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Need help : Which oil to use ?

A_A_Syed

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Hi guys,

Can someone shed some light on this topic. I have an E92 325i thats coming due for servicing soon. A couple of questions :

1) Which oil is best to use for the car and what viscosity?
2) Can PML use the oil we get them or do we have to stick to the Castrol they use ?

Thanks in advance!
Syed
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

u can bring ur own oil. they will deduct the cost of their oil and charge u labour.
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

You are posting it in the wrong section !! if you want ppl to reply you, the best is to post it in the right place...... This section is for buying/selling...
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

Slater;472683 said:
u can bring ur own oil. they will deduct the cost of their oil and charge u labour.
thanks for clarifying
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

tjy;472684 said:
You are posting it in the wrong section !! if you want ppl to reply you, the best is to post it in the right place...... This section is for buying/selling...
oops just realized . moving it to the technical discussions forum
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

A_A_Syed;472687 said:
oops just realized . moving it to the technical discussions forum

You can try out Torco at R2D, very smooth, esp after the MPZ (some Zinc additives) addition. You can find their contacts in the workshops section or under sponsors.

My previous experience was the dealer will always tell you they don't accept your own oil, but some Service Assistants will use the remarks "customers insist using own oil" on their service logs if you bring along your oil and will do it for you. Not guaranteed though. call them up and check. thick skin helps.

and this is wrong place to post this! me too!
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

A_A_Syed;472678 said:
Hi guys,

Can someone shed some light on this topic. I have an E92 325i thats coming due for servicing soon. A couple of questions :

1) Which oil is best to use for the car and what viscosity?
2) Can PML use the oil we get them or do we have to stick to the Castrol they use ?

Thanks in advance!
Syed


Performance Motor Limited are using Castro SLX fully synthetic oil (SAE 0W - 40) for all BMW car across the board, most workshop are using Mobil 1 fully synthetic oil (SAE 0W - 40) they are the same grade which is better I think its a matter of personal taste. Both do the same job. The choice is yours. Cheers
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

Lane;472705 said:
You can try out Torco at R2D, very smooth, esp after the MPZ (some Zinc additives) addition. You can find their contacts in the workshops section or under sponsors.

My previous experience was the dealer will always tell you they don't accept your own oil, but some Service Assistants will use the remarks "customers insist using own oil" on their service logs if you bring along your oil and will do it for you. Not guaranteed though. call them up and check. thick skin helps.

and this is wrong place to post this! me too!

i second that. been using torco and it's goood stuff. you can get it from r2d. :)
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

Let's confuse him further...

Now it seems Mobile 1 0w40 is being replaced by 5w50 supersyn which is supposed to be better for hotter climates. Then Castrol also got Castrol Edge Sport 0w40 synthetic which is supposed to improve fuel efficiency.

Also some swear that Redline 0w30 is damn good for that sportier edge.

One of our site sponsors is also marketing a rather good engine oil additive, Voltronic, which u can add into your engine oil for better performance

Even I scratch head what to use

Oh yah, dun forget the commonly used Shell Helix Ultra
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

i am using OWS NA racing. I find it smoother than Mobil - however, this smoothness last only for the first 5000km... Am wondering if mobil or torco maintains that smoothness till next oil change??? typically change my oil at 10k km intervals
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

murphys33;472869 said:
i am using OWS NA racing. I find it smoother than Mobil - however, this smoothness last only for the first 5000km... Am wondering if mobil or torco maintains that smoothness till next oil change??? typically change my oil at 10k km intervals
can try liquid moly..seems that its content does not decompose so fast...clocked 5000km and still doing well...
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

hi guys ,
thanks for the clarifications and guidance. It seems confusion is up in the air now... Actually i quite like the oil that PML uses, its smooth all through its life and good performance too but i feel its probably not the best choice for warm countries like singapore.
- I was reading on some blogs that there is a ticking sound in the E92 engines when they are started in the morning because oil is too thin and drains all the way down to the bottom . I have also heard that sound quite a few times . i was wondering whether another grade would suit better maybe?
- Another thing i have noticed is that most BMW engines have to be topped up by a 1L of oil after being driven about 5000 km or so. Again Maybe a thicker grade oil may help that problem a bit too.

All thoughts welcome .

Rgds
Syed
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

A_A_Syed;473215 said:
- Another thing i have noticed is that most BMW engines have to be topped up by a 1L of oil after being driven about 5000 km or so. Again Maybe a thicker grade oil may help that problem a bit too.
Oil loss is a common problem on N52. Don't change to thicker oil as it could only use 30t weight oil.
 
Re: Need help : Which oil to use ?

MW;472734 said:
Let's confuse him further...

Now it seems Mobil 1 0W - 40 is being replaced by 5w50 supersyn which is supposed to be better for hotter climates. Then Castrol also got Castrol Edge Sport 0w40 synthetic which is supposed to improve fuel efficiency.

Also some swear that Redline 0w30 is damn good for that sportier edge.

One of our site sponsors is also marketing a rather good engine oil additive, Voltronic, which u can add into your engine oil for better performance

Even I scratch head what to use

Oh yah, dun forget the commonly used Shell Helix Ultra

I have use Mobil 1 SAE 5W-50 before its too tick for a brand new car.more suitable for turbo charge engine & older cars. Currently Castrol SLX SAE 0W-40 is already edge sport. I am using Mobil 1 SAE 0W-40 so far no complaint. I own three cars my BMW 6 series is using Castrol SLX (Edge Sport) SAE 0W-40 and the other 2 cars VW Golf GTi & Audi TTS is using Mobil 1. I have never try others don't know whats the different.

Cheers
 

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