How often should I service Arriflex 16S?

[Ivan DImitrov Alexandrov]

Hello! I got an Arriflex 16S serviced on January 2023 by Georg Bogner in Germany. And for the moment it runs perfectly. I only shot a short film for it, with about 1800 feet, which you can watch the trailer here. The image is extremely stable and sharp even with 1950s Schneider primes. 

But still I wonder how often should I pay for a complete overhaul, or if putting oil in the oiling points is sufficient? I’ve read in the Arri manual it is recommended every 100.000 feet or 2 years. But I’ve shot very little compared to that. 
 

Greetings,

ivan Dimitrov
 

[Simon Wyss]

These cameras, if serviced correctly, can be run for years with a little oil every 5,000 feet of film. 100,000 feet in two years would mean 125 magazine loads of 400 ft. a year. That’s two and a half magazines a week, television consumption of the time. After ten years a service is indicated anyways.

[Ivan DImitrov Alexandrov]

29 minutes ago, Simon Wyss said:

These cameras, if serviced correctly, can be run for years with a little oil every 5,000 feet of film. 100,000 feet in two years would mean 125 magazine loads of 400 ft. a year. That’s two and a half magazines a week, television consumption of the time. After ten years a service is indicated anyways.

Therefore every 5000ft I should put oil in the two user-accesible oiling points, right? 

[Uli Meyer]

12 minutes ago, Ivan DImitrov Alexandrov said:

Therefore every 5000ft I should put oil in the two user-accesible oiling points, right? 

5000 ft is nothing for those cameras. I'd say if you use it fairly regularly, every five years is plenty. I had an Arriflex 2C sitting on a tripod for decoration and after 20 years I decided to run it and it was still fine.