130i Oil Grade
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Have a look at this thread from babybmw.net :-
http://www.babybmw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26064
When required, the dash will indicate an amber oil can (zero bars).
This is it telling you to add 1 litre of oil.
The bars only measure 1 litre.
driver67 said:
Have a look at this thread from babybmw.net :-
http://www.babybmw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26064
When required, the dash will indicate an amber oil can (zero bars).
This is it telling you to add 1 litre of oil.
The bars only measure 1 litre.
So there's no real official grade, so long as it's BMW spec its fine?http://www.babybmw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26064
When required, the dash will indicate an amber oil can (zero bars).
This is it telling you to add 1 litre of oil.
The bars only measure 1 litre.
Do most people wait until they get the 1litre top up warning as its hard to gauge the quantity needed based on bars?
sagarich said:
So there's no real official grade, so long as it's BMW spec its fine?
Do most people wait until they get the 1litre top up warning as its hard to gauge the quantity needed based on bars?
Pretty much on the grade, as long as it's LL04 or equivalent.Do most people wait until they get the 1litre top up warning as its hard to gauge the quantity needed based on bars?
The car should only ever need 1 or 2 litres between oil services.
Just wait until you get the Oil Can amber warning then stick 1 ltr in.
You don't want to pre-empt this in case of overfilling.
Edited by driver67 on Monday 29th June 15:11
sagarich said:
driver67 said:
Just wait until you get the Oil Can amber warning then stick 1 ltr in.
You don't want to pre-empt this in case of overfilling.
Good point, I will get a litre to keep in the boot and ignore until it asks to be fed. You don't want to pre-empt this in case of overfilling.
I found with a 30 weight my 130 would lose a fair amount of oil, if driven hard in summer as much as a litre in 4000 miles.
When I switched to a 40 weight the consumption almost disappeared, down to a litre every 10,000 miles.
I used an LL04 specific Castrol 0W-40 in the end and that seemed to work well.
When I switched to a 40 weight the consumption almost disappeared, down to a litre every 10,000 miles.
I used an LL04 specific Castrol 0W-40 in the end and that seemed to work well.
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