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Post by cameronrobyn » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:49 pm

Can I use castrol gtx10w-40 in my 06 e53?

I have some in the garage, not sure I used it in the boys fiesta?
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Re: Oil

Post by Horizon » Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:50 pm

[quote="cameronrobyn"]
Can I use castrol gtx10w-40 in my 06 e53?

I have some in the garage, not sure I used it in the boys fiesta?
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Castrol Edge 0w 30 or 5w 30 is recomended, fully synthetic . 40's is for petrol engines.
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Post by X5Sport » Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:04 pm

You must use fully synthetic oil that meets ACEA C3 and BMW LL04 only.  0w30 or 5w30 are the only approved grades.

Current oil is Castrol FST types.
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Re: Oil

Post by cameronrobyn » Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:38 pm

Cheers Chaps :xmasgrin:
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