Does anyone know of a great place where I can get an oil change for my brand new BMW M3 Sedan?

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You can buy a code scanner that reads out fault codes and resets the oil change, inspection, and engine fault lights. There are several brands, but the Peake is the most popular among BMW owners.
On a '98, you can reset the oil light by shorting between a couple of the pins on the computer connector. It is advisable to make a jumper that includes a resistor. If you go to a forum like DTM power or Pelican or BimmerForums or UnitedBimmerCommunity and search, you will find the instructions. I would rather not tell you how because I would feel guilty if you made a mistake and flame-broiled some very expensive electronics on your car.

BavAuto.com or Pelican Parts.com - Both offer great prices on BMW parts and BOTH have tech tips on about anything you want to do to it.

Please click on the link I provided and go to post #28 (right hand side in red bar area). There is a video which shows you the reset procedure.

Hope this helps! Please leave feedback if this works for you.

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=486429&page=2

I always use Castrol Edge in mine. I like to service and change oil and filter every five thousand kilo....But I do live in a very dusty place.
I like Castrol oils if you prefer a different brand always go for the synthetic high performance oil formulated for the engine in your vehicle.
Regards Johngee10

It could be many things how many milles on the car?

I have a 99 M3. BMW serviced it for the 1st 3 years and the engine blew up...oil issues.

use a heavier weight oil than the manual suggests. ideally

10w40 or 10w50 even 15w50 if you're in a hot spot
if you're in a cold winter environment, then use 5-50 synthetic. avoid parking on hills in cold weather.

It's basically an owner's decision. Some people like to change it every 1000 miles, others up to 3000 and even more. If you don't know when the last one was, change it. Write down the mileage, and go from there.

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first step is changing the gearbox oil. Ignore the dealer if he spurts out the words 'life time oil'

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1. Key in 0 or off position.

2. Press and hold odometer button and turn key to 1 or acc. position... like you're turning the car on, but don't crank the engine.

3. Keep button pressed until any of the following words appear in display: "oil service" or "inspection", with "reset" or "re". For vehicles with "high cluster", the fuel amount (in litres) remaining until next service is displayed (i.e. 3224).

4. Press and hold button again until "reset" or "re" flash.

5. While display is flashing, press button briefly to reset service interval indicator. After display has shown new interval, the following will appear in display for approx. 2 seconds:"END SIA"