E39 - M52 oil type?

Post Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:16 pm

Hey,

I was wondering if anyone knew what oil to use in a 1998 e39 running the m52 engine i believe.

It's a 2.8 auto.

I've always thought you should use 10w-40 however a few sites online seem to recommend 0w-40, 5w-30 (fully synthetic).

Post Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:22 pm

10w40 will be fine, and fully synthetic

personaly i'd not use a 0w30 in that car. a 5w40 will be fine

opie oils ahave some great deal on at the moment

Post Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:45 pm

Kos wrote:10w40 will be fine, and fully synthetic

personaly i'd not use a 0w30 in that car. a 5w40 will be fine

opie oils ahave some great deal on at the moment

thanks,

How do i contact them?

Post Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:00 am

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=160677

you get a zone discount

Post Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:33 am

Kos wrote:http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=160677

you get a zone discount

What would you recommend as being the best oil for that car? Brand wise?

Post Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:43 am

after lots of reading, discusions and research on a car that will get some stick i will only use an esther based fully synthetic oil. some fully sythetics are not. its complicated science that i dont even fully understand.

right now i'll be putting in some silkolene 5w40 oil, its on special at £38 for 5L. possibly one of the best oils availble and its still stable at 120 degrees.

the subject of oil is head fuck, it really is.

Post Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:06 am

I ran semi in the 1,8is I had castrol, but with the E36 328 M52 I ran

its not a new engine so run it Millers 15w-60 lik I am...just because i was told to do so by my engineer

Post Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:30 am

new engine on not thats totaly the wrong oil to use.

people harp on that its and old engine, it needs a thicker oil. go and do some real research into oils, NOTon forums but in depth

lots of info in these links, may give you a head start

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/technicalinfo.aspx

http://www.driverstechnology.co.uk/oil-technology.htm

http://www.motoroildealer.com/tech_arti ... index.html

Post Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:28 pm

aceraf wrote:Hey,

I was wondering if anyone knew what oil to use in a 1998 e39 running the m52 engine i believe.

It's a 2.8 auto.

I've always thought you should use 10w-40 however a few sites online seem to recommend 0w-40, 5w-30 (fully synthetic).

Thanks for asking this question (hijack alert!) - was wondering what to use in me 728