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07-12-2011, 11:17 AM | #1 |
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Best motor oil for 330i
What would be the best motor oil for my car besides the preferred oil sold at the dealership. I need to get an oil change done cause right now I'm roughly at 65k miles on my car. My mileage is horrible because of it. 1 full tank of gas only got me to 240 miles.... So this oil change must be done.
I know some of you are going to tell me to use the search button but I couldn't find anything on 330i's. They only had a thread going on for 335i's. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated
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07-12-2011, 11:50 AM | #2 |
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I use Castrol Ow30 (aka "German Castrol") in my 330i. The BMW brand oil is good and you can can get an oil change kit (including filter) from Tisher online. Mobil 1 0w40 is excellent and my local Napa has it on sale for $5 a quart. Just get what ever LL01 oil is the best deal and a Mann filter.
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07-12-2011, 11:57 AM | #3 |
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i use OEM
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07-12-2011, 12:04 PM | #4 |
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Rumor has it... that if you opt to not use the oem recommended oil and something happens to your car, they will take an oil sample and send it to the lab for testing. If they can prove you are not running the oem spec oil, they can void your warranty and you will have to foot the bill for damages that would have otherwise been covered. I say stick to oem spec oil.
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That is true. It is Castrol Syntec anyway so you're still using a synthetic oil. just stick with OEM. The engineers designed the engine to run with that exact oil.
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07-12-2011, 12:22 PM | #6 | |
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Which is pretty funny cause when I called my dealership they actually recommended that I use that oil instead of OEM.
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07-12-2011, 12:22 PM | #7 |
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i use mobil 1 0w40...its actually on sale at advanced auto this month, 5 qts and a filter (which i dont use) for 30 bucks...then just buy another 2 qts at reg price and pick up an oil filter from the dealer.
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07-12-2011, 12:46 PM | #8 |
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i just bought the whole set at getBMWparts.com for $69 shipped. I'm going to stick with OEM since OEM is always best
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07-12-2011, 03:06 PM | #9 |
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It is cheaper to buy a case than buy a few quarts from your local dealer. Just a heads up...
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07-12-2011, 04:18 PM | #11 | |
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if you can't get to the dealer to pick up some oil, get one of the synthetic oils on bmws approved oils list:
http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Conte...ngineOils.aspx Quote:
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07-12-2011, 04:52 PM | #12 |
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True that amigo
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07-12-2011, 04:53 PM | #13 |
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Yeah I know I went to the dealership today and they wanted to charge me $80 for 7 quarts + filter.
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07-12-2011, 05:37 PM | #14 |
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Thank you everyone for the heads up!
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07-31-2011, 01:28 PM | #16 |
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Oh no don't get me wrong. I've gotten the routine maintenance done. I should reword what I said. This is MY first oil change done on the car(first time doing an oil change on a car). The car has been serviced and my engine is still running like a beaut
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