On Apr 6, 11:22=A0am, "Jeff Strickland" <cr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Dave Plowman (News)" <d...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > In article <ftarnp$gm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > =A0 Scott Dorsey <klu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >I will have to call the dealer. =A0I don't think it is an issue with
> >> >synthetic but who knows.
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> >> I wouldn't trust the dealer. =A0These are the folks who claim
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> >> fluid is good for the life of the car, after all.
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> > Much as I'd like to you can't blame the dealer for that. BMW sets the
> > maintenance issues.
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> I'm with Dave on this one. Lifetime fluids is a spec of the maker, not
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> dealer.
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> Be leery of the spec if you want, but don't blame the dealer for it.
Its interesting that BMW never spec fluid changes "lifetime" until it
started offering *FREE* maintenance. For example, BMW coolant has
basically been the same for the last 20 years. In the US, BMW coolant
is Vavoline Zerex G-48. For my 1990 535i, the owners manual says
change every couple of years. Now, with the same fluid, its every 4
years for some cars or even lifetime for others. Same thing with
brake fluid.
Nevertheless, the lifetime fluid is a result of the general public not
wanting to spend money on their car and expecting the car to run
100,000 miles "maintenance free."
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