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Originally Posted by lupinsea
Aaaarrgh. Ok, another question (thanks with all the help guys) regarding the oil. After perusing bimmerfest and following this link from a thread I'm now greatly confused about the oil usage for the standard E46.
Its soundling like (according to the link) the Mobil 1 5w30 is too thin and not recommended by BMW, but that Mobil 1 0w40 is ok. Is this information still accurate? If I can use the Mobile 1 it would be great as it's readily available in my area.
When I checked the Mobil1 website and ran through their "what's right for my car?" process it came up with Mobil 1 0W40 as well. Am I good to go with this? |
I've always used either Mobil 1 5W30 or Castrol Syntec 5W30. Nearly 100K now and the engine still purrs.
Haven't noticed any appreciable difference in consumption... both have required 1-2 quarts top-off between 7500 mile changes.
Generally, I find I need to top off more often in the fall and winter than the summer. Smaller seals in the cold?
