07-16-2013, 01:22 AM | #1 |
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Beware - Different M Oil
It's been 2900 miles with the beast and my oil-top-off light came on this morning on my way to work.
I went for awhile before having to top it off so hopefully this means little to no blow-by. I was debating going to the dealer for the free top off or just using an old quart I had laying around at my residence from my E90 M3. Thankfully! I just went to the dealer. Turns out this car doesn't take the traditional dedicated and branded 10W-60 castrol M oil, but instead takes a 5W-30. So M drivers beware- hopefully this isn't a repost. Cheers, Alpha
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But it's okay. If you just joined us you may not have see the others. A lot of posts about this during the first 6 months after car was released in the US in September. Back then a lot if the dealers didn't know either and some people had the wrong oil installed by the dealers. BTW the owners manual says approved oils include 0W-30, 0W-40 and 5W-30, with Castrol being the BMW recommend brand. The consensus among those who tried it is that the best oil for this engine is German Castrol 0W-30. That's what I use now because of faster warm up, smoother running while cold, and better startup protection.
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This has even created at least one case of dealer confusion on the previous gen V10 cars. A guy reported taking his E60 M5 to the dealer for an oil change and they put in the 5W-30. He didn't realize it until he got home and inspected the service order. I believe the dealer corrected it with TWS for free, of course.
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