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08-27-2009, 10:00 PM | #1 |
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Oil Change This Weekend
I'm scheduled to have a break in oil change this weekend. Should I let the dealer pick which oil to put in or does anyone recommend a different kind of oil that I should buy myself?
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08-27-2009, 11:57 PM | #2 |
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BMW has their own branded oil, i forget which company makes it for them, but use that stuff. if you want to not use their oil, i recommend royal purple, it gives a few hp and torque because it makes the engine run cleaner and smoother, they have done dynos, you can look it up, i use it on my other 2 non BMW cars
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08-28-2009, 06:56 AM | #4 |
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BMW's approved synthetics
I attached what I think is BMW's current list of approved oils. Some people like Mobil 1 and their 0-40W is on the list and sometimes available at Walmart. $22 for a 5 quart would save some money. My Porsche driving friend is cautioning me of bad reports, however, of camshaft and other damage using this oil - I need to review the reports. It's hard for me to believe that Mobil 1 oil would hurt an engine.
I plan to just buy an oil change pack from United or Tischer in a few weeks and do it myself. I will let the dealer do the free maintenance but my other cars have never had anybody but me change the oil. If you want something done right.... Jim
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Great! Thanks. I think I'll just go with the BMW oil since I won't be doing any track event.
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"High end" oil could mean different things to different people. I think the reference was to things like Royal Purple and Amisol and Red Line synthetic. The kind of oil that is around $10/qt. To some of us, any synthetic is pretty high end.
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While I haven't shopped for oil in a couple of years, I found that Tischer's price for BMW branded Castrol synthetic 5w30 actually beat the local auto store's prices for Mobil 1 by 10~20%.
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Tom,
I agree unless you can find the five quart at Walmart for $22. It's hard to beat $4.40/qt. Even if you just switch to 1 qt containers at Walmart, the cost is over $5/qt and the BMW oil option looks pretty good. I looked at Tischer and United and couldn't decide which had the better deal so I just placed this order with United. Theirs was $47 without shipping, Tischer is $62 with. I am pretty close to United so I decided to take the chance it is less than $15 shipping. Even at $47, figuring $10 for the filter would come out to over $5/qt - not unreasonable but not cheaper than the 5 qt of Mobil 1 at Walmart. But it's good to stay with OEM products when the cost is similar and I didn't find the 0-40W Mobil 1 my last several visits to Walmart. Jim
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Jim, there seems to be a glitch on Tischer's parts website as they show the 1 series oil change kit for $62.00 but MSRP is listed as $53.10. So I think these figures are reversed.
Last year when I had them do a "break-in" change at 3,000 miles, they charged me $50.04 for 7 quarts of oil plus the filter, and $19.95 labor for a total (incl. shop supplies & tax) of $78.00 which included their usual excellent hand wash job. Since they are the closest dealer to me, I have no idea of their shipping costs. But the basic idea is that there really seems to be no good reason not to use BMW synthetic - whether you are a DIY guy or just lazy like me! Tom |
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At $10/ quart it's not cheap, but somethings are worth the money. For regular / spirited driving, dealer oil should not be a big issue though... if you track / drive hard like I do, "good enough" just isn't good enough ( and from personal experience Mobil 1 supersynth not what it's cracked up to be...) |
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Ive had good experience using Pennzoil synthetic on other vehicles..
Do you think a pennzoil 5w40 would be good for the 1? I currently have 5w40 mobil1 synthetic in my car.. Also, winters get down to like -20 fahrenheit here. think 0w40 is good? |
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