Hi all I am sure this has been asked many times before, but I can't find the definitive answer on here. I am a newbie to the Z4, I have just bought an 03 2.5 which I will mainly be using in the summer. I will be changing the oil once a year but won't be doing many miles approx 3-5k. My question is can I use a decent fully synthetic oil ie Mobil 1 helix or similar maybe 5w 40 or 0w 40 non long life as it will be changed yearly? Do I have to use the exact spec or just decent oil ?
thanks in advance Steve
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mr nurburgring
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Any Fully synthetic 5w40 changed yearly will be fine.
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I used to put 0w-30 in my Zeds but since my last oil and filter change I’m now using 0w-40. I’m a fany when it comes to maintaining my cars so I change the oil and filter every 6 months or so despite not using the Z4 much.
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mr nurburgring wrote: ↑Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:27 pm Any Fully synthetic 5w40 changed yearly will be fine.
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i agree completely, the long life oil is a con by car manufacturers and does our cars no favoursmr nurburgring wrote: ↑Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:27 pm Any Fully synthetic 5w40 changed yearly will be fine.
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Thank you all for your replies. A decent 0w -40 it is then . Thanks again Steve
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Quick question Skelters - on the Opie web-site, one gets a lot of options when inputting your reg details. In your experience, which I know is dependent on personal use, what is best for your 3.0Si Sport (same as mine u see)...?
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