What motor oil do you use?

[Scott Sislane]

search doesn't work on this.

Curious what oil everyone uses, and how many miles on your motor.

for summer driving that is.

Scott

[nbristow01]

Castrol 20w50, change it every 3000 miles, motor has 80k but has blowby, also use Lucas in it

[ought2]

Amsoil 20/50 synthetic.

[pureaudio]

Castrol 20w50 on both my 2002's. 50k miles on 1, unknown on the other.

[bmw_jeff]

I use Castrol 20W50 all year in California, 167k on original block. Change it once per year now since I only drive 1500-2000 miles a year.

[tjones02]

If I had a motor with less miles on it I would use SWEPCO 306 20W50 or Brad-Penn...

Swepco...

http://www.swepcousa.com/

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopcart/CARE/POR_CARE_swepco-detail.htm

Brad Penn

http://locator.bradpennracing.com/

But in my current beater motor I pretty much use whatever 20W50 I can get my hands on... Castrol is my preference though.

[Napes]

I use Brad Penn, 20W/50. Engine has 6K miles.

Bob Napier

[Scott Sislane]

thanks for all the feedback.

I just got back from browsing oils, and couldn't find 20/50. The closest I found was 15/50 - Mobil 1. Is this crapola?

Where do you get the 20/50? I'm in the sticks, so it's always a challenge to buy retail.

btw, I think this would be a good candidate for the FAQ section.

Scott

ok, I see the Amsoil is the name to go with. Now where to find it.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,324145/highlight,synthetic/

[themoose]

Valvoline VR-1 Racing Synthetic, for the higher zinc content. Have almost 200,000 on the engine and all is well. Burn through less than half a quart in 3500 miles which is my change interval.

[mkanow]

+1 For Valvoline VR1 20w50, read about the ZDDP and thought I'd give it a try. Engine has 63K original miles and pulls like a beast.

[JohnW]

The closest I found was 15/50 - Mobil 1. Is this crapola?

Not at all. I run Mobil 1 15/50 synthetic in my m20 (and the m42 in my 318is). You can get it cheapest at Walmart.

For more than you want to know about motor oil: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1&page=1

[tjones02]

ok, I see the Amsoil is the name to go with. Now where to find it.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,324145/highlight,synthetic/

http://www.amsoil.com/dealerlocatorresults/ and your zipcode....

Tom

[Scott Sislane]

ok, I see the Amsoil is the name to go with. Now where to find it.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,324145/highlight,synthetic/

http://www.amsoil.com/dealerlocatorresults/ and your zipcode....

Tom

interesting... in a 50 mile radius, I get 3 personal homes. I'm really in the sticks.

[Scott Sislane]

The closest I found was 15/50 - Mobil 1. Is this crapola?

Not at all. I run Mobil 1 15/50 synthetic in my m20 (and the m42 in my 318is). You can get it cheapest at Walmart.

For more than you want to know about motor oil: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1&page=1

Thanks John. That's actually where I was. We have a super-duper wally world (1/2 hour away) with the best automotive dept I've seen for their stores. They have an enormous wall/display of oil. I'll give it a try, since I have it.

[visionaut]

Valvoline VR-1 20W50, ZDDPis your friend.......