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En g in e o il s p e c ific a tio n s
Vis c o s ity ra tin g s
The q ua lity o f th e e ngine o il s e le c te d
ha s c ritic a l s ignific a nc e fo r th e o p e ra -
tio n a nd s e rvic e life of a n e ngine . B a s e d
on e xte ns ive te s tin g, B MW h a s a p -
p ro ve d o nly c e rta in e ngine o ils .
Vis c os ity is th e o il flow ra tin g a s e s ta b -
lis he d in S AE c la s s e s .
The s e le c tio n o f th e c orre c t S AE c la s s
d e p e nd s o n th e c lim a tic c ond itio ns in
th e a re a w he re yo u d rive yo ur B MW.
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If it s hould e ve r o c c ur th a t it is im p os s i- S AE c la s s e s S AE 0 W- X o r S AE 5 W- X,
b le to p urc ha s e a n a p p ro ve d "lo nglife
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"s p e c ia l o ils " a p p ro ve d b y B MW fo r
to p p ing u p b e tw e e n o il c ha nge s .
You m a y u s e o ils w ith th e s p e c ific a tio n
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not a va ila b le .
whe re "X" s ta nd s fo r a s p e c ific a tio n
s uc h a s 3 0, 4 0 o r 5 0.
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a m b ie nt te m p e ra tu re s .
If yo u a re u s ing S AE c la s s 1 0W- X, yo u
m a y c ontin ue to d rive fo r s hort p e rio d s
a t te m p e ra tu re s b e low th is lim it. Ho w-
e ve r, th e e ngine 's c old -s ta rtin g c ha ra c -
te ris tic s m a y b e im p a ire d .
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a uth orize d B MW c e nte r fo r d e -
ta ils c onc e rn ing th e s p e c ific "lo nglife
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| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Publisher | bmwusa.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | BMW 7-Series (E38) |
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