» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 02-08-2008, 11:40 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 12 | Oil Changes I am sure I can;t be the first to ask but what kind of oil do you all use? | | | 02-08-2008, 04:12 PM | #2 | Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 46 | Chevron Delo 400 15-40 when I used to live in Tucson. Now I use Shell Rotella 15-40 now that I moved to Houston and no longer have access to my mom's Costco account. I read somewhere that both Chevron Delo and Rotella are pretty good non-synthetics -Conan | | | 02-08-2008, 04:41 PM | #3 | Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Devon U.K. Posts: 34 | I use Castrol Edge Sport 0 40 Synthetic. Expensive but do 9,000 Mls. between changes | | | 02-08-2008, 04:48 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston MA Posts: 221 | In the Northeast weather, I use 5W30 or 10W30, Mobil 1, of course. __________________ 1998 BMW 318ti M-Tech Sport Silver (Gone to member leeko617) CURRENT: 2015 BMW X1, 2004 BMW 330ci Convertible, 1998 Porsche Boxster, 2001 BMW 525i Touring GONE: 2000 Audi A4, 2002 VW Passat, 1985 VW Cabriolet | | | 02-08-2008, 04:54 PM | #5 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London England Posts: 16 | Amsoil series 2000 0w30. Great stuff | | | 02-08-2008, 06:30 PM | #6 | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 47 | Amsoil 5W-40 European Synthetic By the way I'm also a amsoil dealer so if anybody needs anything at all let me know and I will give you guys my price for the goods! We also sell filters! Just let me know what you guys need. Mark | | | 02-08-2008, 06:33 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 182 | bump for the amsoil i use it to... runs wonderfully.. 9k on a change | | | 02-08-2008, 08:15 PM | #8 | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 48 | Moblie 1, 0W-40. One of the few BMW approved oils. | | | 02-08-2008, 10:19 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | Quote: Originally Posted by gldfshkpr Moblie 1, 0W-40. One of the few BMW approved oils. | same here | | | 02-09-2008, 01:09 AM | #10 | Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 33 | Castrol Syntec 5W50 | | | 02-09-2008, 02:41 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 | Mobil 0W-40 for me too. | | | 02-10-2008, 07:21 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | Quote: Originally Posted by ConMasta Chevron Delo 400 15-40 when I used to live in Tucson. Now I use Shell Rotella 15-40 now that I moved to Houston and no longer have access to my mom's Costco account. I read somewhere that both Chevron Delo and Rotella are pretty good non-synthetics -Conan | you live in houston now??? i just moved here from dallas! i wanna get a meet together with houston people i have seen one ti around me and know a few others on this forum also in the houston area __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 02-12-2008, 06:26 AM | #13 | Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Spokane,WA. Posts: 35 | Royal Purple full synthetic 15w40. The dealership says only to run 15w40. | | | 02-12-2008, 12:52 PM | #14 | Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Devon U.K. Posts: 34 | 15w 40 Dino oil i expect !! | | | 02-12-2008, 01:47 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 | Quote: Originally Posted by nova40k I am sure I can;t be the first to ask but what kind of oil do you all use? | http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...ghlight=weight __________________ Sean 1995 Active | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | Similar Threads | Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post | Gas prices | wolferj-RIP | Lounge | 32 | 02-22-2012 03:46 AM | |