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Originally Posted by XsltAnalyst
I just use 0W40 (MY 2016 ) and replace it whenever the car tells me (10K miles or 12 months). Obviously this doesn't apply if someone tracking their car but for everyone else I just think there is no need to stray away from that and waste time and money on shorter oil change intervals.
BMW already did their homework and I just follow what's in the book. I do the same on all my other vehicles nowadays, I just follow whatever the booklet says. Doing 5K oil change on syntetic oil is just unnecessary and not good for the environment or your pocket. Also I've been there researching countless days on what's the best oil. Nowadays modern engines will last fine just by following the car's maintenance reminders, it's the rest of the car will fall apart first before the engine gives up because of oil related issue. There are dozens of studies where they've run vehicles on a stand for hundreds of thousands of miles and finding minimal wear and tear after a teardown.
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Spoken like, not a car guy
