Re: New buyer E53.
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:39 pm
[quote="chelsea"]
The gearbox oil can be brought for as little as £30 for 7 litres if you don't mind a non name brand.....just make sure it meets or exceeds the bmw specification and is api listed standard.....there is loads of bumf around about how important it is to use dexron/zf etc etc tranny oil for the box, don't necessarily get sucked in by this as all oil is now made to a certain standard for application and it has to at least meet the specification/application.
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I bumped in to a guy at the weekend who worked for a well-known (and highly reputable) local BMW specialist. He said exactly the same. The gearbox oil should definitely be replaced, regardless of BMWs recommendations of a car-life component. One of my closest friends is an oil specialist and salesman, so hopefully he’ll be able to advise the most suitable replacement for the car.
The gearbox oil can be brought for as little as £30 for 7 litres if you don't mind a non name brand.....just make sure it meets or exceeds the bmw specification and is api listed standard.....there is loads of bumf around about how important it is to use dexron/zf etc etc tranny oil for the box, don't necessarily get sucked in by this as all oil is now made to a certain standard for application and it has to at least meet the specification/application.
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I bumped in to a guy at the weekend who worked for a well-known (and highly reputable) local BMW specialist. He said exactly the same. The gearbox oil should definitely be replaced, regardless of BMWs recommendations of a car-life component. One of my closest friends is an oil specialist and salesman, so hopefully he’ll be able to advise the most suitable replacement for the car.