Oil change...which is the best?

[m3f_il capo]

Hi!!!!

It's time to change engine oil in my baby (E36 1993 3000cc)....Always used Castrol Formula RS 10w-60;but this time i can choose also Castrol TWS 10w-60.Can someone point me to the best one?Which engine oil do you use for your car?Please post your experinces.

Thanks







il capo

[m3f_2k_889896e9da]

I think most of us here use Mobil 1 Full Synthetic. I personally use Mobil 1 with the red cap on top. 7 quarts to fill. :beer:

[m3f_PurpleM3Pursuit]

im with 2k.. i have used mobile 1 syn for a while now.. usually using something like 0w-40... seems to do the job and run very nice.. although is 7 quarts what the euro M3 uses? im not sure.. but double check that.. i think hes from euro just looking at the model year.. not sure though..

[m3f_il capo]

Yes it's an euro model....Italy...

Thanks





il capo

[m3f_badgtho_2cb87af10e]

never heard of 60 weight oil. do you guys use the SAE standard for oil viscosity measure?

[m3f_Brian_J]

Castrol Syntec 5W-50.



Regards,

Brian

[m3f_n8nod9it]

When i had my car (cough cough..in running condition)...lol I always used Redline 5w-30 or Castrol Syntec Full Synth out here in mild California. Other climates you might need different grade viscosity. I changed it every 5k miles with filter (might be overkill but better safe than sorry a filter only costs $8). I noticed the engine seemed to rev a bit lighter...but thats just my impression prolly didnt do jack squat difference.



Redline

Mobile 1

Castrol



All good oils.

[m3f_Sirius_880bd69485]

Castrol 15w-40 mineral oil here. Year around, no issues. Even when the temp droped 15 below 0.



Our engines were initally designed for mineral oil, so that's what I will always use. I really see no need for syn oil. I don't leave my oil in for 15,000 miles, hell very rarely do I leave it in over 5-6k miles.

[m3f_T2_58b439f67f]

Hey



If you change the oil on GT4 you get 35hp...I use Mobil 1 15-50 but I am changing to syntec to support our F1 effort.

[m3f_Sirius_880bd69485]

Hey



If you change the oil on GT4 you get 35hp...I use Mobil 1 15-50 but I am changing to syntec to support our F1 effort.



And that just kills the realizm of the game too. :roll:

[m3f_badgtho_2cb87af10e]

maybe i am aold fashioned, but i change it every 3-4k with sythentic. I use mineral oil in my other cars, every 2500-3k with filter. doing a change without the filter is like peeing in clean underwear.



Whats funny is that in some older american cars that i've had, the owners manual tells you to change the filter every 2 changes.. so every 6k. MADNESS!!!!



when it comes down to it, you can;t do it too frequently.. its all cheap insurance, even with 7 qts of synthetc and a MANN filter, i spend like 45. thats still cheap when compared to any interally oiled component.

[m3f_Brent_Vino]

Castrol 15w-40 mineral oil here. Year around, no issues. Even when the temp droped 15 below 0.



Our engines were initally designed for mineral oil, so that's what I will always use. I really see no need for syn oil. I don't leave my oil in for 15,000 miles, hell very rarely do I leave it in over 5-6k miles.



Thats what my tech says... I use Castrol Syten BLEND. 10w-40

when I bought the car, I asked and he said, the motor was designed for mineral oil.. he said the BLEND is perfect.

[m3f_Sirius_880bd69485]

Thats what my tech says... I use Castrol Syten BLEND. 10w-40

when I bought the car, I asked and he said, the motor was designed for mineral oil.. he said the BLEND is perfect.



Yeah. I asked a few of the techs while I worked at BMW and they said they had seen issues before with the gaskets breaking down on 'some' of the cars when people put syn in. I don't want to chance that, so I'll stick to the age old, proven mineral oil.

[m3f_adevera86_be2395d739]

i use oem oil... stealership style! something 50w

[m3f_Z Driver_38bb5042f3]

Castrol GTX 10W-40 every 5K with an OEM oil filter.