amsoil anyone?

[kesslerbmw]

Best thing you can do is stick with whatever oil the engine has been running. Switching oil isn't all that great of an idea. Also, if you do switch, stick to what ever you switch to.

This is a good listen for people wanting to learn a little about oils. Hit the little play button under the first picture. This is seriously worth your time to listen.

Synthetic Oil with Lake Speed, Jr. & Audi R8 | Adam Carolla's CarCast

[beamertruck]

Hate to revive this thread (again) but engines with high mileage may burn a small amount of oil due to seals being worn, its pretty normal to burn around 1/2-1qt between changes after youve reached the 100k mark. Main cause of oil consumption is improper break in. Most people fail to allow the seals to fully seat, of course propper break in process can prevent many other things but im just talkin bout oil consumption here

[Bmwtvboy]

Sorry to share this. I do 5K oil and filter changes. NO burning or leaks. 180K on my 01'3.0 auto. What oil do I use? The 5/30W syn that follows all the certification and API guidelines. I buy 5 qt units from Walmart - Super Tech. Might go up to 5/40 if I can find it.
Locate the information on lubrication. It's all about certification. It's like the guy who buys a BMW when a MDX would have been just as good. It's more about driving style and how often you change it than the silly brand names.

[BigBlack48is]

Originally Posted by Bmwtvboy

Sorry to share this. I do 5K oil and filter changes. NO burning or leaks. 180K on my 01'3.0 auto. What oil do I use? The 5/30W syn that follows all the certification and API guidelines. I buy 5 qt units from Walmart - Super Tech. Might go up to 5/40 if I can find it.
Locate the information on lubrication. It's all about certification. It's like the guy who buys a BMW when a MDX would have been just as good. It's more about driving style and how often you change it than the silly brand names.

+1

[racingbmwm3]

[Ricky Bobby]

This is a detailers phrase but it is applicable here, as I abide by this mantra.

"Use what you love and be sure to use it often" this goes for all quality synthetic oils for our bimmers regardless of brand.

I personally love Rotella T6 so I change the oil with 8 quarts and an Oem filter every 9 months regardless of mileage (it's very rarely more than 5k), and I have no consumption issues, sludge etc and I imagine my M54 is very happy with me

[lhordmclain]

Check this out (Link from FB): https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7650061&type=1

I fully support the 5000 (min) and 7500-9000 (max) oil change interval.

Engine Oils that I used: (not that I am insisting these are best, it's my personal preference)
* Fuchs
* Castrol
* Total Quartz

And I always use Genuine BMW Oil Filter

Note: Following the BMW specs for your specific vehicle specs

[dkl]

Originally Posted by lhordmclain

Check this out (Link from FB): https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7650061&type=1

I fully support the 5000 (min) and 7500-9000 (max) oil change interval.

Engine Oils that I used: (not that I am insisting these are best, it's my personal preference)
* Fuchs
* Castrol
* Total Quartz

And I always use Genuine BMW Oil Filter

Note: Following the BMW specs for your specific vehicle specs

Those facebook pictures are just negligence, IMHO. This is how mine looked like after about 93K miles following BMW's maintenance schedule using various oils => http://www.xoutpost.com/985690-post1.html

There's 2 parts to BMW's oil/filter change maintenance schedule: 1) per Service Indicator and 2) Annually - whichever occur first.

[JCL]

Last time I saw an engine like that it had gone just over 50,000 miles on the original oil and filter, in dusty conditions. Not a BMW. We got to install a new engine for him.

24,000 km worked well for me, no oil consumption or wear. I make sure to change it out after two years or so, not annually.

[racingbmwm3]

Originally Posted by JCL

Last time I saw an engine like that it had gone just over 50,000 miles on the original oil and filter, in dusty conditions. Not a BMW. We got to install a new engine for him.

24,000 km worked well for me, no oil consumption or wear. I make sure to change it out after two years or so, not annually.

In 2006 I worked on a 2002 745Li who never changed his oil (don't know why, it was free) since new. He was around 45k miles and engine was running rough. Records didn't show any maintenance or visits. First thing, changed the oil, it came out clumpy. So pulled the valve covers, looked like someone had filled the engine with bearing grease. Spent a day cleaning goop off the valvetrain. Put new oil in with a little ATF, drove it for an hour, changed the oil again. Ran fine. Charged customer time for cleaning the engine + 1 oil change, first one was covered by warranty/maintenance plan. Feel sorry for the next owner, that engine probably didn't last 100k.