biglee

hi chaps.... apparently there is a particular oil and type i need to use for my M3... any ideas??? coz i dont bloody know what it is..

dave cos4x4

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iirc think it may be 0-30 fully syn.

get more advise though.

Chip

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No Dave, there is a VERY specific oil recomended, I dont recall the reference for it though.


JJ will know

Mike1

They used to recommend Castrol TWS 10-60 ( also known as Formula RS ) - now known as Edge 10-60 - for the M3 and M5

Not a "proper" synthetic though

dave cos4x4

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Chip-3Door

i do recall seeing the 0-30 oil in Castrol,they said it was for BMW performance cars,cannot think what its called though.

dave cos4x4

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have a read on here.



http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=567548

Chip

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Its the TWS mentioned above that I was thinking of.

I believe its specifically recomended for the M3 and M5's of that era, but not for other BMW's

biglee

ok so i still dont know

messcortmk6

does it really matter? cant you just be simple and just use castrol magantex? i dont think it really maters, bet BMW just has a deal with the specific company so they get a bit of cash from it too.

biglee

no no no its all to do with looking after the vanos system.. if you use the wrong oil it seriously affects the life of it...

JjCoDeX75

As mentioned by Chip, the correct oil is the TWS. It was designed by Castrol in conjunction with the M3 and M5 engines.

BMW themselves for a while said that the later M5 could be used with the newer oils that they used in the other cars, but then realised that actually, the TWS was still the superior oil for the car.

Pissing expensive if bought from BMW (about 15 quid a litre!!!!), and this is the only over the counter place to buy it from.

I buy mine direct from Castrol Classic Oils. They are found online, and are easy to deal with. The other alternative is Opie oils.

Although many say that Castrol Edge 10W60 is the same (which it might well be!), I still use the original TWS that was specced for the engine. You cant go wrong then, can you!

As an aside, the TWS was imaginatively named (Ten Weight Sixty)

JJ

biglee

Spot on matey... thanks for the help...

i think millers do a 10-60 semi which is expensive but should do the trick.. looking at the spec itgs very similar...

cheers..

messcortmk6

oh right cool, interesting, i would have never thought it, lucky i will never own one then, i personally dont like bmw, dont ask why i just dont.

Steven_RW

nah stuff that - who cares what oil bmw M division spec for it. I'm gonna use MAGNATEC cos its cheaper!



lol

RW

blacky.

its 0-30 castrol edge

it is expensive like

i used the 5-30 fully synthetic we had in the pumps at work in my B10 as it was free ssssssshhhhhhhhh

JjCoDeX75

Hi matey

Millers is usually pretty good oil, so it should be okay I guess. Make sure the specs are the same though

I have only ever used Castrol, so cannot comment otherwise.

The E39 M5 drinks oil at the best of time. Rumour has it that if you use the wrong oil with that car the oil consumption goes through the roof (which I can believe). I dont think the M3 has the same curse!

JJ

AlexF

what M3?

Which eninge?

What year?


then I'll tell you EXACTLY whats recomend (tomorrow) lol

alex