Oil service, what oil ??

[Windowlicker]

Hi there,
Just had a quote from my local BMW dealer, (castle BM in York)
apart from being pleasantly surprised at the labour charge (was expecting my pants to be pulled down on that one) the one thing that did amaze me was the charge they qoute for the oil :hahaha:
Labour was £47 , not so bad, Oil filter was £8 , cheap , microfilter £25 , i dont know on that one, never had one before :119:
then the oil, 7 litres of Castrol Motorsport , £96 + vat :119: :119: How mucking futch !!! £113 for a fluid that is not even the best castrol sell apparently .
So i rang the guys at Opie oils who have always been great supplying the Silkolene Pro S i used on my Evos and they suggested Castrol Edge, which is better than the Motorsport as used by the dealers, and comes in 4 litre bottles , £75 +p&p for 8 litres, which leavves me with a litre for top ups :smokin:
The guy at castle service said they have no problem in using my supplied oil.
Doe anyone else know of a better oil/option please or is the Edge a good option.
Many thanks, Nick :thumbs:

[2bar boost]

I just grabbed 4litres of Edge from Halfrauds as it was on special :-D with new funnel too :hahaha: No spills here!

[Mark CSL]

Castrol Edge is what my local bmw use in Edinburgh


Info

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-717-castrol-edge-sport-10w-60.aspx

[SMD]

I got mine from Opie mate! :thumbs:

Will look in garage in the morning to see what type!

[2bar boost]

Was removing the old plates today too, but noticed the rear had no fittings to accept the screws for the plate carrier etc.

I have 2 dealers within 10 miles so called up the closest first regarding the issue..

1. Apparently there are 2 types of fittings that show up on their database but the are non specific so you would have to order both sets in person and not over the phone, as they dont stock them at a cost of £5.91

Whats a fiver in the grand scheme of things I thought :wink:

Dealer 2. He has some push in fixings that they use to plug the holes to which the carrier can then be screwed into 14p each

Bargain of the day, if they work tomorrow that is!

Always worth phoning around :wink:

[Andyk]

Castrol Edge has my vote to. :thumbs:

[SpineOnABap]

For a complete change Castrol TWS 10w60 was the original requirement (as per the engine bay stamps & handbook). After that (as it was superceded) Castrol EDGE 10w60 became the requirement. Be careful not to get EDGE SPORT though as it's not the right one.

[SMD]

Just had a look Castrol Edge 10w60! :thumbs:

[DazBlackCSL]

Sytner Ascot use Mobil ... not sure which one will find out ... always well happy after every time it goes in there... good dealership

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[SpineOnABap]

Sytner Ascot use Mobil ... not sure which one will find out ... always well happy after every time it goes in there... good dealership

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... although it's not uncommon for dealers' invoices to show something different to what was actually used, due to incorrectly labelled part-codes on their system

[Windowlicker]

Thanks for the replies chaps :thumbs:
Castrol edge it is then :-D

Off at a major tangent......

Is it definately correct that the engine in the CSL is majorly different to that of a standard M3??
Other than the obvious, cams , intake mapping etc, is the actual engine itself built any differently?
What i am getting at is is, ythe csl has to have inspection1 / inspection 2 as part of the routine service schedule, each of which can cost anywhere between £700=£1000 a pop, when i queried why the standard M3 didnt require this level of cost in a service i was told "because its a race engine" :whistle: and the valve clearances need checking , re shimming etc.
So have BMW built it so differently from a normal M3, a mate had an E46 M3, did over 20,000 miles in it, the most a service ever cost him was £400.
Is it really required or is it a cost born of the assumption that anyone with the money to own a CSL, would not question a different service price plan.
Discuss :hahaha:
Cheers, Nick

[E46ACS]

I am coming up for an Insp II, and I have been doing some ringing around on prices from the Stealers.

They start at £1250, which seems to be a standard figure for some time now. :wanker:

The best I had found was Malton BMW, in Malton nr York, who quoted me £700, which is nice.



HOWEVER.....................

I have just found a dealer, more local to me who have quoted me £500!!!!!

It looks like the Stealers are feeling the pinch on servicing as well as sales and are slashing their prices to get our buisness. Happy days.

[bryce]

The E46 M3 has the same service schedule as a CSL. Your mate maybe just had an Inspection I, its slightly cheaper than an InspII.

As far as Im aware, the service (what done) is exactly the same.

[dave1]

i would'nt give a bmw dealer a wheel barrow to fix especially at £75 plus vat an hour

some experience from the past,

" well we thought it was the air temp sensor but it was'nt that'll be £200 please"

we think it's the ecu now do you want us to try that?

NO FUCKING THANKS!

[E46ACS]

The CSL has an extra sheet on the service schedule over a standard M3. I have a copy somewhere, I'll dig it out.

Right, I have found what I have got, but it appears to be the standard Insp II service sheet, which all makes standard reading.

Sorry lads, thought I had more.