Motor oil capacity for 335i

E36325is · 10-25-2007, 09:19 AM

Hi all, what's the engine oil capacity in terms of liter for the 335i engine? Not able to find in the booklets thanx.

scottp999 · 10-25-2007, 09:27 AM

http://www.e90post.com/goodiesforyou...upemanual1.pdf

page 141 of the document, 143 if you enter it into adobe at the bottom.

Engine with oil filter renewal US quarts/liters approx. 6.9/6.5 BMW High Performance
Synthetic Oil
Oil grades: page 113

RMRC · 10-25-2007, 09:31 AM

6.9 quarts. I just put 7 quarts in when I changed mine a couple weeks ago. I started with 6.5 quarts but the oil capacity gauge was one bar from the max. 7 quarts...perfect.

E36325is · 10-25-2007, 09:37 AM

Great thanx so much, time for the 1st oil change!

Zmw124 · 09-10-2016, 01:36 AM

Bmw recomends bmw twin turbo engine which is 5w-30, however its castrol. Castrol is good, but in independent tests mobil 1 full synthetic holds up better in heat and lifespan. Running conventional oil is asking for problems so id recomend against it. I have friends who run 0w-40 mobil 1 in there m3 on track for 3,500 miles then replace it religously, and there cars run over 200,000 miles like that. Im running pizza deliveries in my 07 335i n54 with the oil cooler and i will not runn anything other than 0w-40 euro fomulated mobil 1, and im driving up to 100 miles a day, changing every 3,500-4,000 miles with jb4 tune. Highly recomend less than 5,000 miles oil changes even with full synthetic. My 96 328i i ran hard and did 4,000 mile 0w-40 oil changes, and it ran as good as the day i got it at 167,000 miles and i ran that thing to limiters at points. Just do 3,500-4,000 mobil 1 euro formula full synthetic oil changes and you engine will run for over 300,000 if you do your other mainence. All my euro car club members agree and have been doing this for along time

msann5533 · 04-27-2023, 10:21 AM

Hello thank you for the detail info. I have a 2008 335i 78,000 miles I’ve always used standard oil. Can I and should I change to synthetic oil? Which oil should I use with either option? Thank you so much for your help

whyzee125 · 04-28-2023, 12:42 AM

You absolutely need to use synthetic oil--these cars run way too high of oil temps, by design, for dino oil.

Castrol Edge Euro 5w-30 or Mobil 1 0w-40 can be had for a good price at Walmart and are both sufficient for the n54.

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E36325is Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 220 Posts Drives: 1M coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	Motor oil capacity for 335i Hi all, what's the engine oil capacity in terms of liter for the 335i engine? Not able to find in the booklets thanx.
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scottp999 Brigadier General 133 Rep 4,764 Posts Drives: 4runner SR5 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 BMW 335 [9.00]	http://www.e90post.com/goodiesforyou...upemanual1.pdf page 141 of the document, 143 if you enter it into adobe at the bottom. Engine with oil filter renewal US quarts/liters approx. 6.9/6.5 BMW High Performance Synthetic Oil Oil grades: page 113
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RMRC Lieutenant 19 Rep 475 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 335d Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West iTrader: (0)	6.9 quarts. I just put 7 quarts in when I changed mine a couple weeks ago. I started with 6.5 quarts but the oil capacity gauge was one bar from the max. 7 quarts...perfect.
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10-25-2007, 09:37 AM	#4
E36325is Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 220 Posts Drives: 1M coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	Great thanx so much, time for the 1st oil change!
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Zmw124 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 96 328ic e36 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Medford Oregon iTrader: (0)	Bmw recomends bmw twin turbo engine which is 5w-30, however its castrol. Castrol is good, but in independent tests mobil 1 full synthetic holds up better in heat and lifespan. Running conventional oil is asking for problems so id recomend against it. I have friends who run 0w-40 mobil 1 in there m3 on track for 3,500 miles then replace it religously, and there cars run over 200,000 miles like that. Im running pizza deliveries in my 07 335i n54 with the oil cooler and i will not runn anything other than 0w-40 euro fomulated mobil 1, and im driving up to 100 miles a day, changing every 3,500-4,000 miles with jb4 tune. Highly recomend less than 5,000 miles oil changes even with full synthetic. My 96 328i i ran hard and did 4,000 mile 0w-40 oil changes, and it ran as good as the day i got it at 167,000 miles and i ran that thing to limiters at points. Just do 3,500-4,000 mobil 1 euro formula full synthetic oil changes and you engine will run for over 300,000 if you do your other mainence. All my euro car club members agree and have been doing this for along time
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msann5533 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Bmw335i oil change Hello thank you for the detail info. I have a 2008 335i 78,000 miles I’ve always used standard oil. Can I and should I change to synthetic oil? Which oil should I use with either option? Thank you so much for your help
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04-28-2023, 12:42 AM	#7
whyzee125 Brigadier General 1679 Rep 3,645 Posts Drives: Dinan stage 2 335i Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Chattanooga Tn iTrader: (0)	You absolutely need to use synthetic oil--these cars run way too high of oil temps, by design, for dino oil. Castrol Edge Euro 5w-30 or Mobil 1 0w-40 can be had for a good price at Walmart and are both sufficient for the n54.
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