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      04-19-2013, 06:29 PM   #21
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Drives: Smog machines
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Originally Posted by xyz100
I plan to do mine first engine oil change at 3-4K. Will do it myself with MOBIL 1 European Formula. Which is better than whatever BMW puts in US cars. In Germany they use German Castrol which is true synthetic. Not in US. Which is probably not good for the turbo in the long run.
I have a bottle of BMW Castrol 5w-30 that says full synthetic. I've heard plenty of reports that it's higher quality than Mobil 1, which has slowly lowered the quality if their base stock.
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