Yeah man, my owner's manual says 5,000 miles.

 

I did my first at 2000, 2nd will be at 5000, each subsequent will be every 5000 unless I really have a beat-on-it day.

4 guys at work have brand new BMWs.... 330i, two 550's, and an X3... they change every 15,000 mi. Engines designed for synthetic shouldnt' need to be changed more often than 5000mi unless there's real heavy driving

 

my first oil change was at 1000 then every 3000

 

1st and every at 3k

 

500, 3k, then every 3k for me.

 

Every 3k on every car I ever owned and keeping it that way forever

 

after the break in period I changed my oil every 3k miles

 

Depends on your driving style. I change mine every 1.5k or every 3 monthes.
The one thing ppl dont understand is that its the amount of start-up and shut-downs and not really the miles or time. Example I drive my car about 10 miles total daily so my miles are low, but I still start up and shut down 5 times a day. I my not hit the recommended oil change intevals (3k) for 6-8 monthes! Hard driving(track days) or short distance start-up and shut down is harder on your motor then long distance trips. I know the MObil1 or synethics in genral are suppose to protect your motor in all driving conditions, but I dont chance it. Hence I change every 3 monthes or 1.5k.

 

How do they have a brand new 330i? I though BMW only made the 330ci now.
Meh 2006 isnt brand new any more =[

^^Nvm lol me and my narrow minded self didnt think about dealers still having them brand new. I took b"brand new" too literally

Anyways

 

My first was at 2k, doing every 3k from now on.

 

Thanks for the help guys.!! Think ima do it at a 1000 then every 3k with redline 10w30..

 

I change mine every 3000 miles, when I rotate the tires.

 

IMHO, changing your oil before 3k miles is a big waste of money on a daily driven car. I'm pretty sure the oil isn't even near its usage life at that point.

I'll be changing mine every 4k.

 

hey guys is the air purifier filter the same as the air filter?

 

5k for me...try one of these after a while http://www.blackstone-labs.com/gas_engines.html to see how your engine is holding up