What kind of oil should I put in my BMW?

I drive a 1994 BMW 525i with about 143,000 miles on it. I'm not sure what kind of oil I should put in it. Unfortunately, I don't have an owners manual to refer to.What kind of oil should I put in my BMW?Use whichever brand you like, but make sure it's synthetic and meets the BMW LL-01 specs. Make sure you see "BMW LL-01" in their specs sheet or on the back of the bottle.



Here's a full list of every oil that has this. But in your case of course, don't pick the ones for diesel engines...



ADDINOL Super power MV 0537 SAE 5W-30 Addinol Lube Oil GmbH

Agip Formula LL B 01 SAE 0W-30 ENI S.p.A.Refining and Marketing Division

Agip Sint 2000 Evolution SAE 5W-40 ENI S.p.A.Refining and Marketing Division

Agip TECSINT SL SAE 5W-40 ENI S.p.A.Refining and Marketing Division

Aral SuperTronic SAE 5W-30 Aral

AXCL S-Class Motor Oil SAE 0W-30 AXCL Gulf FZE

BP Visco 7000 SAE 0W-40 BP Oil International

BP Visco 7000 Special SAE 0W-30 BP Oil International

BP Visco 7000 Turbo Diesel SAE 0W-40 BP Oil International

SBS 5.0 "Longlife-01" BMW AG - TIS 26.12.2004 21:36

Castrol Formula SLX LL01 SAE 0W-30 Castrol Limited

Castrol Formula SLX Turbo Diesel SAE 0W-30 Castrol Limited

Castrol Formula RS Power and Protection SAE 0W-40 Castrol Limited

Castrol Syntec SAE 0W-30 Castrol Limited

Castrol Super Racing 0W-40 SAE 0W-40 Castrol Limited

Castrol TXT Softec LL01 SAE 5W-30 Castrol Limited

Cepsa Star Mega Synthetic SAE 0W-30 Cepsa Lubricantes S.A.

Elf Excellium LDX SAE 0W-30 Total

Formula Shell Ultra AB SAE 5W-30 Shell International Petroleum Company

Gulf Formula TLX SAE 0W-30 Total

Havoline Synthetic BM SAE 0W-30 Texaco

Igol Process Compact P SAE 5W-30 Igol France S.A.

Jet Top Level SAE 0W-40 ConocoPhillips GmbH

Labo RC SAE 0W-30 Fuchs Labo Auto S.A.

Liqui Moly Longlife High Tech SAE 5W-30 Liqui Moly

megol Motoren?l New Generation SAE 5W-30 Meguin GmbH

Mobil 1 SAE 0W-40 ExxonMobil

Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel SAE 0W-40 ExxonMobil

Motorex Profile B-XL SAE 0W-30 Bucher AG

Motorex Select SP-X SAE 5W-30 Bucher AG

Motul Specific LL-01 SAE 5W-30 Motul S.A:

OMV full syn plus SAE 5W-30 OMV AG

Pennzoil European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30 Pennzoil Quaker State

Pentospeed 0W-30 VS* SAE 0W-30 Deutsche Pentosin-Werke

Petronas Syntium 3000 LL SAE 5W-30 Petronas

Q8 Formula Special SAE 0W-30 Kuwait Petroleum

Quaker State European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30 Pennzoil Quaker State

Satoil LazerWay B SAE 5W-30 Svenska Statoil AB

Shell Helix Ultra AB SAE 5W-30 Shell International Petroleum Company

Titan Supersyn SL SAE 0W-30 Fuchs Petrolub AG

Valvoline SynPower MXL SAE 0W-30 Valvoline

Veedol Powertron LL01 SAE 5W-30 Veedol International

Veedol Syntron SAE 0W-30 Veedol International

Wintershall VIVA 1 Longlife SAE 5W-30 SRS Schmierstoff Vertrieb GmbH

Yacco VX 1600 SAE 5W-30 Yacco S.A.S.



It's interesting to see many of the "popular recommendations" are not on the list; such as the Mobil 1 5W-30.



Also note that there are NO 10W or 15W oils on this list at all... so use those at your own risk.



I personally use Castrol Syntec 0W-30 (German made - only available in Autozone). Whether it's winter or summer.What kind of oil should I put in my BMW?
I choose synthetic oil because the molecular compounds offer a superior protection on the cylinder walls. The oil viscosity is more even throughout the oil content allowing it to statistically and scientifically last much longer as a lubricant. Mind you, their is nothing wrong with regular oil. You can't go wrong by using a regular motor oil and changing it every 3,000 miles. The difference between the two is better and best, best being the full synthetic. Please read below for further information.What kind of oil should I put in my BMW?Synthetic because you have a high performance engine and it doesn't like gunk that comes from dinosaur oil. With high mileage I'd go for 10-40 or even 20-50 in the summer and 5-30 in the winter. Quaker State Q is a great value for a quality synthetic. Change it every 5k (folks say you can wait to 10k but if you do, change the filter at the halfway mark anyway and top off as needed). Go for Mann filters.What kind of oil should I put in my BMW?
Concur with Jay's recommendation. And be sure to use an OEM BMW oil filter. The "generic" filters from Car Quest, Napa, Pep Boys, etc, are definitely not the same in terms of quality. Penny-wise, Pound-foolish, you know.What kind of oil should I put in my BMW?Castrol Syntec 5W 30. This is a synthetic oil.



Castrol produces the OEM oil for BMW engines.What kind of oil should I put in my BMW?
Synthetic!
5w30 synth