Re: e65 oil fill

Dave Plowman (News) <dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>In article <481C6C7F.33B@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>   John Burns <john@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> It's a good idea to change the fluid every 60k, regardless of what BMW
>> say.
>
>It's not really possible to change the fluid in an auto as a substantial
>quantity remains in the torque convertor which can't be drained. There's
>also the very real possibility of introducing 'foreign bodies' when
>attempting a re-fill due to the poor accessibility of the fill plug.

That's why it's im****tant to do it on schedule... you aren't able to
change
it all out completely, you're only replacing half of it at best.  So by
changing it on schedule on a regular basis you're making sure that none of
the
fluid in there is TOO old.
--scott
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