Hi,
I was wondering which option is better:
Change Engine oil with PennzOil Syntech with 7500 Miles by 104$
OR
Change oil at dealer with 15000 miles by 160$ ?
Which one do you prefer best?
I would change myself. its fairly easy. you just want to make sure you loosen the filter before you drop the drain plug. otherwise the dirty oil in the filter housing will not be drained.
Actually the OEM BMW brand is Castrol. Some oil caps state "BMW Recommends Castrol" on them.
I personally use Mobile 1 0w-40. I have a hard time finding German Castrol 0w-30 where i live. Mobile 1-0w-40 is the approved equivalent on the LL-01 list. Valvoline and Penzoil also have oils on the LL-01 approved list.
You will save a lot of money by doing the oil change by yourself and it is quite easy. A set of ramps costs about $50. Other then that you will need a 36mm socket for the oil filter housing which NAPA usually has for $10, and a 13-15 mm wrench for the drain plug. A filter at the dealership is about $16, but i get them online for $8. You can find deals of 6 filters for like $30-40 online.
I heave heard way to many horror stories of botched oil changes and been a "victim" of one myself. After looking at the reciept i realised they put in the wrong oil. This happened to me twice, on two seperate timess. When you do your own oil changes you know exactly what is going into your car and you know its being done right.
Thanks and sorry for the duplicate post.
How many miles do you go with Mobil 1. 0W-40?
I heard that 0W-xx is good for the new cars like 2012-2010 and for older ones like mine 2004 it is better to use the 5W-30. Is it right?
My mistake. Under "photos" below your user information ther is a very wide silver banned saying "the ultimate BMW enthusiasts forum". That's condensing the page from its normal view.
Oh, we'll your right. I just noticed it was under my name too! Whoops. Sorry.
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