Engine oil — petrol
CBS: starting value 25,000 km / 24 months
A starting value, not a fixed interval: CBS adjusts it according to the fuel used. Due 24 months after the last change at the latest.
Source [3]E87 · 2007–2007
BMW 116i E87 · 115 PS (2007–2007)
At the March 2007 facelift the 116i kept a 115 PS 1.6 with port injection. It was replaced for model year 2008, so check the 85 kW on your registration document before ordering anything.
Choose an engine
Identify the car and prepare its maintenanceTechnical specifications
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Power
- 115 PS / 85 kW
- Displacement
- 1 596 cm³
- Torque
- 150 Nm
- Cylinders
- 4
- Period covered
- 2007–2007
- Documented market
- Europe
Transmission
- Manual · 5 speeds · 2007
Figures apply to the cited configuration and market; equipment and transmissions may vary by production date.
Specification source : [7] BMW Group
Manufacturer figures — manual gearbox
- 0–100 km/h acceleration
- 10.8 s
- Combined consumption — period European cycle
- 7.5 l/100 km
Figures published at launch for the cited manual configuration. Consumption is a test-cycle measurement, not a real-world guarantee; automatic versions may differ. Source [7]
What distinguishes this version
From BMW’s March 2007 table: 1,596 cc, manifold injection and double VANOS, 85 kW at 6,000 rpm and 150 Nm at 4,300 rpm, five-speed manual gearbox. For model year 2008 BMW replaced it with a 90 kW 1.6 with direct injection.
Engine oil: quantity and approval
BMW’s March 2007 specification table lists 4.25 l of engine oil. Longlife-04 oils are approved for petrol engines only in the EU, Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein; outside that area, use the approval BMW specifies for the country.
What the CBS tracks
Oil: calculated from fuel used, starting value 25,000 km, 24 months at most. Front and rear pads: two separate countdowns. Brake fluid: 24 months. Vehicle check: 50,000 km or 48 months. The microfilter is replaced at every oil service, spark plugs and air filter at every third; they no longer have their own display.
Prepare the next service
Note the power on the registration document (85 kW) and the build month: this 116i was built for only a few months and is easily confused with the pre-2007 116i or the 90 kW one. Count oil services since the last spark plugs: they are due at every third.
AutoKarnet advice
Maintenance and records
Front and rear brake pads
Wear calculated per axle
Two separate countdowns fed by the wear sensors. With new pads, replace the wear sensor as well before resetting the display.
Source [2]Cabin microfilter
At every engine oil service
Since March 2007 the microfilter has no CBS countdown of its own: it is replaced at each oil service on cars with air conditioning.
Source [10]Spark plugs
Every 3rd engine oil service
Since March 2007 the plugs follow the oil services and no longer have a CBS countdown: the 60,000 and 100,000 km figures of the earlier cars no longer apply. Keep count of oil services.
Source [10]Engine air filter
Every 3rd engine oil service
Intake silencer element. Shorten the interval in dusty regions.
Source [10]Brake fluid
Calendar-based
24 months
Counted from the vehicle’s on-board date, even at low mileage. That date stops when the battery is disconnected: correct it afterwards.
Source [4]Vehicle check
Whichever comes first
50 000 km
48 months
A CBS item separate from the oil service, managed by the instrument cluster.
Source [4]Questions about this version (5)
How do I know my 116i is the 2007 115 PS one?
Go by the power: 85 kW. The later LCI 116i models have 90 kW, first from a 1.6 direct-injection engine (model year 2008), then from a 2.0 (spring 2009).
Five or six gears?
Five. BMW’s table lists only five forward ratios for the 116i, against six for every other engine in the range.
Source : [7]
Are the spark plugs still due at 60,000 km?
No, not on a car built from March 2007: they are changed at every third oil service. The 60,000 km rule for the 1.6 belongs to the earlier phase.
What is the engine code?
The BMW sources used describe the engine (1,596 cc, port injection, double VANOS) without naming the code. The TIS index lists N45 and N45T for the E87 116i: read the code on the engine or the paperwork.
Which octane rating?
BMW’s table gives RON 91 to 98 for this engine. The published performance and consumption figures refer to the German-market car.
Source : [7]
Documentary sources
- [1] BMW AG TIS — CBS E87, bulletin 00 01 04 (070)
BMW AG (TIS, copie archivée) · EN · Worldwide · Archive · p. 1 · update 11/2006 · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [2] BMW AG TIS — calcul huile, microfiltre et freins
BMW AG (TIS, copie archivée) · EN · Worldwide · Archive · p. 3 · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [3] BMW AG TIS — CBS, valeurs de départ EURO
BMW AG (TIS, copie archivée) · EN · Europe · Archive · p. 4 · starting values, not fixed mileage intervals · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [4] BMW TIS — CBS: spark plugs, vehicle check, brake fluid
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · SBT CBS · p. 5 · EURO · update 11/2006 · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [5] BMW TIS — BMW Quality Longlife-04
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · SI 11 03 04 (156) · revision 09/2005 · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [6] BMW TIS — 1 Series E87, vehicle and engine index
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · Vehicle list (model / engine / body) · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [7] BMW Media Information 1/2007 — The new BMW 1 Series
BMW Group · EN · Germany · PDF pp. 4–5 (five-door engines), p. 34–35 (five-door specifications, German market) · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [8] BMW EfficientDynamics now also for the 3 Series (model year 2008)
BMW Group · EN · Europe · CO2 table “BMW 1 Series”; High Precision Injection section (116i 1.6) · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [9] Das BMW Modellprogramm zum Frühjahr 2009
BMW Group · DE · Germany · PDF pp. 3–5 (BMW 1er: 116d, 116i 2.0) and price table “1er 5-Türer” · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [10] BMW TIS — Oil service, petrol from 03/2007
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · RA 00 00 610 · from 03/2007 · Accessed 08/10/2026