Servicing M3 Evo

[htid]

Hi, It has been a year since my 1998 M3 Evo coupe had its last service. However, It still has 3 lights on it. Should it be serviced now (i.e every year) or should I wait for the lights to go down and then service it?

[E36GUY]

When the lights go down to amber/red that is service time. The car works out its service schedule based on use, milage, fuel consumption etc. So if you drive a gentle 10k miles it will ask you to service it less often than a kick ass 5k miles for example. Couldn't hurt to get an oil change to freshen things up though

[Neil.D]

The lights work on 3k litres of fuel or 2 years, whichever lapses first. A halfway oil change - normally done by the owner is a golden rule really.

[dan101smith]

I'd change the oil, brake fluid and this time of year check the anti-freeze too.

Can't hurt, and shouldn't hurt the wallet either.

[BennyBoyEvo]

Agree with all of the above. An owner based half way service of all fluids is relatively cheap and easy to do - adds a little more peace of mind when you know you are taking good care of the car.

[rampz]

Neil.D said:

The lights work on 3k litres of fuel or 2 years, whichever lapses first. A halfway oil change - normally done by the owner is a golden rule really.

how does it keep time, say you disconnect the battery after 1 year?

[AM-BM]

I think the dash pod has it's own back up.

[Neil.D]

rampz said:

Neil.D said:

The lights work on 3k litres of fuel or 2 years, whichever lapses first. A halfway oil change - normally done by the owner is a golden rule really.

how does it keep time, say you disconnect the battery after 1 year?

There is a seperate battery source in the dash. These can fail after 10yrs or so which is when people complain that their service interval lights have disappeared.