sch21
Active Member
Hi Guys, yesterday while driving my car, the engine oil signal came on and i ran thru the computer to see that the engine oil is at a minimum. Being a complete noobie in the technical aspect of car again, i called up the BMW 24hr service hotline and spoke to the technical guy on the phone. He recommended me to get a bottle of 5W40, 0W40, or 5W50 from a petrol station and top up 1 litre of it into the engine.
I went to the nearest SPC and all i managed to find was 5W50 on the shelf. Worried that the engine oil will be used up, i bought a 1 litre bottle and poured it into the engine. The computer has after that then indicated that the engine oil is at the max lvl.
Now that i am back and read thru some forum posting, i realise i have some questions:
1) i read most guys here use 0W40 or 5W40 and its castrol or mobil brand. I actually poured a 5W50 SPC brand. Today while driving, i realise the car's pickup is actually not as good as before. Is this due to the wrong grade i am using? If this is the case, can i actually pump up the wrong engine oil i poured in and re do it? What grade and brand of oil shld i use?
2) i saw on my on board computer the engine oil change is actually wldnt be due till 09 2009. However the engine oil yestrerday fell to a min lvl? any reason on this? How often shld i top up the engine oil, and how much shld i top up? I read that BMW uses 4.6L of engine oil when u guys go servicing, so how much shld i pour in each time, and by changing the oil, what do u guys means by changing the oil?
Would appreciate if u guys can shed some light to my question.. Thanks
By the way i am driving a E90 325. Thanks!
I went to the nearest SPC and all i managed to find was 5W50 on the shelf. Worried that the engine oil will be used up, i bought a 1 litre bottle and poured it into the engine. The computer has after that then indicated that the engine oil is at the max lvl.
Now that i am back and read thru some forum posting, i realise i have some questions:
1) i read most guys here use 0W40 or 5W40 and its castrol or mobil brand. I actually poured a 5W50 SPC brand. Today while driving, i realise the car's pickup is actually not as good as before. Is this due to the wrong grade i am using? If this is the case, can i actually pump up the wrong engine oil i poured in and re do it? What grade and brand of oil shld i use?
2) i saw on my on board computer the engine oil change is actually wldnt be due till 09 2009. However the engine oil yestrerday fell to a min lvl? any reason on this? How often shld i top up the engine oil, and how much shld i top up? I read that BMW uses 4.6L of engine oil when u guys go servicing, so how much shld i pour in each time, and by changing the oil, what do u guys means by changing the oil?
Would appreciate if u guys can shed some light to my question.. Thanks
By the way i am driving a E90 325. Thanks!