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Oil for N54 and Min Engine Oil level warning question
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06-16-2020, 04:33 PM | #1 |
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Oil for N54 and Min Engine Oil level warning question
Hi all
Just 2 questions. 1. What oil do you all recommend for the N54 engine? 2009 335i E93, stock, normal urban driving round the burbs and occasional motorway. Sydney metro region. 2. I got the “min eng oil - top up 1 litre “ warning last night. I’ve just had the car 2 weeks, normal driving, last oil change per logbooks was 4,000 Km ago / approx 8 months Ago. Will Repeat the electric Oil level test and check dipstick today. Assuming the warning remains, is this level of oil consumption normal? I’ve read up on forum and other sources this seems to be a common issue in N54 engines? I was planning to top up and see how it goes. Anything else I should check? No visible leaks on floor or around engine bay. Basic questions I know, but on a fast learning curve about these engines! Cheers |
06-16-2020, 05:45 PM | #2 |
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Hey Newbie,
In my experience so far, these cars tend to chew through oil and coolant. This worsens if you have any sort of leaks as well. One of the tricky things I dislike about the electric oil level is that its at max one day and then all of a sudden it gives you the warning that its low which I find a bit silly. How many kms has your car done? Mine has done about 120km and I tend to use Castrol 5W-30 Fully Synthetic. Generally speaking, depending on how fussy you are you will want to change your oil around 5000km - 10000km area. If you are semi new to the platform then one of the first things you should do is a full service on the car to give you some peace of mind and also start you off for doing some preventative maintenance. |
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if your in a cold climate like me (Canberra) 10w40 in winter would mean I'd have to be very gentle while the oil warms up on a cold morning I actually run 10w40 in summer and 0w40 in winter I use the Penrite 10 Tenths oil because if its high shear threshold From memory 5w30 or 5w40 was the recommended oil for these cars/engines so any good synthetic is the way to go, basically if you're not racing your car and not being mean to it by flogging it while it's cold, any good oil in this range will protect the engine I also think Coupes knows more about this than most |
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06-16-2020, 10:55 PM | #10 |
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+1 to Castrol Fully Synthetic 5w40 and 5000 km change
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