[ORAC]

oil changes at 5 months ,what oil ?
hi all, not sure if this is in the right place im new to this, anyway, I was just thinking if I change my oil evey 5 months regardless of miles, do I have to stick to LL-4, still 5w30. its X3 idrive ,2.0d 2012. auto 8 speed, serviced at BMW all its life, any ideas ,its just a thought ?

[oVeRdOsE.]

why changing the oil every 5 months?

we're not in 70' anymore, oil can maintain their properties for years without degrading nor pH change.

I just complete a lab test on my oil changed in 2022 and previous change was in 2019, and we got T° from 30°C in summer and -26°C in winter.

All good, I had only 5400 km on it.

Anyway, do what you want, but its a waste for sure for any good oil brand.

In all my bmw and all my audis I use Liqui Moly Leichtlauf 5w40

[pungo]

Originally Posted by ORAC

oil changes at 5 months ,what oil ?

Why

[pole1980]

Originally Posted by ORAC

oil changes at 5 months ,what oil ?
hi all, not sure if this is in the right place im new to this, anyway, I was just thinking if I change my oil evey 5 months regardless of miles, do I have to stick to LL-4, still 5w30. its X3 idrive ,2.0d 2012. auto 8 speed, serviced at BMW all its life, any ideas ,its just a thought ?

how many miles do you drive in 5 months that you feel it's necessary to change the oil so often?

Anyway, I don't use the OE BMW oil, I use Motul 8100 X-clean+ 5w30 instead, it's LL-04 BMW approved, ACEA C3.

[Opie55]

5 months is overkill just based on time for sure, but I don't agree about going years. The general recommendation is a year or a certain number of miles, whichever comes first. I use 7,000 miles as my standard, but since I never drive that far in year, I just change my oil once a year.

[ORAC]

Originally Posted by pole1980

how many miles do you drive in 5 months that you feel it's necessary to change the oil so often?

Anyway, I don't use the OE BMW oil, I use Motul 8100 X-clean+ 5w30 instead, it's LL-04 BMW approved, ACEA C3.

I been looking at that oil, its good stuff, used it before, i will be leaving it too once a year.