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Originally Posted by Dackelone
Well... NoTempoLimitN54 I was at my local BMW Zentrum today. I found out which oils your car needs and how much!
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Thanks Dackel!
I found out BMW USA dealers will sell you 0.5 L quantities of both lubricants (you have to bring your own container)
83 22 0 412 126 MTF-LT-3 $15.37 / 0.5L
83 22 0 002 094 SAF-XO $19.47 / 0.5L
I also happened to stop by a local AutoZone on Christmas Eve and guess what I found for $9.99 a quart:
http://www.castrol.com/castrol/secti...tentId=7036193
Only one problem: It's NOT SAF-XO equivalent. Viscosity
100ºC is very close:
Syntrax LS (USA): 15.0
SAF-XO: 15.2
But look at the Brookfield viscosity at -40ºC
Syntrax LS (USA): 150,000
SAF-XO: 42,900
And the pour point:
Syntrax LS (USA): -39ºC
SAF-XO: -57ºC
Definitely not the same stuff.
In the end I am going with Motul Gear 300 for the diff. Same exact viscosity as SAF-XO at 100ºC, but otherwise superior in every performance category for half the price. Can't find the expressly approved Motul Hypo Synt in the U.S., but the Gear 300 is still superior to the Hypo Synt in performance.