Which oil do you use?

parasuper · Post by **parasuper** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:48 pm

Down to 1 bar on service indicator. First X5 i've owned. So which is the recomended oil that you all use for the 4.8?

X5-MK · Post by **X5-MK** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:55 pm

I use Mobil 1 for my 4.6

Junkie · Post by **Junkie** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:05 pm

5w 40 synthetic, nice but about 80 to 100 quid

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:26 pm

Castrol Edge 5W 30 Synthetic. I think it's the OEM oil. Certainly that's what my Dealer uses.

Or Mobil 1 ESP 5W30. It's on discount at that well known motor factors ending in ...fords. Well they had to get something in we might need....

rbell11 · Post by **rbell11** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:20 pm

Edge is available online for oil and filter change at National tyres for under Â£60 book online for this price. My last one was less than Â£40 but they must have realised how cheap it was and put it up!!!

gobiman · Post by **gobiman** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:16 pm

I'm down to one green and this morning my Costco voucher booked popped through the mail.
Advertising Edge at Â£22.08 for 4 litres (valid 21 March- 10 April) which seems pretty cheap - I think I paid around Â£10 a litre last time from Opie.
The container shown on the add is 5w-40 although need to check in store.
I'll be in either Reading or Croydon next week and will post if available.

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:07 pm

Methinks I'll be exploring that aisle in out local Costco in Milton Keynes next week. Our vouchers just cme in too. Good spot..

rbell11 · Post by **rbell11** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:47 pm

So thats 2 x 22 & a filter comes to at least 50 quid plus petrol to get to costco why bother getting dirty for a tenner and then having to dispose of old oil? Think 5w 30 is correct grade anyway. National Tyres makes far more sense?

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gobiman · Post by **gobiman** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:25 am

You are absolutely right on the economics and I looked at it last year. However what put me off was the huge number of negative reviews online -

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/transport-autom ... e/reviews/

I suspect that they are a bit like Kwik-Fit - franchises with variable quality. If you have a good local, all well and good and , in theory, a filter and oil change should not be too difficult! However I would rather pay a bit more and at least get someone familiar with doing it. Saving money on the oil ( a commodity item) is one thing but risking a cock-up is quite another.

IanP · Post by **IanP** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:11 am

After rebuilding my engine after a blowup, I obviously changed the filter and found that the indy who had carried out the last service had fitted a pattern item. While I am sure this had nothing to do with my engine problems, I am not happy that a genuine BMW bit had not been fitted in such a critical system. While you might save a few pounds in the short term, the bills in the future could be astronomical, and I never knowingly use a pattern filter in any of my 'good' engines. I would assume that Kwik Fit et al wouldnt use BMW bits so I suppose its buyer beware, so in the future I will be doing all my own work. BTW my local council recycling centre has an oil disposal point which is free.

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