Actual Brand of Oil the Dealers use? - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

BMW 2006 · 08-12-2005, 03:27 PM

I know our E90 BMW's include oil changes but just would like to know the Brand of oil used? Castrol? Mobil1? I've asked the dealer and all he could tell me was it has the BMW emblem on the container!

Thanks!!

E90Fleet · 08-12-2005, 03:31 PM

Castrol TXT 5W-30

BMW uses Castrol exclusivley due to their sponsorship with Formula 1

E90Fleet · 08-12-2005, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomwid

Is 10w-30 ok to use?

There are no approved 10W-30 oils listed

E90Fleet · 08-12-2005, 03:57 PM

Only mobil 1's listed are

Mobil 1 0W-40 for the older LL-01 spec and
Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30 for the new LL-04 spec

E90 · 08-13-2005, 11:27 AM

My dealer who is racing driver say`s use only Castrol.

tima · 08-13-2005, 01:22 PM

some more info at this forum thread...

LL04 oil - time to switch away from Mobil 1?

E90Fleet · 08-13-2005, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tima

some more info at this forum thread...

LL04 oil - time to switch away from Mobil 1?

Just to add to that :

The new Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30 is LL-04 approved

But ony the new diesels need LL-04, the N52 can use LL-01 approved oils

Hunter399 · 08-13-2005, 03:59 PM

My dealer says I would be wasting money by changing the oil after 1000 miles...

What do you guys think?

visor · 08-13-2005, 04:07 PM

That's a different topic altogether.

Do a search.

The consensus is to wait till at least 5000 miles before the first change, possibly because BMW uses a special oil initially for break-in purposes. Can anyont confirm that?

AW330i · 08-19-2005, 07:11 PM

I am almost a hundred percent certain that BMW does use a special break in oil, and with that being said it probably is a good idea to wait...

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08-12-2005, 03:31 PM	#2
E90Fleet Major General Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 7,851 iTrader: (0)	Castrol TXT 5W-30 BMW uses Castrol exclusivley due to their sponsorship with Formula 1

08-12-2005, 03:57 PM	#4
E90Fleet Major General Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 7,851 iTrader: (0)	Only mobil 1's listed are Mobil 1 0W-40 for the older LL-01 spec and Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30 for the new LL-04 spec

08-13-2005, 01:22 PM	#6
tima Custom User Title Drives: 330i ZSP/TiAg/Blk Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 215 iTrader: (0)	some more info at this forum thread... LL04 oil - time to switch away from Mobil 1?

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Hunter399 Major General Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 7,751 iTrader: (30)	My dealer says I would be wasting money by changing the oil after 1000 miles... What do you guys think?

08-13-2005, 04:07 PM	#9
visor BMW, can I have some LSD please? Drives: '08 E90 335i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,492 iTrader: (0)	That's a different topic altogether. Do a search. The consensus is to wait till at least 5000 miles before the first change, possibly because BMW uses a special oil initially for break-in purposes. Can anyont confirm that?