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adamh325
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Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:02 pm

anyone know what oil would suit the 318is, been told its 10/40 part synthetic, just want to make sure.
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Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:06 pm

Yes thats fine.
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Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:18 pm

Blitz wrote:Yes thats fine.
Thank you :D
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Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:16 pm

According to the handbook which came with your car, 10W-40 is only suitable for use in winter in the UK (absolute max. air temp. 15 degrees celcius), BUT oils have come a long way since that handbook was written, and modern 10W-40 is absolutely fine.
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