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      01-15-2017, 01:48 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by ajshanny View Post
My original question is what oil did the factory put in the car, not what oil is approved. As I said, I want to carry around a quart of oil in the car in case any needs to be added. I would like the oil that I have on hand to be the same viscosity and be made by the manufacturer as the oil that is in the car now. When I do my first oil change I will put in the oil of my own choosing. Until then I have a need to know what is in the car now.
As I said before, it is most likely 5W-30.
But there is a small chance it may be 0W-20 since its a USA car and the USA is transitioning to 0W-20 for fuel economy and emission reasons.

There is no problem topping up with the 5W-30 if the engine has 0w-20 in it.

The make would be Shell GTL. (Known as Pensoil GTL in the US)
Available from any BMW dealer under the BMW Twin Power Turbo name


Id be surprised it the car need any topping off at all.
The US oil change interval is about half of what it is in the rest of the world (20,000 to 30,000km in the rest of the world) and these engines dont usually need topping up even on the longer intervals.
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