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hazd31
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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:43 pm

What do I need and how much do I need? thanks in advance :)
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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:50 pm

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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:57 pm

Castrol syntrax. 1.7L

When doing the job, undo the filling hole first. You could imagine the problem undoing the drain hole then not being able to undo the fill plug.
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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:01 pm

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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:57 pm

Use nothing but Castrol SAF-XJ as recommended by BMW. Your local BMW dealer may sell you a couple of litres.
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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:00 pm

Andyboy wrote:Use nothing but Castrol SAF-XJ as recommended by BMW. Your local BMW dealer may sell you a couple of litres.
I believe it's now changed to syntrax now Andy, used to be SAF-XJ
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