Oil Light

Boca · 11-01-2012, 02:25 PM

So I am driving today and I get a warning light that oil is dangerously low and to add a quart ASAP. I immediately goto the dealer and they want to charge me $17 for a quart of oil. WTF!

I finally made such a stink the service manager agreed to do it at no charge.

Ridiculous! The car has less then 4k on the clock.

stealth.pilot · 11-01-2012, 02:28 PM

That's odd. The ultimate service is supposed to include oil.

jphughan · 11-01-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by stealth.pilot

That's odd. The ultimate service is supposed to include oil.

+1, in fact many SAs will give you an extra quart to keep in your trunk when you go in for an oil change to cover this exact issue. How odd.

TK23 · 11-01-2012, 03:09 PM

That's very odd for them to charge you. I had the same thing happen this week with only 600 miles on the clock. Stopped by the dealer and they topped it off and gave me 2 free quarts to top it off myself if needed.

mcvaughan · 11-02-2012, 10:47 AM

That's highway robbery! I just paid like $17 for two quarts of 5W-30.

1700 miles on my beast...

singularity · 11-02-2012, 02:53 PM

I don't get it, am I the only one paying for 1L of oil to top up every 1250 km? Or is this yet another spam oil topic?

shadytech · 11-03-2012, 01:49 AM

Ultimate Service does not cover topping up oil. Dealers do not get reimbursed for that oil but most dealers will do it free of charge.

bobblehead · 11-03-2012, 06:36 AM

In Canada, I got mine topped up for free (thus far, couple of times already). My Service Advisor said the customer does not pay and the oil cost is charged back to BMW Canada as part of warranty. I do have to sign the work order for each top up.

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TK23 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 30 Posts Drives: F10 M5. Singapore / SS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	That's very odd for them to charge you. I had the same thing happen this week with only 600 miles on the clock. Stopped by the dealer and they topped it off and gave me 2 free quarts to top it off myself if needed. __________________ 2014 991 TT Agate Grey. F10 M5. Singapore Grey / Silverstone. - sold 2012 JKU Wrangler Rubicon. AEV upgraded e92 M3 Jerez Black. -Sold and missed. E46 M3. Jet Black. Sold.
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mcvaughan Lieutenant Colonel 704 Rep 1,917 Posts Drives: F87 Competition Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Katy, TX iTrader: (1)	That's highway robbery! I just paid like $17 for two quarts of 5W-30. 1700 miles on my beast... __________________ Matt
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singularity Driver 94 Rep 636 Posts Drives: M5 (F10) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Slovakia iTrader: (0)	I don't get it, am I the only one paying for 1L of oil to top up every 1250 km? Or is this yet another spam oil topic?
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shadytech New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Ultimate Service does not cover topping up oil. Dealers do not get reimbursed for that oil but most dealers will do it free of charge. __________________ 1996 328i Convertible (sold) 2004 330i ZHP Sedan (daily) 2008 E92 335i (sold) 2011 E92 M3 (sold) 2013 F10 M5 (parked)
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bobblehead Brigadier General 256 Rep 4,721 Posts Drives: warp speed Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, On iTrader: (0)	In Canada, I got mine topped up for free (thus far, couple of times already). My Service Advisor said the customer does not pay and the oil cost is charged back to BMW Canada as part of warranty. I do have to sign the work order for each top up.
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