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ok tomorrow will be the first oil change on my TI and im wondering which oil i should use. only filter choice i have is an STP one and i plan on synthetic but what grade? thanks in advance
oh and is there any snags ill run into or is it pretty easy on these motors? i know the filter on my 240sx was in a pretty tough place to get but no big deal, anything like that? |  |  | | 04-30-2006, 12:10 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CG68 Posts: 280 |
My ti is the easiest oil change I have ever performed, other than it's a little tough to fit under a lowered car. The filter is directly accessible, and the drain plug is obvious. You'll spend more time waiting for it to drain than you will doing anything else. | | | | | 04-30-2006, 12:14 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Why an STP brand? BMW filters are cheap. I use 15W50 Mobil 1. __________________ ...steven
BMW CCA #146825
1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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Open the oil filter box and read the end of the filter. For instance WIX filters for the M42 have Mann stamped on the end of them....  Dave __________________
Dave - PDX
1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan.
2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 04-30-2006, 12:37 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by pdxmotorhead For instance WIX filters for the M42 have Mann stamped on the end of them.... | But not STP. I didn't even know STP was still around. __________________ ...steven
BMW CCA #146825
1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
www.bmwcca.org
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I'm using a 5w40, Silkolene Pro S. The stuff is expensive but the engine runs great with it. | | | | | 04-30-2006, 01:48 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,288 |
using 15w-40 Valvoline Max Life __________________
1995 BMW 316i Cosmos Black
Mods: • Magnex Cat-Back Exhaust • Smoked Corner Lights + Repeators • M3 17" Wheels • De-Baffled Air Box • AC HandBrake Handle and Gear Knob • DEPO Euro Epsiloids + Predator Chronium Rings • Chrome Interior bits •IE Poly-Urethane RSFMs • Kenwood Power Series Audio • Powder Coated e36 325 Front Callipers • Sports Seats | | | | | 04-30-2006, 02:32 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,022 |
I'm using 0-40 Mobil1 (free oil FTW) with a BMW filter. | | | | | 04-30-2006, 03:18 AM | #9 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
i use lubro moly 10w40 (bmw approved even!). i also likely wouldn't put an STP filter into my car. what does the filter look like? most companies don't even make one for a ti. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 04-30-2006, 03:44 AM | #10 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 91 |
I use Mobil 1 Synthetic 15w-50. No complaints. Any quality sythetic should keep it happy. When I switched over to synthetic the engine just felt healthier and reved more smoothly.
Don't over tighten the drain plug when you re-install. I bought the filter cannister tool from Bavarian Autosport to easily access the filter insert. Everything else is relatively straight forward.
If your 240sx oil filter is anything like my Sentra SE-R oil filter, you will be pretty disappointed with a BMW/Mann insert filter. It's like going from a shrink-wrapped work of art to a POS that got hastily shoved in a box that could have been sitting on a shelf collecting debris for years. There is no protection from dirt and dust in the packaging and I really wonder about the effectiveness of the filter design itself. | | | | | 04-30-2006, 05:29 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 |
The canister filters have identically the same guts as a BMW filter.
The reason they don't use a can is so you can look at the element for excessive metal or other contamination.
I work on Multi Million dollar equipment that uses the same style filter.
And the pumps that use them run hundreds of thousands of hours without a oil change.
Dave __________________
Dave - PDX
1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan.
2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 04-30-2006, 06:47 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fl...tampa area Posts: 320 |
well i went to autozone and looked up bmw filters for 1995 318 and the only filter was an stp. and i cant drive to bmw to get a filter, its like a good hour drive i think ill use mobil 1 15w50 for the oil, and i really dont havea choice with the filter  | | | | | 04-30-2006, 08:11 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,022 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by kelso well i went to autozone and looked up bmw filters for 1995 318 and the only filter was an stp. and i cant drive to bmw to get a filter, its like a good hour drive i think ill use mobil 1 15w50 for the oil, and i really dont havea choice with the filter | It'll be fine. First oil change I did was with an STP, only reason I switched was because the BMW filters are cheaper. | | | | | 04-30-2006, 06:29 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fl...tampa area Posts: 320 |
i did some searching but didnt see this, and its in the manual but i dont wanna waste an hour looking for the page.... how many quarts do i need? im guessing 4 or 5 but just wanna know before i go get the supplies | | | | | 04-30-2006, 06:35 PM | #15 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
5L which, i believe, is 5.3 quarts. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | |
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