Oil for my Z4 Alpina - Urgent

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SamUK

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Hi Guys,

needed a quick answer on this - need to get the order in tonight

anyone here have a alpina z4? need to order oil.

It is a high millage car..

I was thinking this:

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_5+Series_3.0_2008/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/engine-oil/?521772391&1&109e37304819ef21bbbe5b081d6f3628f335b63f&000398

But someone recommended 10/60 - as mine does use a fair bit of oil..

If this is the case..is this one to use?

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Alpina_Roadster+S_3.3_2005/p/car-accessories/engine-oils-and-car-fluids/engineoils/10w60-engine-oil/?521770981&0&cc5_253
 
There is an Alpina notice that I was given at my last service in 2014 - Alpina now recommend (since 2007) 10W60 for the S52B32 engines in the B3S and Roadster. Having said that, there are a number of threads on the Alpina forum arguing pros and cons of various grades. Mine is high mileage and I've used 10W60 since it went above 80k.

Edit: here's the document:

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Any idea if using 10/60 will make a difference to engine noise etc?

will not be doing an oil change, using it for top ups
 
I would do a full change if you're changing grade. Not sure on the noise front -- what noise are you getting? You may want to try additives - halfords sell a HVA lifter additive for example, else you may want to get the vanos checked (our engines have a single vanos)
 
oookay...full oil change it is..

How much do i need?

no noise, i had noticed some oils made the engine quieter in my diesel
 
Oh, and on the high mileage front, there was a post by Alpina Roadster recently regarding a kit to replace vanos nuts, did you see it? If not, pm me your email and I'll forward it to you.
 
I've been using 0W-30 in mine but perhaps I should change now then having just hit 80k?
 
IMO, it's only worth changing from 0w30 if you are suffering from excessive oil consumption. My car had TWS in it when I aquired it but I immediately changed it out for 0w30, the difference was noticeable.

If you have high consumption, you can use any LL4 weight between 0w30 and 10w60 to find a happy medium
 
Yes, generally, thinner oils have less drag, and therefore less friction whereas higher viscosity oils take more energy to pump around especially when cold - Don't know if you'd really notice the difference in the real-world though as I'd think that a few minutes of HRFS (heavy-right-foot syndrome) per fill-up would probably make more difference
 
Didn't really notice much of a change. I'm still getting 30+mpg on mixed-mode driving - combined hoon (i.e. no SWMBO mode)/city/cruise mode :), but agree with the science (its thicker, so will impact mpg)
 
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