» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 405,266 Views | | | | | | 05-29-2006, 01:30 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westfield, IN Posts: 1,335 | oil what type of oil does the ti take? __________________ Greg M42 Club member 186 WTB: HELLROT RED CLUB SPORT 95 ti sold but staying in the family. | | | 05-29-2006, 01:33 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WA STATE Posts: 129 | 20-50 for mine in the summer and thinner for the winter. Check the owner manual. | | | 05-29-2006, 04:30 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 411 | I got 5w-30 synthetic. Thats what the guy at the bmw dealer told me. But thats socal weather. __________________ I'm back with a different 95 ti | | | 05-29-2006, 04:48 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 | BMW dealer told me 10w-40 for non synthetic and 5w-30 for synthetic like what jetblack said... I use the 10w-40... I'm also in Socal so yeah... -Randy __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels and 99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | 05-29-2006, 04:52 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 549 | 0w-40 some ppl may object, but whatever it works and im fine with it. plus its easier since all the other euros in the garage take it. minus the M --> 15w-50 __________________ 318Ti Sport (Gone, but thanks for your years of service) | M3 E30 | 190E-16V | M Coupe E36/8 | | | 05-29-2006, 05:51 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 322 | I use 20w50 year round. | | | 05-29-2006, 09:24 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westfield, IN Posts: 1,335 | I just got an oil change today at Jiffy Lube (don't know if some of you know it) but i used synthetic I think it was 5w40 but not really sure!! it didn't say on the chart that he gave me so!! o my auti freeze is kinda low i said just put some in will that harm the engine? I didn't flush it cause it was quite $$!! __________________ Greg M42 Club member 186 WTB: HELLROT RED CLUB SPORT 95 ti sold but staying in the family. | | | 06-04-2006, 05:56 PM | #8 | Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Panama City, Panama Posts: 30 | 10w-40 all year round, no problems at all with outside temperatures between 80's and 100's (Panama's weather). jg | | | 06-04-2006, 10:59 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,288 | 10-40 valvoline max life __________________ 1995 BMW 316i Cosmos Black Mods: • Magnex Cat-Back Exhaust • Smoked Corner Lights + Repeators • M3 17" Wheels • De-Baffled Air Box • AC HandBrake Handle and Gear Knob • DEPO Euro Epsiloids + Predator Chronium Rings • Chrome Interior bits •IE Poly-Urethane RSFMs • Kenwood Power Series Audio • Powder Coated e36 325 Front Callipers • Sports Seats | | | 06-04-2006, 11:06 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | Quote: Originally Posted by kickass95318ti I just got an oil change today at Jiffy Lube (don't know if some of you know it) but i used synthetic I think it was 5w40 but not really sure!! it didn't say on the chart that he gave me so!! o my auti freeze is kinda low i said just put some in will that harm the engine? I didn't flush it cause it was quite $$!! | Personally I would stay away from Jiffy Lube. They put in antifreeze? Hard to say if it's compatible with BMW engines. Some antifreeze will cause harm. __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | 06-04-2006, 11:56 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westfield, IN Posts: 1,335 | Quote: Originally Posted by 1996 328ti Personally I would stay away from Jiffy Lube. They put in antifreeze? Hard to say if it's compatible with BMW engines. Some antifreeze will cause harm. | Yea they did put antifreeze in so far the car is running good!! no problems hopefully! __________________ Greg M42 Club member 186 WTB: HELLROT RED CLUB SPORT 95 ti sold but staying in the family. | | | 06-05-2006, 12:38 AM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 885 | 10w-40 __________________ BMW...MY NEW TOY Mods: Some plastic parts, ///M Wheels and me | | | 06-05-2006, 05:28 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 308 | mobil 1 5-30 __________________ '99 ti /Mtechnic, Schwartz II, Meyle Control Arms w/Full Metal Ball Joints, PowerFlex poly LCAB's, Pirelli P Zero/Nero 225/50/16, "the d-baffle"...... | | | 06-06-2006, 06:26 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: la jolla, ca Posts: 222 | Chevron Delo 15w40. 15w40's are much more robust oils than 10w40's since they are designed to be compatible with diesel engines so they are very shear stable and have great cleaning detergents. If your using a non-synthetic I would highly recommend a 15w40, Chevron Delo is a good choice and extremely affordable. BMW dealers sell 15w40 also which I would imagine is made by Castrol like their 5w30 (which is a european castrol oil and is truly a blended synthetic, not a full synthetic like BMW states on the bottle and actually near 40 weight). Mobil 1 5w30/10w30 are not BMW approved oil and run on the very thin side of the 30 weight. They are not even LL-01 approved for current BMW's. Mobil 0w40 would be a better choice and is LL-01 approved, which doesn't really even matter for these older engines. Personally if I was going to run synthetic I would go with a 0w40/5w40. There is no need to run 20w50 as that was recommend back when dino oils were primarily used and BMW wanted to make sure they could rely on one of the thickest oils to withstand the abuse of the Autobahn. Realistically, a 15w40 will still be the better choice as 20w50's have a small market these days so are less developed and not to mention they generally shear down to a 40 weight in time. Spending over 3 years on bobisitheoilguy.com has taken over haha. BTW, in the other BMW's in our family I use Lubro Moly 5w40 (full synthetic) in the `93 325is and Castrol Syntec 0w30 (actually a group IV full synthetic unlike other castrol syntec's and LL-01 approved) for our `02 325iT. | | | 06-06-2006, 06:40 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 | I just changed my oil, castrol 10W30, northwest region. | | | | | 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 | | | Similar Threads | Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post | Gas prices | wolferj-RIP | Lounge | 32 | 02-22-2012 03:46 AM | |