Re: E36: 15W50 Synthetic??

["Serge Maillet" <serge.maillet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hehehe.. no flame / war on the bmw list! :)

My BMW is always stored in an indoor heated garage plus I drive all highway,
so that's why I was thining about using a heavier oil. Thanks for the reply
Steve, I think I'll give it a try and see how my engine likes it.

Kind regards,
Serge

- -----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Andersen <SAndersen@domain.elided>
To: 'Serge Maillet' <serge.maillet@domain.elided>; 'bmw-digest@domain.elided'
<bmw-digest@domain.elided>
Date: Friday, November 02, 2001 10:43 AM
Subject: RE: E36: 15W50 Synthetic??


>First question to ask yourself is why you want a
>higher weight oil?
>
>Are you getting valvetrain noise or other things indicating
>that you need it?
>
>I am a firm believer in using the lightest weight oil
>that keeps your engine quiet and happy.  Reduces startup
>wear which is the majority of the wear an engine sees during
>its lifetime...
>
>Oil Flame War Anyone?  ;-)
>
>Steve

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