[Eddiee07]

So I bought a 2007 328i about 4 months ago, first thing I did was go to the dealership to get the oil change. The car currently has 127k miles on it, and is running perfectly fine as of right now. My question is what should be the next maintenance job I do? I was thinking of getting the coolant flushed soon any other tips?

[mweisdorfer]

I think you need to get a Maintenance history.

If nothing has been done,

Change all the fluids (break, power steering, differential, transmission, coolant)

Change the plugs & coils

Change the belts & pulleys

Look at when the electric water pump & thermostat was done; you may have to start putting money aside and start looking for deals on these parts.

[Becken_e90]

Yes, I second that. I have a 52,000 miles on my 328 and I've changed all the fluids. I was able to do all on my own pretty easily. Spark plugs (as long as they come out) and coil packs are also a breeze. Air filter and cabin air filter may be something to at least inspect. If the battery is original, that may be at its end of life.

[patents]

Are you wanting to just prevent a failure, or are you wanting to keep from getting stranded? Things like belts, coils, and water pumps generally won't hurt anything if they fail, you just get stranded. Some people just wait until they go. But other things, like changing most fluids, will prevent a failure from happening in the first place.

For me, I will always at least go by the manufacturer's recommended maintenance.

If you have no maintenance history, here's what I would go ahead and do: oil, transmission fluid, differential fluid, plugs. Do brake and coolant when you get around to it. And check both engine and cabin air filters and replace if necessary. They are often overlooked.

[Eddiee07]

Originally Posted by patents

Are you wanting to just prevent a failure, or are you wanting to keep from getting stranded? Things like belts, coils, and water pumps generally won't hurt anything if they fail, you just get stranded. Some people just wait until they go. But other things, like changing most fluids, will prevent a failure from happening in the first place.

For me, I will always at least go by the manufacturer's recommended maintenance.

If you have no maintenance history, here's what I would go ahead and do: oil, transmission fluid, differential fluid, plugs. Do brake and coolant when you get around to it. And check both engine and cabin air filters and replace if necessary. They are often overlooked.

I want to prevent failure. i am looking into getting the Car fax soon, but for now I think I am going to do the differential and trans flush. Just out of curiosity any idea how much they charge at the BMW dealership? I know it'll be pretty pricey and I have a buddy's shop who specializes in bmw but just want to see the price difference

[tlow98]

Yana and diff will be 1k+ at the dealer.

Quit going to the dealer. Financially, you'd be be better off just driving until the car fails, then buying a new one, than going to the dealer for all the things listed above. (3-4K at the dealer for everything above).

Look at the oil filter housing gasket and the valve cover gasket too.

[mweisdorfer]

Originally Posted by Eddiee07

I want to prevent failure. i am looking into getting the Car fax soon, but for now I think I am going to do the differential and trans flush. Just out of curiosity any idea how much they charge at the BMW dealership? I know it'll be pretty pricey and I have a buddy's shop who specializes in bmw but just want to see the price difference

The stealership would be the last place I would go.

Your better off finding a reputable local shop that works on European cars.

BMW will charge you $125.00 an hour.

A local shop that specializes in Volkswagen, BMW & Mercedes for example might charge you $80-90.00 an hour.

Everything mentioned above is DIY able and there are tons of videos on them. Just need the right tools.

[Efthreeoh]

Plugs, coolant, diff and trans are all 100,000 mile service intervals. Engine air filter is every third oil change (per BMW CBS OCI) so it can be as long as 45,000 miles. If you can't determine if these services have been performed then baseline the maintenance at 127K and go from there.

[egt]

Water pump.