E70 35D engine oil

[ssrfr03]

What is the best engine oil to put in these cars please

[Riggie]

LL04 Spec fully synthetic 5/30. Go for one of the branded names rather than the cheapo stuff, as they contain a much better additive mix. (According to my friend who works for an oil company)

He supplied me with Valvoline, which he says is formulated for the iDrive oil service interval, (usually around 15k miles) + a margin of 50%, but he says the brands all have a higher spec.

[celica]

Does the oil cap not have castrol on them?

[ssrfr03]

i have just spoke with castrol today and the GM DEXOS 2 which has BMW LL04 stamped on the bottle is the same as castrol and you get 5ltr insread of 4 GM it is

[99ron]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/engine-oils-fluids/car-engine-oils/car-engine-oil/5w30-engine-oil/?521771021&0&cc5_247&utm_source=bm23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=SHOP+NOW&utm_content=SALE+NOW+ON+%E2%80%93+Extra+10%25+Off+Everything+Online+%E2%80%93+Hurry+Ends+Monday&utm_campaign=February26+-+EOM+SALE&_bta_tid=3.AIdk.CYYw-w.E327.As2lUQ..A3tM_g.b..l.Cijt.n...WOpkyg

£25 for Castrol 5w30 edge. Then 10% off using code SALE10.

[celica]

That's a very good price

Please remind me how many litres is required?

[99ron]

7.5 litres I think.
Oil filters genuine BMW can be found on ebay. I just bought one and noticed it is stamped OX177 as well as having the BMW part number. OX177 is a Mahle part number which can be found for half the price! That's what I'll be buying next time!

[celica]

I bought mahle one from euro car parts

[sentinel]

6.5 liters without oil cooler
7.0 liters with oil cooler

Aside from ebay, does anyone have any experience dealing with the mob at genuineautoparts?
11427542021 at £11 looks pretty good

[99ron]

That oil filter is for the 4.8, and probably your oil capacities are as well. Pretty sure the diesel is 7.5l.

[celica]

[quote="99ron"]
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/engine-oils-fluids/car-engine-oils/car-engine-oil/5w30-engine-oil/?521771021&0&cc5_247&utm_source=bm23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=SHOP+NOW&utm_content=SALE+NOW+ON+%E2%80%93+Extra+10%25+Off+Everything+Online+%E2%80%93+Hurry+Ends+Monday&utm_campaign=February26+-+EOM+SALE&_bta_tid=3.AIdk.CYYw-w.E327.As2lUQ..A3tM_g.b..l.Cijt.n...WOpkyg

£25 for Castrol 5w30 edge. Then 10% off using code SALE10.
[/quote]

£39 now!