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Jan 21, 2011 | 04:28 PM

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AJH

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Hmmmm

Jan 21, 2011 | 06:36 PM

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ive always ran 0-40.. but if 0-30 makes a diffrence then im up for the change

Jan 22, 2011 | 09:41 AM

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Just put some decent oil in there? Silly question

I'm sure when you get your car serviced at BMW they don't ask how you drive to know what oil to put in there

Jan 24, 2011 | 02:28 PM

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A 0w oil is straight weight oil. It's thin and performs the best in winter. You will hear the difference during startup and cold accelerations.

Jan 24, 2011 | 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by FLOP

A 0w oil is straight weight oil.

Jan 24, 2011 | 05:43 PM

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Can't google that ....... can you? Lol

Jan 24, 2011 | 08:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FLOP

A 0w oil is straight weight oil. It's thin and performs the best in winter. You will hear the difference during startup and cold accelerations.

what are you saying here?

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Originally Posted by FLOP

Can't google that ....... can you? Lol

Jan 25, 2011 | 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by balbs

My daily commute is only 4.2 miles one way. (1/3 street, 1/3 freeway, 3 exits later, 1/3 street). Yes, so I'm usually in the slow lane since I'm against traffic and the flow is fast enough. I'm usually at my destination in under 10 min. so if it's cold, I don't think the car gets warmed enough by the time I get to work in the morning. Lately, i have been going home for lunch so it could be 16 miles in one day.

Car is a 2006 525i with 53K miles. This past year the car was driven for about 9K miles.

I'm debating on Castrol 0-30w European or Mobile 1 0-4w0 European. What do you guys recommend?

Thanks!

Any oil recommended by bmw on bmwusa.com is fine. It's not the oil which matters it's how often you change it - do it every 5-6K and stop worrying about oil brand/type. With your commute time you should be more worried about your battery not getting enough charge, so it will most likely die sooner than it should.