Oil

nynd · 07-08-2013, 03:23 PM

Question - does the M5 run normal oil or is it synthetic?

mcvaughan · 07-08-2013, 03:38 PM

Synthetic

pochesq · 07-08-2013, 05:53 PM

Synthetic 5w / 30 per SBS S63Tu

nynd · 07-08-2013, 07:01 PM

Thanks.. never saw any mention of it being "synthetic" so was just trying to double check. Says Castrol all over the place, lol

stealth.pilot · 07-16-2013, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by nynd

Thanks.. never saw any mention of it being "synthetic" so was just trying to double check. Says Castrol all over the place, lol

Any car with an annual 15k mile oil change interval has to be synthetic. Real oil requires 6 month/5000 mile replacement cycles.

Netwon · 07-16-2013, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by nynd

Thanks.. never saw any mention of it being "synthetic" so was just trying to double check. Says Castrol all over the place, lol

The long life requirement BMW LL01 for the oil wont be found on regular oil. (At least in Canada)

07-08-2013, 03:23 PM	#1
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mcvaughan Lieutenant Colonel 704 Rep 1,917 Posts Drives: F87 Competition Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Katy, TX iTrader: (1)	Synthetic __________________ Matt
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pochesq Lieutenant 48 Rep 434 Posts Drives: 2013 M5 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0)	Synthetic 5w / 30 per SBS S63Tu __________________ Current ///M: '13 F10 M5, Sapphire Black, Eisenmann Race Exhaust, CF Delete, H&R Sport Springs, iND Cosmetics, Escort 9500ix hardwired, 21" Vorsteiner VFF-103 w/Michelin PSS, RKP Front Lip, Challenge Rear Diffuser, M Illuminated Door Projectors, and LCI M Performance Black Grills '15 i3 BEV
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nynd Captain 175 Rep 604 Posts Drives: X7 M8 Convert Join Date: May 2012 Location: Canada (Toronto) iTrader: (3)	Thanks.. never saw any mention of it being "synthetic" so was just trying to double check. Says Castrol all over the place, lol
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