 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  04-20-2005, 08:44 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 142 |  Oil change time.
Its getting close to the time that I should change my oil. I read the "what oil are you running" thread but im more interested in what everyone is running now, ie. that summer is approaching here in San Diego. Thanks for the help. __________________ "You want to know me? Well so do I."
97' naked 318ti  |  |  | | 04-20-2005, 09:16 PM | #2 | | I miss my Ti....... :( Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 828 | What I run...
Quote: | Originally Posted by socal318ti Its getting close to the time that I should change my oil. I read the "what oil are you running" thread but im more interested in what everyone is running now, ie. that summer is approaching here in San Diego. Thanks for the help. | Live outside Los Angeles. I run Lubromoly Volysnthese, 5 w 40 Year around. -Chad | | | | | 04-20-2005, 09:20 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 528 |
Lubromoly Volysnthese? Obviously foreign, but where is that made? (To tell you the truth, I don't know what the mechanic puts in there....just that it's synthetic.) | | | | | 04-20-2005, 09:39 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |
Made in Germany and a great product. I use 15w50 Mobil 1 every 5000kms (about 3000 miles).
Cheers, | | | | | 04-20-2005, 09:48 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 142 |
The last time they changed it they put in Mobil 1 10w40 synthetic and I'm thinking about sticking with the same thing this time around. __________________ "You want to know me? Well so do I."
97' naked 318ti | | | | | 04-21-2005, 12:21 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
it's usually best to stick with the same brand and formula. weight sounds about right for your temperatures. | | | | | 04-21-2005, 12:58 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 641 |
socal- do you listen to hardcore by any chance?
-chris __________________
18'' Ace Wheels • Pirelli P7000 SS Tires • Bosal Brospeed Exhaust • B&M Short Throw Kit • H&R Sport Springs • Euro Clears • cat delete • Rogue Engineering Clutch Stop • Modded Airbox • blacked out kidney grilles • Suede Headliner/A Pillars
S52 CONVERSION UNDERWAY | | | | | 04-21-2005, 01:10 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 142 |
Hardcore rap? rock? I've got a rather wide range of music interests. __________________ "You want to know me? Well so do I."
97' naked 318ti | | | | | 04-21-2005, 01:20 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 641 |
hardcore as in metal- - i.e. Norma Jean, Bleeding Through, etc. etc.
your avatar looks like something we do in the pit at hardcore shows here......
-chris __________________
18'' Ace Wheels • Pirelli P7000 SS Tires • Bosal Brospeed Exhaust • B&M Short Throw Kit • H&R Sport Springs • Euro Clears • cat delete • Rogue Engineering Clutch Stop • Modded Airbox • blacked out kidney grilles • Suede Headliner/A Pillars
S52 CONVERSION UNDERWAY | | | | | 05-17-2005, 09:46 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 228 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by socal318ti Its getting close to the time that I should change my oil. I read the "what oil are you running" thread but im more interested in what everyone is running now, ie. that summer is approaching here in San Diego. Thanks for the help. | I've looked for the thread mentioned here and can't seem to find it here in the maintenance room. I'm going to change my oil some time in the next month and want to be prepared. We have a 1998 318ti, and we live in Indiana. How does this oil look? Should I get something locally instead of ordering over the net with $6.00 shipping? Do you recommend something other than 5W-30? http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...ppingZip=46077 Thanks for any feedback | | | | | 05-18-2005, 04:26 AM | #11 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
i hope that shipping charge isn't for ONE quart! if so, outrageous!
i use lubro moly voll-synthese 10w-40 year 'round. lubro moly is one of if not the only oil approved by bmw for use in its cars. i like to stock up when bavauto has it on sale. i buy the 5 liter jug (good for one change) and then a couple single quarts for topping off between changes. i use 10w-40 due to the high mileage i'm at (207k).
i'll admit, the voll-synthese looks WEIRD ... like you're putting grey sludge into your engine, but it's good stuff. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 05-18-2005, 01:09 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 228 |
Thank you very much for the lead. I'll plan on buying the same oil you do...buying in 5L jugs sounds very convienient as it's the perfect size. | | | | | 05-18-2005, 01:15 PM | #13 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | besides its own ...
Quote: | Originally Posted by cali-ti lubro moly is one of if not the only oil approved by bmw for use in its cars. | that should have read, "besides their own oil" (ie, bmw sells their own which is of course approved  ) __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 05-18-2005, 01:27 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 228 |
"Right, we manufacture this stuff but it's just garbage really." - BMW sales rep  | | | | | 05-19-2005, 04:35 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
i believe bmw synthetic is manufactured by castrol, so that's "approved" as well. but, not sure what that means, probably only when your motor is still under warranty really.
benz and porsche use mobil1 for first-fill on several models, so that's "approved" for me.
truth be told, all the manufacturers have a similar top-shelf oil. i'd be comfortable with most brands out there, but the idea is to stick with the same lube. | | | | | |
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