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S p e c ifie d e n g in e o ils
Vis c o s ity ra tin g s
The q ua lity o f th e e ngine oil is e xtre m e ly Vis c os ity is th e o il flow ra tin g a s e s ta b -
im p orta nt fo r th e fu nc tio n a nd s e rvic e
life o f a n e ngine . B a s e d o n e xte ns ive
te s tin g, B MW re c om m e nd s o nly c e rta in
typ e s o f e ngine o il.
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 typ ic a lly d rive yo ur
BMW.
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Ve e d ol S yn th e tic Z S AE 1 0W6 0
If a n a p p ro ve d o il is us e d , te m p e ra tu re s
und e r th e lo we r lim it o f 5 7 (–1 5 6)
a re p e rm itte d fo r s hort p e rio d s . Ho w-
e ve r, th e e ngine m a y n ot b e a s e a s y to
s ta rt fro m c old .
If yo u a re u na b le to o b ta in o ne o f th e s e
oils , yo u m a y u s e s m a ll vo lum e s o f s yn -
th e tic o il fo r to p p ing u p b e tw e e n o il
c ha nge s . O nly u s e o ils w ith th e s p e c ifi- If th e ve hic le is to b e o p e ra te d fo r lo ng
c a tio n AP I S H o r h ighe r.
p e rio d s a t te m p e ra tu re s b e low 5 7
5 6), th e o il m us t b e re p la c e d w ith
s yn th e tic o il, vis c os ity c la s s 5 W3 0.
(–1
As k yo ur B MW c e nte r fo r d e ta ils
c onc e rn ing th e s p e c ific "B MW
Hig h P e rfo rm a nc e S yn th e tic O il" o r
"s p e c ia l o ils " w hic h a re s uita b le fo r
to p p ing u p .<
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m a tio n.
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