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Originally Posted by thrillcat
Your sig shows you have a 3.0. You're responding to someone who has a 4.4. I'm pretty sure it's a different transfer case. I think your 3.0 has a New Venture (NV500) and the 4.4 and 4.8 have the ATC500. Double check with your VIN and realOEM.com and make sure you're looking at the right information.
Also, you only need a liter, just get the BMW oil.
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You're right AFAIK I have the New Venture, like I said. My post wasn't really response per se, I was asking a question rather than clogging up the bandwidth with a new thread or dredging up a dead thread. Sorry, if that's bad form.
As to which oil. I try to do my own work, so I know the vehicle and what it's doing. If we have to go to the dealer and pay $60 per liter, then it is what it is. However, if you can buy the same oil in a different container from Auto Zone for $10 per liter, then that's way I prefer to go.
For example: the Castrol SAF-XO used in the differentials is sold commercially in the US as Syntec and available in many different retail settings for far less money than dealer costs. I found this out because this is same oil used/recommended in their motorcycles, of which I own.
Simple as that. If there is a reference for substitute fluids, like I mentioned above, then I missed it and I apologize.