DIY servicing

Pistol968 · Post by **Pistol968** » Tue 28 Feb, 2012 10:43

Morning all,

Having recently purchased a 2.8 I intend to do most of the "consumables" servicing myself- engine oils, plugs, leads, etc etc and may depending on the complexity, do the diff and gearbox oil changes too.

I do this as a) I enjoy it, b) I like to know its been done properly with the right oils etc and c) it saves me money!

I'm assuming as enthusiasts some (most?) other owners like to do their own servicing too.

My question is how do you get around the "keeping the service record" up to date? Only really an issue when time comes to sell I guess but still curious.

Cheers

Peter

peteslag · Post by **peteslag** » Tue 28 Feb, 2012 10:48

Keep every receipt and write the mileage on each one as and when you carry the work out. I did this on my last car and had no issues when it came to selling it.

Devon Z · Post by **Devon Z** » Tue 28 Feb, 2012 11:05

peteslag wrote:Keep every receipt and write the mileage on each one as and when you carry the work out. I did this on my last car and had no issues when it came to selling it.

Same here, I also keep a date stamped photo record of some of the repair/matainace jobs done, not that I'm ever going to sell it

pingu · Post by **pingu** » Tue 28 Feb, 2012 12:48

I also complete the service record with a "see receipts" comment.

Mike Fishwick · Post by **Mike Fishwick** » Tue 28 Feb, 2012 18:06

I have serviced my 2.8 for overe 117.000 miles with no problems, more often and to a higher standard them any BMW dealer would do - I change the PAS oil and transmission oils regularly, top up the battery, oil things, and all the other bits which are usually missed.

I keep details in a Word file, and retain all receipts.

I really cannot understand why people get so excited about a FBMW SH on a £2000 car, but many people will not buy one which lacks a collection of rubber stamps meaning very little.

OldskoolRS · Post by **OldskoolRS** » Tue 28 Feb, 2012 18:45

Having just bought a Z3 today, I looked at loads over the last week of intensive searching. Quite a few cars had bundles of receipts that did make up a kind of service history if you worked through them. As a buyer they gave me confidence that the car had been looked after and therefore psycologically that it might not need expensive repairs in the near future (whether true or not

).

The one I bought had a mixture of BMW and laterly BMW specialist servicing, but I intend to look after it myself from now on as much as I can anyway, like the OP. I'd be dissapointed if it puts people off in future when I sell as these cars are 10 plus years old now. As for my RS2000 I'll put every receipt I collect in a file in date order to show it's been looked after along with a photograhic record of any refurbishment/upgrades that I might fit along the way.

Pistol968 · Post by **Pistol968** » Tue 28 Feb, 2012 20:47

Thanks guys, I guess I better brush up on my admin skills but as Mike says its only a £2k to £3k car so no biggy at the end of the day

I also own a 1991 Toyota Soarer twin turbo that was imported in 1995 with no service history and I have no idea what the real mileage is but again its worth around £2k - goes like stink and looks great so I couldn't care less!- (And a 98 Cherokee with 140,000 miles but thats another story altogether....(':shock:')

Sometimes its not the history , or lack of, that matters but the obvious condition of the car at the time.

Pistol968 · Post by **Pistol968** » Tue 28 Feb, 2012 20:47

PS

Old Skool- congrats on taking the plunge! I look forward to seeing you out and about on the roads around here.

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