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pp
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Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:43 am Post subject:
Inspection II |
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My recently purchased '96 328i has 52k KMS on the clock.
According to the logs, it has only had 1 inspection 1 carried out so
far.(aside from oil changes)
That was around the 25k mark. Should i be right in thinking that inspection
2 service light should be up?
At the moment all but one green light is on.
I had a oil service recently when i bought it, perhaps they reset the
inspection lights as well as the oil service lights(dodgy dealer)?
Should i just do an inspection2 anyway, then reset the SI.?
Thanks.
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David
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Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:27 am Post subject:
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I would advise doing Insp. 2 when the factory mileage suggests, rather than
as the lights indicate. One can reset the indicator but the odometer is not
in doubt, right. Also, with inspections being done on schedule, resale will
be better.
-David
"pp" <bejes@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:41999396$1@news.uws.edu.au...
| Quote: | My recently purchased '96 328i has 52k KMS on the clock.
According to the logs, it has only had 1 inspection 1 carried out so
far.(aside from oil changes)
That was around the 25k mark. Should i be right in thinking that
inspection
2 service light should be up?
At the moment all but one green light is on.
I had a oil service recently when i bought it, perhaps they reset the
inspection lights as well as the oil service lights(dodgy dealer)?
Should i just do an inspection2 anyway, then reset the SI.?
Thanks.
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Al
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Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:30 am Post subject:
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| Quote: | That was around the 25k mark. Should i be right in thinking that
inspection 2 service light should be up?
At the moment all but one green light is on.
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It depends. I generally find that the SILs reflect the miles that I'm
doing. Loads of short journeys knock the greens off really quickly, but
long mway hauls every day keep the greens alight. Personally I just check
the oil on the dipstick. If it doesn't look clean I change it!
| Quote: | Should i just do an inspection2 anyway, then reset the SI.?
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Do what you feel happy with. How much does peace of mind cost? A few
hundred dollars? At least you'll know when the last full inspection was
done :-)
Al.
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Fred W
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Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:46 am Post subject:
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pp wrote:
| Quote: | My recently purchased '96 328i has 52k KMS on the clock.
According to the logs, it has only had 1 inspection 1 carried out so
far.(aside from oil changes)
That was around the 25k mark. Should i be right in thinking that inspection
2 service light should be up?
At the moment all but one green light is on.
I had a oil service recently when i bought it, perhaps they reset the
inspection lights as well as the oil service lights(dodgy dealer)?
Should i just do an inspection2 anyway, then reset the SI.?
Thanks.
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Yes, you have it right. The service timer should be coming up on the
Inspection II now. It may still come up The Service Insp would normally
show up when the last green LED goes out.
In any case, you should do the service inspection 2 work and do the 15
second reset to be sure you are starting from a clean slate. That is
what I have always done with my used cars as I never know what had been
done before (regardless of what the service records showed)
-Fred W |
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pp
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Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:40 am Post subject:
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Thanks.
Besides whats listed in the Bentley book, is there anything else that BMW
dealer would do at an insepction 2? Software upgrades? Fuel injector
cleaning? Is there any rule on a/c and regassing, or do you just get it done
when it doesn't get cool anymore.?
I plan on doing the inspection 2 myself.
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Fred W
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject:
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pp wrote:
| Quote: | Thanks.
Besides whats listed in the Bentley book, is there anything else that BMW
dealer would do at an insepction 2? Software upgrades? Fuel injector
cleaning? Is there any rule on a/c and regassing, or do you just get it done
when it doesn't get cool anymore.?
I plan on doing the inspection 2 myself.
Cheers.
No. The bentley manuals tell you to do the same stuff the dealer would |
do. It's also documented in the owners manuals somewhere.
-Fred W |
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