oil. Driving habits matter as a lot of drivers these days push the motor to extremes all the time. The motor size. 4 cyl vs 6 cyl vs 8 cyl. The amount of weight carried in the vehicle - only the driver vs several passengers like a family or even a car pool. Also if a vehicle like a truck or an SUV is always used to transport goods that are heavy. Local driving vs highway driving or combination of. Some vehicles that are always driven locally on short trips can put more wear and also constant highway travel with long driving times (high mileage) can hurt as driving 65-75 MPH for a few hours can shorten the life of the oil. In general most vehicles are okay. One can check the oil and see if it's still clear and doesn't have a bad odor is also a way to monitor. Today's oils especially synthetic are superior. Having said that changing the oil often can be a good thing. The issue in this video is specific in nature and things happen - that doesn't mean that it applies to all vehicles and oil changes. Main thing is to follow the recommended schedule in the owners manual. That is what the warranty requires. Normally make an appointment about 300 - 500 miles before the oil change is actually due as it can take 2 months to get an appointment. You can always do a walk-in oil change and wait longer too. Anyone with a new vehicle should always use the car dealership for maintenance and keep good records- especially during the warranty period. There are many reasons to use the dealership including the fact they're trained on the vehicle, they use certified parts and filters, they have the special diagnostic tools and know how to use them, but really it's all about the warranty. Cheap or do it yourself maintenance is a risk in that oil changes can result in stripped oil pan bolts and even forgetting to put the dipstick back (also spilling oil all over the engine and more). When you do your own work you're taking a big risk as you don't have a record of the maintenance and all of the systems are not checked each time like a dealership does. You have a problem later the warranty claim can be denied due to failure to do required inspections and checks. See your recommend service schedules and most of the items on the list will say to inspect specific parts and systems and that's required as part of the warranty as to catch problems early and prevent safety issues. Keep detailed maintenance records. When you use the dealership they have all of the records in the file for you and that's a good thing. Newer vehicles really have a limited amount of maintenance requirements for the first 3 years. Tire rotations and oil changes are the most common needs and when a dealership does this service they check everything. Most items are just inspected on a regular basis. Dealerships have service specials all the time and one can go to any dealership in the area and so check any in the area for service specials. You can actually purchase a vehicle maintenance plan for a vehicle at some dealerships when you buy a new car. Why? Because it's normally cheaper. The plan can be included in the car loan and as long as you get a low interest rate on the loan you get a good deal. The thing is that later on you don't have to worry about the funds for maintenance as it's already paid for 2 years or so. Some dealerships offer free oil changes and tire rotations and so before making a new vehicle purchase check all of the dealerships in a 50 mile radius. Some also give an extended warranty for free. These are only good for under the current owner of the dealership and if ownership changes the new owner has to agree to extend the offer. (so lifetime has a condition in small print). It's important to get all recalls done. Failing to get recall work done can void parts of the warranty. Next time you see a recall read the small print about your warranty and skipping recall work. Read your warranty carefully. Ask yourself if you have records of all work in a file? I disagree with Scotty on saying new cars are crap. Things happen that's the thing about new technology. Cars are overall safer and better now than any time in history. Sure there were a lot of great cars in the past and none of them had the type of safety features in todays cars. These older cars also had a ton of maintenance that if you have to pay for these services at todays prices it would be very expensive to maintain. We all loved working on the old cars as it was simple in many ways - today's vehicles are very complicated and one should mostly be hands-off. Most of the people that complain all the time are the older generation or the younger generation that abuse the vehicles and complain when things go wrong.
I might get a lot of crap for this, but I changed my oil every 15,000-20,000 on average in my Mazda 3 from when I bought it at 60k to a little over 200k and It ran like a dream the whole time. The only money I put in that car was batteries and tires through my ownership. (Tbf I drive 90% highway)
I have a 97 BMW 540i with 100,000 miles. Most reliable car I’ve ever driven. Parts are expensive, but restoring it was a total breeze. I just wish BMW and Mercedes kept their obsession over the quality of the tiniest parts of the cars!
What do you think about the friction additives you can put into old transmissions? I have seen Lucas and other such products advertise "no slip" for transmission fluids. If the worn material helping the transmission run is clutch material, my gut says it will make the transmission fail faster. On the other hand, my motorcycle has a "wet clutch" which is bathed in the engine oil - and the motorcycle oil has mysterious "friction additives" which, from what I can tell, is not dissolved clutch material (anyway there is a pickup magnet on the drainplug which is fairly clean).
I have a 2014 VW Jetta with 211 thousand kilometres. Bought it new, salesman and owners manual says change at 15 thousand Klms. No chance especially if it has a turbo where the smallest chunk of crap will plug the oil line to the turbo. I run full synthetic and change every 7000 kilometres
This is a misconception. The clean fluid it's not the grip, it's how far it pushes the band brakes. It doesn't push them as far, why I don't know but it doesn't.
Have a rig I bought new in ‘12. Luckily I was always skeptical about 10K. Early on, when I was putting mainly HWY miles the rig I was changing it at 5-7.5K miles. Today I drive a lot less HWY so I’m changing at 4K. Thank God I didn’t follow their crazy recommendations. I do wonder if I’d have huge problems right now otherwise. I sure do wish, however, the Scheduled Service log book Toyota handed me when I bought the thing had a recommendation for coolant and transmission service. The log book goes to 120K miles without mentioning either. Can you believe that?
I didn't change my oil for like 30,000 miles, lazy, just used some Marvel Mystery oil in it. It was making noice. Then I did an oil change and now it runs like new. 2011 Hyundai Tucson. 334,000 miles. Buy one of those. 😂😂
Scotty can you please tell me what happens to my car engine which is designed to run on 0W 20 synthetic oil if I top it up with 10W 30 synthetic oil between services once it’s already got 0W 20 in the engine , I live in a warm to hot environment in Australia . Thank you I enjoy your channel.
It’s common sense. It’s not the engine that decides how many miles you can drive without changing your oil it’s the oil that breaks down. It’s so weird people fall for this
The old toyotas and hondas could take that kind of abuse. Do not ever do this with any new vehicle (I recommend not to do this with ANY vehicle. I change mine every 3000 miles no matter what, regardless of age). My best friend since public school, after HS had a 93 accord and never changed any fluids or did any maintenance and it survived for like 6 or 7 years. We had to cut the floor open to fix a leaking gas pump hose that had rusted. Literally took the rusted part off, pushed the hose farther down to the unrusted part, and ran it for another 2 years after that and it lived. That car was a mess to say the least but it never died. Cars are not like that anymore.
@francom6230 no im in the US I mean miles. 12-15 k means thousand here. So yes I go 12000-15000 miles between changes and have 320000 miles on the Tercel
They can during recessions/depressions but salaries also go down and people delay all purchases, so more people are put out of work and then can't buy anything that others make and try to sell. That's a deflationary spiral.
1:45 Crooks of a feather, huh, Scotty? “My good friend was a mechanic at a BMW dealership for years. He said the cars are crap and the customers are idiots.” But he kept on cashing the checks.
Pour Marvel Mystery Oil down each cylinder. Watch VGG Vice Grip Garage. He rescues vehicles that’s sat for decades. He try’s to rotate engine at the crank with a wrench … not by starter.
Oil is cheap, engines aren't. I've got 203k miles (327k kms) on my E60 (M54B30). I've put 117k miles on it and did oil changes every year or 6k miles, whichever came sooner.
I had a turbo car I used to deliver with and I changed mine every 5k used full synthetic Mobil 1 and it went well over 200k with no problems! Even my A/C and turbo was still working fine! But I took good care of the car drove it fairly easy I would drive it fast everyone once in a while blow the soot out!
The federal government wants us to change our oil every 10000 to 15000 miles. That's not a recommendation of the manufacturer but by the government for environmental concerns.
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"DANGER! Wil Robinson!!!!" I still have that big old "Lost in Space" robot from childhood somewhere in the attic. 2 D batteries.
If you don't have the money to buy a brand new BMW, you *CERTAINLY DON'T* have the money to own a used one with 100,000+ miles.😮
Got a great deal on one a few years ago but the maintenance costs are prohibitive. Eventually got a Toyota, far cry from the previous machine but at least the latter was very reliable
Sure you can, just drive it till it stops.
Got a 100k mile bmw as my first car ran it till 200k just has a coolant leak. Edit : it is true true thenpastic melts and u need to replace things more often then you’d like but still lol
Disagree completely. E28 535i (>400k) & 528e, E32, E36, E39 M5, E53. Did all maintenance and upgrades myself. Loved every one of them. E28 was the best car ever built imho.
It's ego. Most people who like BMWs are missing a passion for a cool car and resort to this thinking they're cool. I call it the d bag car
I thought 10,000 miles was bad but 15,000 miles is crazy
It’s completely criminal what they did with all the service recommendations they changed to around 2010.
With a bypass filter set up, it can be done. But only with synthetic which doesn't need the additive pack to change viscosity (from cold flow to operating temperature). You will still need to replenish the oil burned during normal healthy combustion.
I have a 2012 Toyota Highlander with 200,000 miles. Change oil every 10,000 never any issues.
BMW? It's 18,645 miles. Or 30,000 km.
@@EvzenKovar-i5pit’s should be common sense. The engine doesn’t matter if the oil breaks down and turns to sludge.
I am living on dirt roads in South dakota. I change my full synthetic oil every 3000. No issues doing this.
That's a waste. Clean engine air filter and throttle body and MAF sensor and IAC important.
@@wholeNwonwhat
Same here but I live in Ohio, every 3k miles. I watched a show that had the former head engineer from Nissan and he said 3K miles is when today's oils start to break down and engine wear begins.
Dang, I live in the cold winter heck of Wisconsin but I only change my oil every 5-8,000 miles for my 2010 Honda CRV using fully synthetic. Thought the adage was for regular oil it’s 3-5k miles and synthetic it’s 5k-8k miles (in the City, on highway it’s higher)
@@donniev8181 That was true 30+ years ago.
You gotta change your oil every 5k miles max. I talk about this on my channel as well... lots of good info out there on this!
You can get by with 6-7k mile oil changes at least with non turbo Hondas! I’ve never have had any issues with any of my cars outside of normal wear items like tires brakes and fluids and every car has got 200,000+ miles when traded in other then then the 2 cars that were wrecked.
@NintendoSlim I like the 5k but it's not the perfect rule, sometimes life happens and you gotta wait more or less time but it's a good rule to live by.
Bro nobody coming here to see your channel 🤣
I change mine every 3k
@jumpman366 nobody is making you visit lol
5k mile oil changes will save you a ton fo headaches
I even do it every 3500
I listened to Scotty and I got me a Toyota Tundra gas hog. Great truck😊😊
😢 14 mpg 😢
400hp is worth it
Scotty, on May 30th I purchased a 2005 Toyota Avalon Limited. The car is fully loaded with just about every option you can get and it is in IMMACULATE condition. When I purchased the car, the previous owner had just put new tires on it, changed the rotors and pads and did the oil. When I got to 3000 miles to change oil light came on, but when I checked the oil, it was still practically crystal clear with a slight tint of brown to it. So I went and put 6,000 total miles on the car, and yesterday, when I got the oil changed, it was still in really good shape, but I wanted to get the car ready for the winter. I put a new battery on Saturday. the old owner told me that the battery was old and undersized for the car and it needed to be changed soon. It lasted me 5 months. I just changed the oil and now all I have to do is rotate my tires because the rear has only about 15% more tread than the front, but I live on a mountain in Pennsylvania and we get a lot more snow then most places and I would like as much tread as possible on my front drive tires. I was going to wait to 7500 miles to get to oil changed, but usually, the beginning of November is when we start to get some snow. So I just wanted to get it done before the weather got bad. But the car is AMAZING. It runs PERFECTLY and looks practically brand new. I found that one in a million car that people look for. Hopefully I have many years I'm driving this car. I would like to send you pictures if you have a Facebook or Instagram. I think you would be very impressed at the condition of the vehicle for being 19 years old
That oil change light, it just counts how many miles have gone by since it was last reset and really has nothing to do with the amount or quality of the oil in the engine. I had an old 2003 Honda Odyssey that the light would come on every so many miles, I can't remember maybe 3k or 5k. And on newer cars you can change when the maintenance light comes on, like you can change it from 3k to 5k or more. Regardless of what the maintenance reminder lights do I always keep a service and oil change record log in the glove compartment of all my cars and I go by the last mileage date, I'm old school, I don't like computers in cars telling me what to do 😆.
On a front wheel drive always put the best tires on the rear. The weight of engine and trans make up for any tread loss.
There is little weight in the rear and you want the best traction there to keep the back end from losing traction and spinning out.
@@justacinnamonbun8658New cars actually monitor your driving and turn the light on accordingly.
If you idle a lot it comes on sooner. If you highway drive a lot it comes on. later
@@heyyou5189 A 2005 model year is NOT a new car. My 2015 Toyota is set for 5000 miles "maintenence required" warning light/message even though it has a 10,000 mile general service oil change interval. I change my oil more frequently than that now, even though I did not while it was under warranty. Tires need rotating every 5,000 or so miles to help them wear more evenly.
Change your transmission fluid
I changed my 1998 Mustang manual transmission V6 engine oil every 15,000 miles.
A couple times it went 30,000.
I quit driving the thing after 320,000 miles and bought a Toyota Corolla but it's never had the head off.
I don’t care what any manufacturer says. I tell
My customers to change it every 5,000 miles. If they can’t be bothered with that then I tell them find another shop. If you can’t be bothered with regular maintenance don’t come to me expecting sympathy.
Your channel is a source of inspiration and enjoyment. Keep it up, you're doing a great job!🐄⛏🙉
Smyt
I have changed my oil on average of 10,033 miles with no issues because I don’t go by engine oil, I go by engine oil filter. I go by a system of oil filter life ratio (OFLR)/road dirt ratio (RDR) it basically is how well the oil filter is filtering to how full of road dirt the filter is. It uses a little oil but, not anything above industry standards for an engine with more than 114K miles. 🙂
I was just a kid when my Dad bought a new 69' Pontiac Catalina. It had a 400 cu in engine with a 2 barrel
carburetor. One day it just quit when Mom was driving it home. It was only a quarter mile from home,
so we towed it home with our other car. Dad was working a turnaround, and didn't have time to work
on the Pontiac, so he got a ride to work, and Mom drove our other car. This was my First repair job!
I took it apart, and it had a Teflon timing gear on the cam! It stripped all the way around. I got a new
all steel timing set, installed it, and it ran like new. I was 14 and it was 1971. Ran for Years.
Did that have a "slim jim transmission"?
The slim Jim said good bye in 64,in a 69 full size Pontiac would be a THM 350,or 400.@@wholeNwon
@@patrickmcgoldrick8234 Thanks.
@@wholeNwon Your welcome,I have work in the used auto and truck salvage business selling used auto parts for the last 43 years.
Common Pontiac problem, I've changed dozens of the plastic timing chains back yrs ago. Steel chain and gears lasted forever. I loved the old 389.
Hi Scotty, In Austria they nickname BMW's Bayerische Mist Wagens which translates to Bavarian Manure Wagons, which sums up BMW's very well.
I've always changed my oil either at 3000 miles or 5000 miles depending on the oil I use.. I've never had an engine go bad..We always keep our cars at least for 10 years.
Scotty, thank you for the hours of information and entertainment. Thank you for all the time you commit to your channel!
I owned a BMW 740i years ago and almost like clockwork at 200,000km, the plastic timing belt rails embrittled, broke apart and ran through the engine, while I was driving 100km/h on the highway. Yes, I'm in Canada. I was quoted between $4,000 and $7,000 CAD to fix it. It was the first and last BMW I ever owned. Many parts are plastic and need to be replaced regularly. Definitely not worth the money.
Just so you know; Many of said plastic parts can be bought in aluminum
@@NTLMBigBench If only I'd known back in 2001 (although they probably only now offer it because people like me had to suffer through the plastic crap).
@@davevaebutuoy Nah, they where made back then too. Just had to know about it
The 5.7l Hemi motor that is used in my Ram is known for having lifter failures resulting in the camshaft being annihilated, I change the oil and filter in my truck every 2000 miles. Sure the oil can last longer yet I'd rather spend 60 bucks at Walmart then whatever it'd cost to replace my motor, clean oil and regular maintenance is the answer to a long lasting engine in my opinion.
Good work, how does it look after 2k? I change mine @5k on a non turbo Pennzoil Ultra Platinum and Fram Ultra or Purolator Boss and the oil looks very clean honey gold color and very slippery under the fingers. It could go probably easily to 7k on a non turbo but only if mostly highway miles... On my other turbo I change right under 3k
@@valiantone395 My oil comes out black, truck has 147,000 miles on it now, bought the thing with 124,000 and before that the two previous owners performed 10,000 mile oil changes so I assume there's abit of gunk in there. Still I'm not too worried as the engine runs smooth and strong, no strange sounds, no tick (other then my busted exhaust manifold studs).
I use a fram Synthetic Endurance filter, and I've recently swapped to Valvoline full synthetic high mileage 5w-30 oil.
I love how the thumbnail seems to imply you should NEVER change your oil 😂
What's the difference between porcupines and BMWs? With a porcupine, the pricks are on the outside.
I'm not sure if that's fair or not ... the BMW owner's manual clearly states that you MUST drive like a prick if you are an owner, so it's just a case of people doing what they're told.
I’m using AMSOIL full synthetic with their filter changing every 4,000 miles. Hope that works.
I've had 3 Subarus, and have always used full synthetic oil, and changed my oil at 10000 kilometers, or 6000 miles. Never had any problems. Engines are expensive to replace, oil is cheap. My first Subaru had 280,000 kilometers when I traded it in. Changed timing belts twice before it self destructed. Other than that regular maintenance and regular oil changes.
Thanks for the information. I repair small engines, briggs came out and said you don't have to change oil in a lawnmower, what BULL.Between moisture, and natural blowby, in the engine the oil breaks down. People down change the oil in there mowers, they probably don't check the air filter either. Iv offen heard, where is the air filter.
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Watching your channel is like an adventure into the world of funny characters and hilarious situations. Keep making us happy with your funny videos!🚤🥨🛵
Scotty! You are absolutely correct. As a retired BMW parts man I sold lots of used engines to second owners of BMW’s. The reasons were always lack of oil changes or no oil from oil filter housing leaks.
How does Scotty constantly upload like five videos in one day?
M3th... y do u think he is flapping his arms all the time. He is spun
Yep NZ supermarkets do it all the time. It's illegal but no one does anything. It's like when the govt investigates itself and finds no problems. Classic stuff.
I was taught every 3,000 years ago and that's what I stick too. More often is better it isn't going to hurt it.
update your knowledge. Go to the API website and learn about oil specs and how they gave changed and why.
Years ago we sandblasted spark plugs filed the electrode and regapped them. You still doing that? How about antifreeze? You still changing that yearly?
@heyyou5189 always. All the fluids get changed once a year.
@heyyou5189 I usually just have the sparkplugs replaced when I have the fluids replaced once a year during the annual tune up. I replace the battery every 3 years.
@@heyyou5189 take care of your car the same way you would your lawnmower or snowblower. It only takes a couple minutes to replace the sparkplug and change the oil. PS don't let your cat or dog knear the antifreeze they will drink it.
3,000 miles is for conventional motor oil and 5,000 miles is for full syntheric motor oil.
That is the most stupidest and ludicrous I thing I have ever heard 15,000 mi oil changes that is insane and a manufacturer suggests that everybody should run away from a BMW as fast as you can
BMW Is not the only car maker to recommend such an absurd oil change schedule.
I'm dubious that they'd risk their rep if it wasn't kosher.
@@Rob-zf2cv I think that schedule is meant for people who lease their cars,or trade every two to three years.People in hot climates,or keep their cars for years would never follow those long oil maintenance schedules.
I've had 4 MB- cars- Everyone has averaged appx 300K miles- I daily, as of 10/2024, a 1085 300SD W126, 5 cyl in-line turbo-deisel: 323,000 Mi- oil changes every 2500 Mi w/ Syn Liqui Molly or Mutol- car starts instantly and runs like new. 😊
WHO the hell saves gas receipts for 9 years ? i had some old receipts 3 yrs old the ink has faded so much you can't even read them.
If you own a first generation Honda CRV you can change your oil every 15,000 miles. I own two first generation Honda CRVs and I change the oil once a year which is usually around 14,000 miles and have never had a problem. Both have 258 K miles on them and no I don’t rotate driving them to keep the miles the same. They just happen to be the same mileage. I only use Mobile 1 full synthetic extended performance for older vehicles with 20K Mobile 1 filters. I also put some Lucas oil stop leak in with the oil. The stuff that looks like honey. I top each off about 1/2 quart of oil every 800-1000 miles. I periodically clean the PCV valve too and this helps with oil consumption. Some of my oil loss is from the oil pan but I choose not to replace the gaskets yet so it’s easier to keep adding fresh oil to protect the engine between changes.
I had a 2001 Toyota Sienna that had oil sludge because of the engine design. Synthetic oil changed every 3 - 5k miles cleared it all out, it was awesome
Actually, I have a ‘04 F150 I changed the oil every 20K Mobil 1 with 217K. Same with my ‘11 Camry- 215K. I have a Nissan Titan- it will get it every 5K though.
I remember when school buses used to have Caterpillar diesel engines.
Just bought a new Corolla. I changed the oil / filter after the first 500 miles during break-in, then I just had the car in for its fall servicing and oil / filter change at about 1,100 miles. I drive 3,000 miles a year more or less and I change my oil twice a year at about the 1,500 mile mark. I intend to make this car last for a long time and certainly oil changes are a lot cheaper than engine replacement.
Doing 3k miles a year the body is going to rot away long before you engine does. 1500 mile oil changes are ridiculous but it's your money and it'd be better spent on undercoating it.
0:37 - What's the best material to build timing chain guides from and why aren't manufacturers using that material? Hey BMW, there's beauty in simplicity😐
I changed my ATF on my old Chevy transmission (th700 r4) and it completely messed it up didn't want to shift anymore... Turns out the new ATF loosened up some old dirt wich clogged almost all the valves in the transmission did a complete rebuild with new springs that were a better fit for my driving needs....
Scotty, your commentary on Elon's robot is HILARIOUS!! 😂
Yes, another evidence from Scotty, to go with older car and older technology. Manual transmission is the king, too. It will run for ever.
These class action suits are easy money. Always opt in, the lawyers do the work and you get avarice. I bought some gas from a Portland Oregon scamster service station, but something was wrong with the gas. Ethanol? Not the claimed octane? Don't know, don't care - I put it in my Mazda. Couple years later, I got a $100 check in the mail.
I change my fully synthetic 5W20 on my 5,0L V8 2017 Genesis every two years, and all is good for 7 years now.
It's not about how many miles per say. Several considerations must be considered. First of all where you live can make a difference. If you live in Phoenix your oil and motor are under a lot of stress due to months of over 100 degree weather. A mild climate that's not too cold or too hot puts less stress on the motor and oil. Driving habits matter as a lot of drivers these days push the motor to extremes all the time. The motor size. 4 cyl vs 6 cyl vs 8 cyl. The amount of weight carried in the vehicle - only the driver vs several passengers like a family or even a car pool. Also if a vehicle like a truck or an SUV is always used to transport goods that are heavy. Local driving vs highway driving or combination of. Some vehicles that are always driven locally on short trips can put more wear and also constant highway travel with long driving times (high mileage) can hurt as driving 65-75 MPH for a few hours can shorten the life of the oil.
In general most vehicles are okay. One can check the oil and see if it's still clear and doesn't have a bad odor is also a way to monitor.
Today's oils especially synthetic are superior.
Having said that changing the oil often can be a good thing. The issue in this video is specific in nature and things happen - that doesn't mean that it applies to all vehicles and oil changes. Main thing is to follow the recommended schedule in the owners manual. That is what the warranty requires. Normally make an appointment about 300 - 500 miles before the oil change is actually due as it can take 2 months to get an appointment. You can always do a walk-in oil change and wait longer too.
Anyone with a new vehicle should always use the car dealership for maintenance and keep good records- especially during the warranty period. There are many reasons to use the dealership including the fact they're trained on the vehicle, they use certified parts and filters, they have the special diagnostic tools and know how to use them, but really it's all about the warranty.
Cheap or do it yourself maintenance is a risk in that oil changes can result in stripped oil pan bolts and even forgetting to put the dipstick back (also spilling oil all over the engine and more). When you do your own work you're taking a big risk as you don't have a record of the maintenance and all of the systems are not checked each time like a dealership does. You have a problem later the warranty claim can be denied due to failure to do required inspections and checks. See your recommend service schedules and most of the items on the list will say to inspect specific parts and systems and that's required as part of the warranty as to catch problems early and prevent safety issues.
Keep detailed maintenance records. When you use the dealership they have all of the records in the file for you and that's a good thing.
Newer vehicles really have a limited amount of maintenance requirements for the first 3 years. Tire rotations and oil changes are the most common needs and when a dealership does this service they check everything. Most items are just inspected on a regular basis.
Dealerships have service specials all the time and one can go to any dealership in the area and so check any in the area for service specials.
You can actually purchase a vehicle maintenance plan for a vehicle at some dealerships when you buy a new car. Why? Because it's normally cheaper. The plan can be included in the car loan and as long as you get a low interest rate on the loan you get a good deal. The thing is that later on you don't have to worry about the funds for maintenance as it's already paid for 2 years or so.
Some dealerships offer free oil changes and tire rotations and so before making a new vehicle purchase check all of the dealerships in a 50 mile radius. Some also give an extended warranty for free. These are only good for under the current owner of the dealership and if ownership changes the new owner has to agree to extend the offer. (so lifetime has a condition in small print).
It's important to get all recalls done. Failing to get recall work done can void parts of the warranty. Next time you see a recall read the small print about your warranty and skipping recall work.
Read your warranty carefully. Ask yourself if you have records of all work in a file?
I disagree with Scotty on saying new cars are crap. Things happen that's the thing about new technology. Cars are overall safer and better now than any time in history. Sure there were a lot of great cars in the past and none of them had the type of safety features in todays cars. These older cars also had a ton of maintenance that if you have to pay for these services at todays prices it would be very expensive to maintain. We all loved working on the old cars as it was simple in many ways - today's vehicles are very complicated and one should mostly be hands-off.
Most of the people that complain all the time are the older generation or the younger generation that abuse the vehicles and complain when things go wrong.
I might get a lot of crap for this, but I changed my oil every 15,000-20,000 on average in my Mazda 3 from when I bought it at 60k to a little over 200k and It ran like a dream the whole time. The only money I put in that car was batteries and tires through my ownership. (Tbf I drive 90% highway)
Navistar T444e was a 7.3 powerstroke. Ford claimed it as their own. Ford got good again in 2020 when they went to steel pistons.
Scotty is one of my top 3 Somali automotive youtubers.
My BMW 230i says to change the oil at 10,000 miles. Not 15. I change it at 5000 miles.
I have a 97 BMW 540i with 100,000 miles. Most reliable car I’ve ever driven. Parts are expensive, but restoring it was a total breeze. I just wish BMW and Mercedes kept their obsession over the quality of the tiniest parts of the cars!
The warranty period is key
Cas cow for the lawfirm. What absurdity these class action lawsuits are.
Scotty 👍
3-5k or after winter, whatever comes first.
When you ask Scotty a question about your car and his hands start going….you’re screwed and should start looking for a new car.
Hi Scotty
What do you think about the friction additives you can put into old transmissions? I have seen Lucas and other such products advertise "no slip" for transmission fluids. If the worn material helping the transmission run is clutch material, my gut says it will make the transmission fail faster. On the other hand, my motorcycle has a "wet clutch" which is bathed in the engine oil - and the motorcycle oil has mysterious "friction additives" which, from what I can tell, is not dissolved clutch material (anyway there is a pickup magnet on the drainplug which is fairly clean).
Once a year, between 4 to 8k depending on style of driving.
I just wanna know what Scotty is on.....I want that energy.
Thanks...😊
Elon is offering free oil changes for life on any new Tesla car. You never have to worry about oil changes again. LOL
😂😂😂
I have a 2014 VW Jetta with 211 thousand kilometres. Bought it new, salesman and owners manual says change at 15 thousand Klms.
No chance especially if it has a turbo where the smallest chunk of crap will plug the oil line to the turbo. I run full synthetic and change every 7000 kilometres
Hey scotty i change my oil every 75K miles, is that bad? Thx
I change my oil every 5,000 km, and my 2013 Hyundai Elantra has 160,000 km on it. I am now looking for a Mazda.
I prefer to spend a little more on oil over a lot more on an engine.
Dont you just love scottie?I know i do😁
This is a misconception. The clean fluid it's not the grip, it's how far it pushes the band brakes. It doesn't push them as far, why I don't know but it doesn't.
Gas price manipulation is when prices always go up on weekends , peeps filling up for next week or traveling visiting.
Have a rig I bought new in ‘12. Luckily I was always skeptical about 10K. Early on, when I was putting mainly HWY miles the rig I was changing it at 5-7.5K miles. Today I drive a lot less HWY so I’m changing at 4K. Thank God I didn’t follow their crazy recommendations. I do wonder if I’d have huge problems right now otherwise.
I sure do wish, however, the Scheduled Service log book Toyota handed me when I bought the thing had a recommendation for coolant and transmission service. The log book goes to 120K miles without mentioning either. Can you believe that?
I didn't change my oil for like 30,000 miles, lazy, just used some Marvel Mystery oil in it. It was making noice. Then I did an oil change and now it runs like new. 2011 Hyundai Tucson. 334,000 miles. Buy one of those. 😂😂
Bye buy 😊
I cgange my oil every 30k miles and its still running great 220,000 miles later. Tundra 1st gen by the way😅
No matter how new or "recommendations" I do full synthetic change every 3k
Scotty can you please tell me what happens to my car engine which is designed to run on 0W 20 synthetic oil if I top it up with 10W 30 synthetic oil between services once it’s already got 0W 20 in the engine , I live in a warm to hot environment in Australia .
Thank you I enjoy your channel.
But would BMW put their reliability rep on the line with over par oil change frequency?
It’s common sense. It’s not the engine that decides how many miles you can drive without changing your oil it’s the oil that breaks down. It’s so weird people fall for this
I change every 3k or less, engines last 200-300k miles with no issues
Ive consistantly gone 12-15k between changes.
My 96 Tercel has 320k with no issues. My 98 Corolla has 190k.
Always either genuine Toyota or Wix filter
The old toyotas and hondas could take that kind of abuse. Do not ever do this with any new vehicle (I recommend not to do this with ANY vehicle. I change mine every 3000 miles no matter what, regardless of age). My best friend since public school, after HS had a 93 accord and never changed any fluids or did any maintenance and it survived for like 6 or 7 years. We had to cut the floor open to fix a leaking gas pump hose that had rusted. Literally took the rusted part off, pushed the hose farther down to the unrusted part, and ran it for another 2 years after that and it lived. That car was a mess to say the least but it never died. Cars are not like that anymore.
Why would you ever do that
you mean in Km right
@francom6230 no im in the US I mean miles. 12-15 k means thousand here. So yes I go 12000-15000 miles between changes and have 320000 miles on the Tercel
If prices can go up, why can't they go down?!
Greed. A consumer base that won't stop buying no matter how overpriced the vehicle is.
They can during recessions/depressions but salaries also go down and people delay all purchases, so more people are put out of work and then can't buy anything that others make and try to sell. That's a deflationary spiral.
1:45 Crooks of a feather, huh, Scotty? “My good friend was a mechanic at a BMW dealership for years. He said the cars are crap and the customers are idiots.” But he kept on cashing the checks.
Most cars use plastic chain guides it's cheaper.
Elon robots should be politicians with answers like that. 😄😄😄😄
Pour Marvel Mystery Oil down each cylinder. Watch VGG Vice Grip Garage. He rescues vehicles that’s sat for decades. He try’s to rotate engine at the crank with a wrench … not by starter.
I change my oil everytime Kamala giggles/ laughs about a serious question!!!
Oil is cheap, engines aren't.
I've got 203k miles (327k kms) on my E60 (M54B30). I've put 117k miles on it and did oil changes every year or 6k miles, whichever came sooner.
On my bmw option list they say increased oil change interval to 25k km. I wonder what changes did they make
Scotty is a national icon! Legendary.
Uhm, Toyota and Honda also uses plastic chain guides no?
I've got a turbocharged engine with a timing chain. I change my oil every 5000km (3100miles).
Manufacturer recommends 15,000km
I had a turbo car I used to deliver with and I changed mine every 5k used full synthetic Mobil 1 and it went well over 200k with no problems! Even my A/C and turbo was still working fine! But I took good care of the car drove it fairly easy I would drive it fast everyone once in a while blow the soot out!
How squeeze a deer?
Someone told me that BMW stands for Break My Wallet.
I never go buy these 10-15k interval recommendations. I’m sorry, nope
I go 3,000 or about no matter what conditions i drive , thats my say to it.
Why are people always rattling on about oil and filters. You would think that it costs 10k per change.
My civics oil life only last 3000 miles then it says I have to change it why is that it used to go to 4500 miles
I change my oil and filter at around 7k
i already changed my transmisión oil from my toyota highlander 07 this has 220.000 miles. what should i do now ?
If that was the 1st time ever you may have induced slippage.
Save your old fluid may need to put back in if new is slipping
The car owners gets back pennies on the dollar from the law suit, the lawyers get back millions.
Having money and intelligence seem to be inversely proportional for those with BMW, Audi, Mercedes etc.
Why the hard on for Elon Scotty? 😅
15000 miles, 💀 on Brazil we change every 10 k kilometers
The federal government wants us to change our oil every 10000 to 15000 miles. That's not a recommendation of the manufacturer but by the government for environmental concerns.