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Old 03-09-2016, 07:09 PM
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I know that I mean what's the best oil to use I've looked at a few forums and I don't know which one is best.. I know the recommended, although I can't find that either. So what do y'all use and what's the best oil to use? I was gonna start using Mobil 1.. But I read somewhere 5-30 esp is to thin for our engine
I use Mobil 1 ESP Formula 5W30 and I buy it at AV Lubricants.
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How often should the oil be changed in a 35d?
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How often should the oil be changed in a 35d?
Dealer says every 10k miles but i do it every 7500, some people do it around 5000. I think 7500 is a save bet, thats what im going with in my 35d.
I used Pennzoil Euro L 5w30.
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Just changed from the last of my cases of BMW SLX/OE oils to...

Mobil 1 ESP 5w-30; BMW OE filters

roughly 7k intervals
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Old 06-02-2016, 10:16 PM
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Just did an oil change on my 8/2011 35d. The oil filter canister lid is 32mm. I couldn't get 1 1/4" socket on there but I had a 32mm one kicking around for some reason.

Oil level was right below the MAX mark on the dipstick before the drain with oil temperature around 81-84C. The oil level page on the iDrive monitor was at MAX.

I pit a little less than 7 Liters of oil back in. With oil temperature around 75-78 and after about eight miles of driving, oil level was below the MAX line around 7/8 and the iDrive displayed a level representative of that level. I will continue checking it.

Drained Mobil 1 ESP 5W30 and put in BMW TwinPower Turbo 5W30. Before these I used the Castrol EDGE Professional OE 5W30.
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Mine took 8.5 qts to reach max with a brand new filter. 7 is not enough for the X5
Same here, I think bmw techs do not have the time to wait for the old oil to drain completely so they maybe put the screw back on while its still dripping.

at 8 quarts i am still 2/3rds of the way from max
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Are we sure we’re not confusing quarts with liters (8 quarts = 7.57 liters)?

FWIW my most recent oil change came in liter containers.

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Are we sure we’re not confusing quarts with liters (8 quarts = 7.57 liters)?

FWIW my most recent oil change came in liter containers.

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I pured 2 gallons of Rotella t6

so that's 8 quarts

unless the container of rotella I poured in came in slighlty low?

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Old 09-07-2017, 10:26 AM
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7.0+ liters every time. I open the fill cap and pull the filter before draining the sump. I let it drain for over 30 minutes or close to an hour if I'm in no rush.

6.5 liters in, let it warm up a little, drive around the block and then check. Usually it's 1/2 to 3/4 on the dipstick. I add the rest of the liter bottle and then drive it. Check again and 90% of the time I need to add another 0.5 liter.

To check the dipstick, I use the same method I use for my E39 M5 because I know no better. Maybe that's wrong.

The Mobil 1 ESP 5W30 comes in liter bottles.

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While looking for Valvoline 5W40 MST at my local WM (Raleigh, NC), I stumbled across Penzoil Platinum Euro L 5w30 (LL-04 and MB 229.51 approved oil). Best part it was in stock and $22 for 5 Qt jug.

Valvoline MST is usually $6.98/qt, but never available in store. I usually order on line and pick up the same day.
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