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josh
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:59 am Post subject:
high mileage oil choice? |
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Hi all...
2nd post from a newbie here. I got good advice here for my last
question, so I'd like to ask everyone's advice for what brand/type of
motor oil I should use. I have a '91 318is with 180k miles in the Texas
climate.
thanks for your help.
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KJ
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:07 am Post subject:
Re: high mileage oil choice? |
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josh wrote:
| Quote: | Hi all...
2nd post from a newbie here. I got good advice here for my last
question, so I'd like to ask everyone's advice for what brand/type of
motor oil I should use. I have a '91 318is with 180k miles in the Texas
climate.
thanks for your help.
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At 165K miles on my 1999 323i, I'm still using the OEM BMW full
synthetic oil. I'm not going to mess with success here.
For my 2000 BMW K1200RS I use Amsoil full synthetic racing oil
(http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/tro.aspx), but that is a totally
different machine. |
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Raybender
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:39 am Post subject:
Re: high mileage oil choice? |
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josh wrote:
| Quote: | Hi all...
2nd post from a newbie here. I got good advice here for my last
question, so I'd like to ask everyone's advice for what brand/type of
motor oil I should use. I have a '91 318is with 180k miles in the Texas
climate.
thanks for your help.
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Does your owner's manual recommend 15W-40? If so these oils are generally
rated for diesel applications, as well as gasoline. They have higher
concentrations of anti-wear additives, anti-oxidants etc. than gasoline
only rated oils.
I've been using the recommended Castrol 15W-40 in my 97 328 since new and
just love this stuff. At 122K my engine can barely be heard while cruising
at 80 mph, accelerates better than when new, and uses no oil between the
computer recommended change intervals that usually work out to about 7500
miles.
So unless you're a fan of synthetics, I'd go with the 15W-40 dino (again,
assuming it is recommended in your owner's manual)
Frank
Oh, and I'm in N. CA so we get as hot as Texas. I've run all day at high
speed up I-5 with temp over 100 degrees and this oil holds up just fine.
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