02-11-2015, 07:48 AM | #1 |
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Which is the best oil to use on the M235i?
Morning people. Here in my country (Guatemala), we had a volcano eruption last Saturday, lots of ash and dust. My car is working fine (it is not my daily ride btw) but I'm considering doing an oil change, oil & air filter just in case.
Should I stick with the BMW dealer's oil or can you suggest a better brand/rate? We don't have ice/snow in here, our temperature maintains between 50 to 90F . Thanks in advance for the replies. |
02-12-2015, 07:42 AM | #3 |
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Sometimes BMW recommended oil is country specific so first thing is read your ( country specific ) owners manual or a dealer service center for oil recommendation.
But below are the things to help you read the labels on an oil container at a retail setting. It must be API-SM labeled usually found in a circle on the label. It must exactly match one of the viscosity numbers listed below/ North America owners manual. And ideally the back label should say it meets or exceeds BMW Longlife-01, BMW Longlife 01 FE. BMW Longlife-01. BMW Longlife-01 FE. When selecting an engine oil, ensure that the engine oil belongs to one of the viscosity grades SAE 0W-40, SAE 0W-30, SAE 5W-40, and SAE 5W-30 or malfunctions or engine damage may occur. If the approved engine oils are not available, up to 1 US quart/liter of an oil with the following specification can be added: Gasoline engine API SM or superior grade specification. In N. America BMW had been recommended ( advertising buy-in) Castrol and BMW labeled Castrol brand oil(?). It has now switched to Shell(Pennzoil?) brand /BMW labeled oils. Mobil Fully Synthetic 'Mobil1' should have a BMW Longlife 01(FE) criteria oil. |
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With you being in a warmer climate, I would use SAE 5-40. You want full synthetic oil. For years BMW has used Castrol but now uses Shell.
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02-12-2015, 10:34 PM | #10 |
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I've always preferred Mobil 1. Have been using Castrol in my BMW but now that they too have switched to another brand, I'm going to start using Mobil 1 on the Bimmer too.
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Yeah. Only have 3000 miles. I changed the oil at 1k cause I'm a little nuts. Motul makes a BMW specific oil like they do for most car manufacturers. Check this link out:
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-F22-M23.../Oil/ES261384/ The x-cess and x-clean motul oils also meet BMW long life standards |
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Use the approved oil... Otherwise if your engine blows up and BMW does an oil analysis, it would give them a reason to void the warranty even if you used a superior oil such as redline, motul, etc.
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I agree but does anyone get similar oil from local parts store to stock up for top ups?
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06-30-2015, 09:03 AM | #18 |
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Mobil 1 0w40 is approved. You can also go to your dealership and pay them between $8-$10 for a quart of the BMW stamped oil. I bought it for approximately $8.00/quart online.
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Used Mobil1 0w40 in my Mercedes so it's definately an oil I like. |
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07-07-2015, 12:32 PM | #21 |
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Can you post proof of Mobil 1 being BMW approved? I am not trying to be a jerk or anything, I just haven't seen anything from BMW approving any oil outside of Castrol. I know M1 0w-40 meets the spec requirements in terms of LL01 and all that jazz, so I'm curious if they've actually approved M1 specifically.
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