Mobil 1 Oil question! Please help!

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04-30-2011 | 07:53 PM

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rctmthouse

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you should be fine since you're due for an oil change soon but it's not recommended to mix different kind of fluid when it comes to this German made car.

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04-30-2011 | 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rctmthouse

don't think the 5-30 you bought was the correct one. Target usually don't carry the Mobil Euro formula. Kragen or Autozone should have it. Personally I always have a quart of the Castrol Edge Euro formula in my trunk just in case.

Correct,the Mobil 1 listed by BMW as meeting their LL-01 specification is 0w-40.

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