[DML] Re: What motor oil to use.

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Manual states 20W50 for hot weather. This sounds "heavy" but is not 
unusual for Euro engines of that era. I've started using 15W50 Mobil 1 
(after doing a teardown on a 150K-mile BMW engine that had always run 
Mobil 1 I was sold). Oil is like a religious argument - you'll get a 
ton of opinions on this one, and unless you drive it 100K miles and 
then tear it down, you'll never figure out who's right. 

I know many folks running 10W30 without issue. In any case I'm 
convinced that full synthtetic is well worth the money. 

Dave Swingle

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sweetp01569" <paul.sweet@xxxx> wrote:
> I know this has probably been answered many times, and with many 
> different answers.  I want to change to oil this weekend and am 
> curious to the weight of oil I should use.  I live in MA, where 
summer 
> temps right now are 80-90 deg., but will drive the car into the fall, 
> where temps will range between 35 and 50 deg.  I drive the car a 
> couple of times a week to work (64 miles round trip).  What weight is 
> recommended for this condition.  Should I just follow the manual?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul
> VIN 10944






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