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      01-10-2011, 06:46 PM   #2
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If its asking for a quart you should be safe adding a quart. My E46 used to ask for a quart every few thousand miles almost on schedule. I started to keep one in the trunk at all times.

You should be OK with any of these.

BMW Long-life rating LL-01 Approved Synthetic Oils for the US Market:

* BMW High Performance SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Oil* (BMW part number 07 51 0 017 866)

* Castrol Syntec European Formula SAE 0W-30

* Mobil 1 SAE 0W-40

* Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30

* Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-30



Use only oils with an API rating of SM or higher.
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