» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | View Poll Results: Fossil Oil weights | 5W-20 | | 6 | 2.94% | 5W-30 | | 48 | 23.53% | 10W-30 | | 36 | 17.65% | 10W-40 | | 54 | 26.47% | 15W-40 | | 28 | 13.73% | 15W-50 | | 16 | 7.84% | 20W-40 | | 1 | 0.49% | 20W-50 | | 15 | 7.35% | | | | 05-12-2006, 09:38 PM | #16 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 127 | All I use is 5w30 Mobil 1 Full Syn...stuff ROCKS | | | 06-20-2006, 10:18 PM | #17 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greece Athens Posts: 302 | Motul 8100 xcess 5W-40 whole year __________________ Alpina front lip spoiler,ACS roof spoiler,OEM clear rear-side lights,In-Pro blackchrome front indicators,Lummar tinted glasses,318ti.org decalls,Eibach Sportline 45mm/30mm springs,Bilstein Sprint shocks,16mm rear sway bar,front eccentric wishbone bushes,E46 conv. RSMs,5mm rear lower spring seats,OMP alloy strut brace front,racing24 carbon/alloy strutbrace rear,x brace,K&N panel filter,L&W back box 2x84mm,BBS RK 8x17,Fulda Carat Exelero 225-45-17Y,Brembo drilled front rotors | | | 02-25-2007, 07:55 PM | #18 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Alamos, NM Posts: 344 | castrol 10W 40. I live in the rockies, and it often gets pretty cold in the winter at 7200 ft! | | | 02-25-2007, 08:26 PM | #19 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Port St. Johns, Florida Posts: 2,242 | also saw today. Mobil 1 Full Syn 10w40(Non E/p) labelled as new on the bottle(which is it is..they have a older 10w40, but it's a blend and not a full syn) | | | 02-26-2007, 01:09 AM | #20 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of the Vikings Posts: 2,700 | dunno what it is but i found this http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache...nk&cd=12&gl=dk i use 10w-40 in a 1.6 M43 __________________ Vin Number decode and Retrofit Pdfs Available Free ! Just PM | | | 03-28-2007, 01:44 AM | #21 | Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 58 | ELF full sythetic 5w30 is all i use.... engine runs smooth gas consumption is down, im happy. | | | 04-21-2007, 01:52 AM | #22 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 | Temp. is usally 80-90 on a hot day. I run 10-30w __________________ custom dual exhaust,M3 front and rear bumper, 10.4 inch roof mount drop screen, Viper alarm system, DSII's rims, M3 Vader Seats, M3 Mirrors, Carbon Fiber CAI, Smoked Corners, Side Markers, Leatherz armrests, black grilles 225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | 04-21-2007, 10:39 PM | #23 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of the Vikings Posts: 2,700 | im on 5w 50 now, and its much better......... i think __________________ Vin Number decode and Retrofit Pdfs Available Free ! Just PM | | | 02-05-2008, 12:19 AM | #24 | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 48 | Mobil 1, 0w-40 synthetic. California, year round. | | | 04-30-2009, 07:42 AM | #25 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Long Beach, SoCal Posts: 373 | This is the perfect thread for my question. I just bought my car a lil over a month ago. Im changing my oil tomorrow. I dont know what the guy was running in it. I would prefer to use synthetic. Should I just put syn oil in my motor anyway? I got 139k on this b***H, and I dont want any leaks starting now. I live in Southern Ca where the sun is shines bright and is warm as hell in the summer,(in which we are aproaching). please, advise! __________________ 1998'SportR.I.P. 1995 Sport AlpineIII | | | 02-07-2010, 09:46 PM | #26 | Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 53 | 5W-30 TX | | | 02-07-2010, 10:52 PM | #27 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | FUnny I could not find any 15w40 or 20w50 synthetic last time so I tried the 5w30... Ouch. Engine sounded like a box of rocks I found some 20w50 Royal and its happy and quiet! Dave __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | 02-07-2010, 11:08 PM | #28 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 | i keep hearing so many different oil weights. so i get confused which one is the better one. what do you guys recommend for the S52? i live in southern california so the weather is usually like 60-100 degrees. i've been using the OEM weight which is 5-30? but then used 10-30 to see how it worked out. seemed to quiet it down a bit too. __________________ -Theta Chi- Float like a cadilac, sting like a BIMMER .... my socket is just too thick and won't fit in the hole! damnit! Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll ... Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | 02-08-2010, 01:54 AM | #29 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | BMW put a nice little chart in the owners manual. I follow it. Its all about the year and the bearing clearances, depending on how the rod and main bearing clearances were set and the amount of oil pressure and I suppose the phase of the moon, the viscosity affect the actions of some of the internal parts like tensioners etc. I was told once that the first number on oil is the equivalent viscosity at 0C and the second is at 100C. So 10W40 is the same viscosity as 10 weight oil at 0 and the same viscosity as 40 weight at 100C so I was told... Guy was a Chevron engineer... Dave __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | 01-13-2019, 10:36 AM | #30 | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Perth Western Australia Posts: 21 | +1 on the previous post mentioning the chart. I checked out the chart in the handbook for my '97 318ti M-Pack (Not M) with 242k Km. It states 20w50 year round, which is about the cheapest there is. I use Castrol GTX and change it more often than the regular service interval. Temps here 10C to 40C over the year. I would not go to some of the thinnest available as the engine was never designed for it from new. 10w? Only if I was above the Artic Circle with a fresh engine. Because of the situation with my engine I am using GTX Diesel at the moment to clean out the engine interior (more active detergent component). I anticipate changing the filter out before the oil as I expect it to become blocked - I have been caught with that before in similar circumstances. | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |