actually, recommended for car is 15w50 from manual (archive)

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actually, recommended for car is 15w50 from manual (archive)

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Posted by alex in s. fl on May 18, 2002 at 17:13:37:

In Reply to: oil weight question posted by David on May 18, 2002 at 16:04:42:

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Thanks for all your help so far with my new (to me) M5 - here's another question. I see our beloved M5s call for 15W40 weight oil. Hard to find in my area. My mechanic says 20W50 will work just as well. I don't plan to drive the car in the winter. Anyone with an opinion? (Silly question :)
David

Re: actually, recommended for car is 15w50 from ma Neil Deshpande 22:28 5/18/2002 (4)
- Synthetic? David 06:55 5/19/2002 (3)
  - Re: Synthetic? David 18:06 5/19/2002 (0)
  - Re: Synthetic? JamesM 13:05 5/19/2002 (0)
  - Re: Synthetic? Neil Deshpande 08:32 5/19/2002 (0)

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