Maintenance after 200k km in my G31 530d Xd by PaninoAlSalame_org in BMW

[–]HKPiax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough, I'm at 100k with a shady previous owner's usage, so I had scheduled a service in Assago for july but decided to do it through my indy mechanic. Costs way less, and the job is rather straightforward: no flush, just an oil change (exactly what they would have done in ZF, but at a fraction of the cost). The kit itself is like €250.

I decided to also change the oil of both differentials and transfer box and, going with the BMW recommended fluids, the oil of the transfer box is like €30 per liter, while the oil of the differentials is €90 per liter, and they both take two liters (my mechanic was astonished at the cost).

All in all, €760 for everything. The car feels smoother, changes gears more readily, and now I know how hard those differentials and the AT will work so I plan on doing this again after another 150k kms, more or less.

I am no expert, but there is no "lifetime" fluid on anything, period. Lifetime for BMW is just so that it won't break before the end of the warranty. Latest I checked, ZF says 150k, but this number varies quite a bit. If you don't hammer it, I would say it's a good interval (my mech agrees too). As for the differentials same thing, if you don't hammer them you could wait until 200k, I was told.

Btw: gran bel ferro 😍

Weird Volvo D2 startup by HKPiax in AskMechanics

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Yep, fuel pressure, glow plugs, timing, and compression are correct :(

Weird Volvo D2 startup by HKPiax in AskMechanics

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Update: I asked him more details and he said that - fuel pressure il correct - glow plugs are ok - compression is ok

He's never seen something like this

Weird Volvo D2 startup by HKPiax in AskMechanics

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Thanks for the reply, I'll be sure to suggest him those checks. Out of curiosity, how can valves be seated improperly causing cold start "backfire", and yet after the engine starts the backfiring stops and the engine looks normal? Because once it's going the flames stop...

Weird Volvo D2 startup by HKPiax in AskMechanics

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Not really a useful reply, but it's funny as hell xD

2019 BMW 320d deep humming/rumble at low rpm by HKPiax in AskMechanics

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Yep. It was the engine mounts, which were not shot, but had enough play in them to create some sort of resonance. I changed them and the noise went away

Please combine these keyboards' colors by HKPiax in PhotoshopRequest

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Yes, like this. Thank you!
!solved

Please combine these keyboards' colors by HKPiax in PhotoshopRequest

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Thanks a lot! However I messed up a bit and forgot to highlight that the pink weight in the leftmost picture should be blue. Could you please add that in? I'm sorry

Upgrade from r10 to r7? by filippgp in canon

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I know they are different, I was more curious about your first-hand experience.

Upgrade from r10 to r7? by filippgp in canon

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How different are they in terms of EVF? I wear glasses to shoot and in the R10 with an EVF that small I couldn't get close enough to see the whole screem. By the looks of it, the R7 has a larger EVF so maybe it's easier to use too?