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Originally Posted by motordavid
Maybe they had some "older" oil from distributor, to move...SL was a fine rating by API, until the regularly "upgraded" SM rating was introduced late in '04.
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It is minutia, either SL or SM will do fine in a 2008 model. The engine (and oil sticker) for that 3 series were both made in Germany most likely. You are buying oil in the colonies. It is BMW in the US that doesn't sell it, and they are just a local marketing arm.
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