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      01-28-2012, 08:11 PM   #56
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Drives: '12 X5M Silverstone
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern California

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I read with interest the thread re recommended motor oil for the X5M. I have a 2012 with 4300 miles on it and took the vehicle in for an early oil and filter change rather than wait the recommended 13,000 miles per the computer analysis the dealer performed from the vehicle "key". For what its worth, the BMW dealer in Pleasanton California initially said they would use the 60 weight Castrol, then looked further into it and said the lighter weight 5W30 was THE CORRECT oil to use. That decision reduced the pricing on the service and thus dealer profit. To compound the issue the SW said the X5M ENGINE is "NOT A TRUE M ENGINE" and thus doesn't use the same motor oil as the M3 and M5. So the last word to date is 5W30 for the X5M.
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