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  1. E46 oil change every 4 years?

    General E46 Forum
    ive been looking for a manual e46 to buy for several months now. I have found a very clean e46 with only 70k miles. The thing that worries me is that since it was barely driven it took 3-4 years to hit 15k miles on the car. Resulting, the carfax only shows that the oil was changed twice at the...

  2. What engine oil do you uses?

    General E46 Forum
    Just curious what oil everyone prefers. BMW Long-life rating LL-01 Approved Synthetic Oils for the US Market: * Castrol Syntec European Formula SAE 0W-30 * Mobil 1 SAE 0W-40 * Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30 * Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-30 * BMW synthetic SAE 5w-40 *...

  3. I mixed "Part Synthetic" with my "Full Synthetic" oil ! HELP!

    General E46 Forum
    I was driving on a highway where gas stations where few and far in betwee. My oil light (yellow) showed up and I made the first stop possible to top off my oil. Only one I found was "Castrol 10w-30 part synthetic" and my car had a recent oil change with "Castrol 10w-30 Full synthetic". Is the...

  4. Mobil 1 on sale

    General E46 Forum
    I just got a quart of Mobil 1 from O'Reily's for 5.99$; I was half a quart low. They said the sale goes on until July 10. Going to pick up a case I guess. Yay, cheap synth. That is all.

  5. FS in NJ: BMW Synthetic 5W30 Engine Oil and Mahle Oil Filter

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  6. Mobil 1 0w-40 Fully Synthetic Oil (8 quarts)

    Engine & Performance
    I have 8 bottles of Mobil 1 0w-40 fully synthetic oil (8 quarts). Asking price: $56 for 8 quarts
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