Z4M service info

[peteslag]

Hello all,

I have found a Z4M that I'm very interested in but have a question about the service intervals. The last inspection 2 was carried out at 40,000 miles in 2015, the last inspection 1 at 22,000 miles in 2009. The car now has 58,000 miles. When are the next inspection 1/2's due? I don't know if they are purely mileage based or if there a time limit as well.

Thanks in advance,

Pete

 

[Nodzed]

Service periods depend on how the car has been driven and it what conditions the car will tell you when they are due.

Inspection 1 and Inspection 2 are specific service requirements depending on the mileage and service indicated in your instrument cluster. Service Inspections alternate: Inspection 1 comes first, followed by Inspection 2, then back to Inspection 1. Inspection 1 tasks are performed at every service; when you reach Inspection 2, you perform the tasks related to an Inspection 1 and the additional Inspection 2 tasks. These service intervals are performed when INSPECTION is displayed in the cluster. The first Inspection 1 is usually around 30,000 miles and the first Inspection 2 is around 60,000 miles. Other items serviced at specific mileage intervals are, 60,000 miles spark plugs and 100,000 oxygen sensors. Every two years the brake fluid needs to be changed.

 

[Jason Goldschmidt]

This sounds like an example of a car that has not had many miles put on it and therefore has only been maintained to suit.
Although this is not a problem in itself, many people would highly recommend changing oil sooner than the service indicator calls for, rather than only servicing the car every 5 years.

In my opinion, it sounds like a poorly maintained car that requires a little catching up on the maintainance. But you often never know what has been done in-between the inspection stamps.

I would say the next service is due approximately 3 years ago.

 

[peteslag]

Thanks for your replies guys. I didn't go and look at it, I've decided to sell my current car so that I've got a bit of cash in hand bargaining power. That seems like the right way round to do things. I would consider a car with poor history (for the right price) as I will be having the rod bearings replaced and the vanos sorted any way.