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Final Drive Oil Change Interval
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 2:01 pm
by vroomr
So, what's the recommended oil change interval on the 2007 final drive, which was originally spec'd as once at 6 or 7 hundred miles? I've got the maintenance schedules from A & S, but these are from 2006 and are silent on the final drive.
Re: Final Drive Oil Change Interval
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 3:08 pm
by deilenberger
The latest I've seen is 24,000 mile intervals. It had been 12,000 mile intervals, but when BMW started selling the Castrol rear-drive lube they extended the interval to 24,000 miles (which seems quite reasonable to me - that's when I've been doing it and the old lube looks exactly the same as the new lube going in, no signs of crud..)
Re: Final Drive Oil Change Interval
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 4:36 pm
by roger l
I change my rear end lube when I change my rear tire. That is between 10,000 and 12,000 miles. I also grease the spline on the rear universal joint as well. While I have the rear tire off I do it all.
Roger L
Re: Final Drive Oil Change Interval
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 10:15 pm
by vroomr
Thanks.
Would've been interesting to have been a fly on the wall when BMW started seeing a spike in final drive failures.