M40 1.8 engine - best oil grade?

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M6luvva
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Post Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:36 am

Please forgive my ignorance, and I'm sure this has been asked before but what oil grade would you put in a 1993 318i? The car is mechanically sound with 113k miles. All and any guidance much appreciated, thanks.
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Post Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:00 am

There are three sticky threads here about this, plus the Wiki:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... #Which_Oil
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Post Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:50 pm

A good 10/40 semi sythetic is fine. Magnatec is perfect for the job.