[RockCrusher]

Originally Posted by Kevin_The_Clean1

Excellent idea & I wish one of you guys could bottle a few drops of the RIS oil to see if it's truly any different (like many of us are thinking). Who knows, maybe it's a complete myth.

And those that are adding te Ceratech additives to your oil mix so early on in the engines life, why in the world would that be a good idea at this early stage... ? That part I really REALLY don't get. Fear based marketing is a curse.

Last but not lease, a great rule of them is to keep is simple with the S58. Just because it's a stout engine & almost bullet proof doesn't mean to ignore common sense knowledge. Never drive a high performance motor hard & shut it off right away. The coolant will re-circulate with the engine off but not the oil. So... don't drive it hard & put it away wet.

Too late for my M2 but my 230i xDrive goes in today for an early oil/filter service. Car has just over 600 miles. The other day I bought two oil sample/analysis kits from a local Volvo truck dealer. I'll ask that the tech obtain two samples. One of the oil draining from the engine and one from the new oil he refills the engine with. I'll send those off for analysis and post the results.

[NewToM]

Originally Posted by RockCrusher

Too late for my M2 but my 230i xDrive goes in today for an early oil/filter service. Car has just over 600 miles. The other day I bought two oil sample/analysis kits from a local Volvo truck dealer. I'll ask that the tech obtain two samples. One of the oil draining from the engine and one from the new oil he refills the engine with. I'll send those off for analysis and post the results.

Science!!!

[Squidget]

Originally Posted by DarkNight707

Now that you ask… the only difference was the blinker sound. It was extremely loud after the break-in service. They must have change the blinker fluid… not using it ever again!

Make sure they also change the headlight fluid and pneumatic fluid while you have it in there. Any good Snipe technician can do it for you.

[Carefree]

Originally Posted by DarkNight707

Now that you ask… the only difference was the blinker sound. It was extremely loud after the break-in service. They must have change the blinker fluid… not using it ever again!

It could be the seasonal blend. Winter blinker fluid is notoriously loud due to higher benzium nitrate content. YMMV

[DarkNight707]

Originally Posted by Squidget

Make sure they also change the headlight fluid and pneumatic fluid while you have it in there. Any good Snipe technician can do it for you.

Oh, man! Missed opportunity!

Originally Posted by Carefree

It could be the seasonal blend. Winter blinker fluid is notoriously loud due to higher benzium nitrate content. YMMV

you nailed it!

[RockCrusher]

Originally Posted by NewToM

Science!!!

Link to thread I created for the 230i xDrive oil analysis...

https://g87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=2074893