Re: need E36 M3 oil recommendations

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Peter,

With the VIN for your car you can register on BMW's website for the owner's 
circle, and then download the manual.

My preferences would be Mobil 1 15W/50 for the summer, and Mobil 1 0W/40 for 
the winter (if you can find it).

For regular use, the BMW synthetic available at the dealer is fine, too, 
although at little light at 5W/30 for year-round/aggressive summer use IMHO, 
although I do use it in my Z3.

Redline, Mobil 1, Amsoil, etc. all have their proponents, although most 
sources would recommend against a straight weight oil in the M3.

HTH,

Martin Bullen
'95 M3
'97 Z3 2.8

In a message dated 6/21/03 1:52:25 PM, owner-bmw-digest@domain.elided writes:


> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 22:52:02 -0400
> From: Peter Cain <cain@domain.elided>
> Subject: need E36 M3 oil recommendations
> 
> I just bought a '97 M3 that didn't come with an owners manual and I need
> the oil viscisity/type recommendations so I don't mess up the VANOS
> functioning with the wrong viscosity oil. An hour on the web didn't turn
> up any specifications on this, so if anyone can look into their O.M. and
> find out whether BMW recommends that straight weight oil is OK I would
> be grateful. I know that mineral based SAE 15-W-40 is acceptable, but
> what about straight SAE 30 or 40 weight?
> Thanks,
> Peter Cain
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