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03-15-2024, 01:17 PM | #1 |
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'16 550 w/ 25k miles (w/ PIC) - Prev. Maintenance Advice?
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I've owned the car for just over 2 years; all stock, adult driven. Wanted to see what preventative maintenance you would recommend to date. As far as I know, the car has not needed much of anything and the only fluids to have been changed are the below vvv. The car drives like a dream with no leaks, issues or anything. I have *yet* to have any issues or CELs come up since owning it. Since I have owned it: ***oil and filter change, new battery - Jan '22 ***oil and filter change, break fluid, wipers - Sept. '22 ***oil and filter change, new engine and cabin filters, new tires & alignment - Sept. '23 Just last week, i topped off the coolant bc the iDrive told me it was low. Running original spark plugs. Per the carfax report when I bought it, the plugs were "clean & gapped" August of 2021. [***EDIT/UPDATE 3-18-24: Spark plugs were changed in Aug. of '21***] Again, no issues with the car but plan to hang onto it for several more years. I'm familiar with the vanos timing issues, the turbo & engine seals plague. I'm not due for an oil change until Sept. 2024 and, at that time, I wanted to bundle any PM service recommended from the group. TIA
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Plugs “clean & gapped” would concern me. They have a single use crush washer. I’d replace them for the peace of mind.
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How much coolant did you add? when the engine is warm, do you smell any sort of coolant? Check youtube for the Car ninja, he is a N63 Master!
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i don't know...adult driven? like, not ragged on or modded. occasional spirited driving.
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i thought the same thing. thinking of taking this project on as my next DIY.
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https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1728807 Guess I will call the dealership that did the maintenance and see if they can clarify. I would think that any BMW dealership that would go through the effort of getting to them, that they would just replace them.
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Just got clarification from BMW dealership, that performed spark plug maintenance, that they were changed. Feeling better now.
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I don't believe I have a fill line so i added just enough to come up to the bottom of the neck. I did not smell anything but after I topped off coolant, the message went away on the iDrive.
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Beautiful ride!!!
+1 to brake fluid every 2 years. I'd recommend coolant flush every 4 years. ZF recommends transmission service every 60k miles / 8 years (fluid & filter). Since you have such low miles, I'd probably wait a bit longer but you're coming up on that PM interval. Also, when doing the transmission oil/filter it's a good time to change the differential(s) fluid & transfer case (if it's AWD). If you ever grow tired of looking at the black front side "reflectors", IND Distribution will paint match OEM for you. They're a bit pricey but do excellent work and quality is top notch. imho, anything is better than the stock orange, so nice job with that! |
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I've actually looked at the IND body-color reflectors and, yes, felt they were a little pricey for what I was looking for. I took some gloss black 3M vinyl and blacked them out and that was good enough for me!
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That Flange is very common issue, All of these issues apply to N63, however N63Tu is updated and some of the issues are eliminated in the update.
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Since you are aware of his channel I know there is a video he has specifically where he replaces that Flange, maybe more than one video I am sure, Please Enjoy this guy because it is therapeutic to me when I watch these videos from Car ninja!
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N63 Dissection, Great video for reference. Also a great channel I follow as he does a B58 Teardown and a few N55s.
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