New to E30 325is What OIL?

[ahrensNW]

20dubyafiddy

All year

That way your engine don't tick

[itsonlygeorge]

Mobil1 15w50 for summer and 10w30 for winter.


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[Bimmerfan84]

Has anyone tried the Liqui-Moly MoS2 10w-40? I have it in my M42 here in Florida and it sounds like a sewing machine, but not sure how it would fair in the M20. Anyone else tried it?

[ELVA164]

Bosch filter is fine, Mann is OEM and what most people go with.

[rustneversleeps]

A Sticky and we need a LIKE button too...Nice to compliment.

[CorvallisBMW]

Can we make a sticky that just has all the preferred engine oils for the e30 engines. Seems like we get one of these thread once a month

Agreed.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Can we make a sticky that just has all the preferred engine oils for the e30 engines. Seems like we get one of these thread once a month

[Metallated]

Rotella Triple T 15w40 has always treated my 318is well, very cheap at advance if you order online as well... $14/gallon last time I bought.

[rustneversleeps]

so now that i have the oil figured out what type of Oil filter should i get..I have the Bosch in my cart..there so many brands..

[ELVA164]

I heard of Mobil 1 but never heard of 0w-40 ...

Both Mobil and BMW recommend it for this engine, it's got enough ZDDP, it helps a ton with cold starts (vs. the Mobil 1 15W-50 I used to use), and it's fine in the heat. And you can get 5L bottles on the cheap at Walmart.

Winning

[CorvallisBMW]

I put Mobil1 5w-40 turbodiesel in the ol' turbo last week, and it seems to like it. The valvetrain is bit noisier than the 15w-50, but that's likely because at 60F ambient the 15w-50 is as thick as maple syrup. I'm also liking that fact that it's specifically designed for turbo engines, and my hope is that it has some additives that will reduce susceptibility to "cooking" the oil inside the turbo on shutdown.

[rustneversleeps]

I heard of Mobil 1 but never heard of 0w-40 ...

[ELVA164]

The Mobil 1 0W-40 is fine for summer, too. That's my all-arrive luck.

[rustneversleeps]

We need some LIKE buttons on here, then i won't have to do this...

;D

[MrBurgundy]

So bottom line for a rookie
20w50 or
15w40 for summer driving only and i suppose it doesn't matter what brand...

Yes, I use Bizol personally, but used to use Valvoline before I switched.