Hi guys,
This seems to be fairly common place here - the dealer completely stuffed up this service on mine.
I actually flew to another state to pick up my car - do the break in and have it serviced, as I did not trust the one dealer in my state to do this and they messed up anyway. Wrong Gearbox oils & didn't even bother with the Diff Oil. They did get the Engine Oil correct though, to their credit.
Pics, if anyone is interested;
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=576032
I have searched and it there are plenty of threads about it but I think we need a final thread with consensus & perhaps a sticky on which oils are required.
Correct Oils;
Engine - 5W30 LL-04 (LL-01 for the US guys)
Gearbox - MTF-LT-5 - 2L Bottle - BMW PN: 832 221 569 69
Barrel - BMW PN: 832 221 806 97
Diff - Castrol SAF-XJ + FM (SAE 75W140 GL5 BMW) - 1.2L
Oil Filter - BMW PN: 114 275 663 27
Below are some alternatives;
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Originally Posted by Dackelone
The engine oil can be either: 0w40, 5w30, or 0w30 with BMW LL-1 for the USA and LL-4 for the Europe. The main thing to check for is the LL-1 (BMW Long Life rating) or LL4 rating. Also... you can use LL-4 rated oil in a market that requires LL-1 but not the other way around! So the guys in the USA can use a LL-4 rated oil, but the euro guys should only use LL4 rated oil.
This is one reason I buy the expensive German Castrol RS Edge 0w40 (LL-4) oil for my 135i.
Dackel
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MTF-LT-5 can be substituted with Pentosin FFL-3 (Porsche PDK Trasmission Oil) - I have a confirmation email on this directly from BMW Australia.