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E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:20 pm
by ssrfr03
What is the best engine oil to put in these cars please
Re: E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:42 am
by 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.
Re: E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:38 am
by celica
Does the oil cap not have castrol on them?
Re: E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:07 pm
by 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
Re: E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:06 pm
by 99ron
Re: E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:05 pm
by celica
That's a very good price
Please remind me how many litres is required?
Re: E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:14 pm
by 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!
Re: E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 5:32 pm
by celica
I bought mahle one from euro car parts
Re: E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:25 am
by 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
Re: E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:27 am
by 99ron
That oil filter is for the 4.8, and probably your oil capacities are as well. Pretty sure the diesel is 7.5l.
Re: E70 35D engine oil
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:08 pm
by celica