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Here in the States the new Castrol Edge 0w-40 is LL01 and its" Made in Germany." I have not checked to see if they still make the original German Castrol in 0w-30. I have a feeling this new 0w-40 is to compete with Mobil 1 european formula 0w-40.... me thinks. I purchased a 5qt($25.xx) jug from wally world(walmart) for the winter months(Nov thru May) for my E46 M3. So, to all of those that still get your hands dirty and due your own oil changes i say F the dealer and getherdone at home
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It is the same oil as used in the e9x M3's diff.
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So I call my service associate this morning to make sure the have the plugs for the oil and differential because I didn't want to waste my time going up there.
He says they do. I get there and a hour into my appointment he comes and tells me, sorry we don't have the right one. If that doesn't piss me off enough, he then tells me sorry we don't have any bmw loaners, but we have this shiny new Altima for you. Just very annoyed because I called them for this very purpose. Just a heads up to anyone going to get their 1200 done soon. Make sure your service dept has their parts in stock if you don't want to be without your car until they get it. //End rant. |
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I may have been an ass and copped an attitude about the whole thing but I think the parts department needs to get their shit together. I am also suffering from M3 withdrawal. |
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You are the reason I made sure to call before dropping my car off. Honestly I have bigger things to worry about, but when a customer has a genuine concern it's just amazing to me that you don't confirm with the shop before draining the oil. I was completely ignored and that just doesn't sit right with me.
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A little over 1.2 liters I think. Buy three 500ml bottles and your good to go!
Yes, exactly... you keep filling the "fill hole" until fluid pours out. Needless to say your car should be perfectly level when you change the diff fluid!
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07-24-2014, 03:20 PM | #57 |
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Thanks.
The dealer did this today, but this post helped me a lot. I wasn't surprised to hear that they didn't order the diff plug. Luckily, after I gave them the part no. they brought it from a nearby warehouse. This was their first M3/4 and now they know more on what to do. Too bad I was the test rat. Last edited by neo871; 11-05-2015 at 06:53 AM.. |
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BMW LL4 engine oil: 83 21 0 398 504 (0w-40) or 83 21 0 398 507 (5w-30) I'm sure the S55 will end up like the N55 in that BMW says you can use four different grades of oils on the N55: 0w30, 0w40, 5w30 & 5w40. I will double check tomorrow in the ETK for the S55 engine oil grades - again. Dackel
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BMW approved engine oil for the S55 engine...
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@M4Passion @savaho @kqian @BimmerShark @Advevo @loliea @bimmerjph @Noobish @E90Fleet @lsmkr01 Ok Guys, Here is the LIST for all engine oils approved by BMW AG for use in the S55 engine. BMW only makes two oils that are to be used in the S55, a 0w40 oil and a 5w30 grade. BMW Quality Longlife-01 SAE 0W-40 (vollsynthetisch)ACEA: A3/B3, EC II p/n 83 21 0 144 456 BMW Quality Longlife-01 SAE 5W-30 (vollsynthetisch)ACEA: A3/B3, EC II MINI Quality p/n 83 21 0 144 450 There are some other manufacture's of engine oil that are of different viscosities. Please see this pdf for them. Dackel
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I don't know why. But my info comes right from the ETK and service traning info that BMW AG puts out for its dealers to use. My guess is someone miss proof read the owners manual. ETK is always more update, every month. Maybe in next year's owners manual it will say something different.
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Yes.
Only real difference is that the engine oil in Germany/EU should be a LL-4 while for a car in the USA needs/requires an oil that is LL-1 rated. LL-4 rated oil can be used in LL-1 regions. But not vice versa.
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