A response from bmwusa about approved motor oils for my '01 M Roadster concerns me. I had asked them to e-mail me a list of motor oils I could choose from for my '01. They came back with Castrol Synthetic in the 10W-60 weight. Why? My vehicle has a 8/01 build date, is this prelude to a bearing problem I've been hearing about? Why the switch from 5W-30? They say once you change you shouldn't return to it. The vehicle has only 8600 miles on it.
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Quote: | A response from bmwusa about approved motor oils for my '01 M Roadster concerns me. I had asked them to e-mail me a list of motor oils I could choose from for my '01. They came back with Castrol Synthetic in the 10W-60 weight. Why? My vehicle has a 8/01 build date, is this prelude to a bearing problem I've been hearing about? Why the switch from 5W-30? They say once you change you shouldn't return to it. The vehicle has only 8600 miles on it. | I would use what the owners manual states. "5w-30w" Full synthetic any name brand
in cars with 100k + it might be better to go to 10w-60w
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All S54s are prone to having bearing problems especially since BMWNA decided to ignore the M roadster/coupe crowd. If you want to keep your engine 6 years/100K warranty extension I would only use 10W60.
Also do a search since this subject (bearings problems) was debated at large in the past.
Florian
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Castrol 10w60 is the right oil for the S54.
I hope this isn't your first oil change; it should be done at least annually, regardless of mileage.
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Quote: I would use what the owners manual states. "5w-30w" Full synthetic any name brand
in cars with 100k + it might be better to go to 10w-60w | The owner's manual for the S-54 does state 10w/60.
Only the very first S-54s came (from the factory) with 5w/30 oil.
It was upgraded to 10w/60 prior to production of our 08/01 M Rdstr
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How about the 99 2.8? I used 5w-40 for my last oil change...
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