2002 bmw x5 3.0d engine oil.. which oil??

eddieboy2 · #1 05-04-2005, 01:15 AM

ey guys... i have a 2002 bmw x5 3.0d with 2700km on the clock... i'll be doing my own oil change at 3000km... which oil would you recommend? i'm just curious on what bmw uses in their diesel engines? is it the same as those of gasoline ones? i'm confused... what castrol oil is used by bmw? and if i'm going to use mobil 1, what type of mobil 1 oil would i use? need ur help guys... tnx!!!

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eddieboy2 · #2 05-04-2005, 11:55 PM

ey guys.. rily nid help on this matter... tnx!!!

powers1 · #3 05-05-2005, 05:43 AM

Great, someone else with a Diesel x5!!Why are you changing the oil after
only 2700???Oil service is done at 20,000k!
Anyway,to answer your question.On page 149 of your owners manual,
it tells you which grades of oil you can use,In fact,the Diesel uses the same
grade as the petrol versions.In all cases,the oil must be "longlife" and spec
must be ACEA/A3/B3/B4..,..B3 is a 15w-40 grade,B4 is 5w-40.The latter
is best for the car.Regarding makes,Bmw recommend Castrol (marketing
reasons.....they used to recommend Mobil1!!),but I prefer " Valvoline"!
the one to get is DURABLEND EXTENDED DRAIN 5W-40.(spec is ACEA/A3/B4).
Here in Portugal it costs 62 euros for a 4ltr container.You will need 2!!

eddieboy2 · #4 05-08-2005, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by powers1

Great, someone else with a Diesel x5!!Why are you changing the oil after
only 2700???Oil service is done at 20,000k!
Anyway,to answer your question.On page 149 of your owners manual,
it tells you which grades of oil you can use,In fact,the Diesel uses the same
grade as the petrol versions.In all cases,the oil must be "longlife" and spec
must be ACEA/A3/B3/B4..,..B3 is a 15w-40 grade,B4 is 5w-40.The latter
is best for the car.Regarding makes,Bmw recommend Castrol (marketing
reasons.....they used to recommend Mobil1!!),but I prefer " Valvoline"!
the one to get is DURABLEND EXTENDED DRAIN 5W-40.(spec is ACEA/A3/B4).
Here in Portugal it costs 62 euros for a 4ltr container.You will need 2!!

so mobil1 fully synthetic with syntec would do the job in our x5 diesel????

powers1 · #5 05-08-2005, 11:27 AM

Diesel oils are not dirtier than petrol versions!!!!In the case of the X5,
Bmw recommend the same oil(Longlife),the same spec(ACEA/A3/B3/B4) and the same viscosity (15W 40).Infact,for the Diesel they prefer to use the ACEA/B4 which has a thinner viscosity(5w 40).Dont take my word for it!As I said before in my earlier post, all this info is on the owner´s manual.You can use Mobil1 or any make of oil,providing it conforms to BMW´s specs,you should not have a problem.Here in Europe,BMW recommend Castrol 10w/60
but I find this oil to have a bad odour and the engine is not as smooth as with
Valvoline or Mobil1.

eddieboy2 · #6 09-02-2005, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by powers1

Diesel oils are not dirtier than petrol versions!!!!In the case of the X5,
Bmw recommend the same oil(Longlife),the same spec(ACEA/A3/B3/B4) and the same viscosity (15W 40).Infact,for the Diesel they prefer to use the ACEA/B4 which has a thinner viscosity(5w 40).Dont take my word for it!As I said before in my earlier post, all this info is on the owner´s manual.You can use Mobil1 or any make of oil,providing it conforms to BMW´s specs,you should not have a problem.Here in Europe,BMW recommend Castrol 10w/60
but I find this oil to have a bad odour and the engine is not as smooth as with
Valvoline or Mobil1.

but what about mobil 1 5w-50? can i use it?

i'm from the philippines and it's a tropical country...

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bozo · #7 05-05-2005, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by eddieboy2

ey guys... i have a 2002 bmw x5 3.0d with 2700km on the clock... i'll be doing my own oil change at 3000km... which oil would you recommend? i'm just curious on what bmw uses in their diesel engines? is it the same as those of gasoline ones? i'm confused... what castrol oil is used by bmw? and if i'm going to use mobil 1, what type of mobil 1 oil would i use? need ur help guys... tnx!!!

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I thought you didnt have to worry about this for another 30,000 km's?!

eddieboy2 · #8 05-05-2005, 08:30 AM

i havent changed my oil since i got my car in oct. 2002.. i havent used my car much... so the oil in my x5 is about 2 years and a half... some said i should change the oil every 2 years regardless of mileage.... i dont know if thats true.. and ive read here that we should change the oil in our bmw's every year... and i believe that diesel engine oils are dirtier than gasoline engines.. and they get dirty very fast....

vinuneuro · #9 05-05-2005, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by eddieboy2

i havent changed my oil since i got my car in oct. 2002.. i havent used my car much... so the oil in my x5 is about 2 years and a half... some said i should change the oil every 2 years regardless of mileage.... i dont know if thats true.. and ive read here that we should change the oil in our bmw's every year... and i believe that diesel engine oils are dirtier than gasoline engines.. and they get dirty very fast....

Your oil should be changed at minimum of once per 1yr!

powers1 · #10 09-05-2005, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bozo5521

I thought you didnt have to worry about this for another 30,000 km's?!

It is best to do it at about 20,000 kms to coincide with the reset request of your oil service light.You and Eddieboy are the only ones on the same frequency as me!I mean,is it only us who read the owners manual??Why dont the others follow what is on the manual???It has even been said that "you cannot use same oil in Diesel and petrol engines".I BELIEVE THAT THIS SITE IS WHERE YOU COME FOR INFORMATION,NOT TO BE MISINFORMED!!!!!!