Engine Oil Service; Eingine Oil Recommendation - BMW 1999-2005 M3 Service Manual

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Engine Oil Service

With the introduction of synthetic oil
and extended oil change intervals, a
new oil filter with improved filter paper
design was introduced. The new filter
paper resists deterioration caused by
high oil temperatures over an extended
time.
Note:
Early style oil filter numbers with BMW
part numbers 11 42 1 427 908 or 11 42
1 745 390 should not be used in the
1999 and later BMW models.
Use any synthetic low viscosity oil to
top off the engine oil level between oil
changes, as long as it meets the API
classification SH. Castrol is now the
supplier of both the mineral based oil
used in earlier models and the
synthetic based oil used from model
year 1999.
Oil recommendation
BMW High
Performance
Synthetic (part
number 07 51 0
017 866)
Note:
The use of engine oil additives is
not recommended when using
BMW High Performance Synthetic
engine oil.
BMW is constantly upgrading
recommended maintenance
procedures and requirements. The
information contained here is as
accurate as possible at the time of
020-4
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