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Old 07-14-2014, 08:07 PM
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Thoughout the life of this site the story and the conclusion is always the same. Unless there are special circumstances Why not stick to MFGs specs. BMW 5w-30.

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Thoughout the life of this site the story and the conclusion is always the same. Unless there are special circumstances Why not stick to MFGs specs. BMW 5w-30.
right in my manual for the 3.0i ,it says to use 5w40 or 5w30 full synthetic oil.
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right in my manual for the 3.0i ,it says to use 5w40 or 5w30 full synthetic oil.

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Don't use Mobil 1 0w-40 it shears down way too fast. Use a 5w-40 or my reommendation is Shell Rotella T6
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+1 on 5w40... seems to work ALOT better for me also
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