BMW 3 Series Maintenance Schedule

What is a Maintenance Schedule?

Every BMW 3 Series comes with a predestined maintenance schedule, which is outlined in your owner’s manual. It covers important mile marks that detail when your executive sedan will need a crucial service, like an oil change or a major repair or replacement.

Common Services to Repeat Every 5,000 to 10,000 Miles

Your first 3 Series service interval will be an oil and oil filter change! You can expect to refresh your sedan’s oil every 5,000 to 10,000 miles; however, this figure may fluctuate according to your driving habits.

Replacing your oil and oil filter regularly helps your ultimate driving machine to perform well. It also prolongs engine life by flushing out any gunk and debris.

Another common service is safety inspections. A technician will check out your brakes, indicator lights, rubber belts and hoses, engine coolant, and steering and suspension components regularly to make sure everything looks good under the hood.

Every 30,000 Miles

When 30,000 miles rolls onto your odometer, you can expect various services to be performed. For instance, you’ll most likely have your oil and oil filter changed again as well as have all common inspections re-inspected.

During this interval, a technician will also look at your sedan’s brake pads and rotors as well as the brake lines. If needed, they’ll replace your brake pads or perform maintenance for optimized stopping power. Your technician will also inspect your tires for wear and tear and alignment at this time too.

Before checking out the interior of your BMW, they’ll pop the hood to check the coolant, brake, and windshield wiper fluid levels. If necessary, they’ll provide fluid top-offs! They will also perform a battery test during the 30,000-mile interval as well.

Interior Inspection

After making sure everything looks good under the hood, your BMW technician will take a seat in the cabin to check up on these items:

• Air conditioner, heating, and vents
• Interior lighting
• Indicator lights and dashboard
• Doors, trunks, and glove box
• Safety belts and airbags

Every 60,000 Miles

In addition to repeated minor service checkups, replacements, and repairs, your BMW 3 Series will need some major service after 60,000 miles or so. Those services include a mix of inspections and replacements. Let’s check out what gets inspected first:

• Parking brake lining
• Flexible boots
• Car body for any rust

After those crucial inspections, your technician will pop the hood to replace your spark plugs, a component that helps start your executive sedan and reach its peak performance. Plus, they’ll replace all air filters at this time to make sure your air quality and engine’s health are in pristine condition.