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Originally Posted by NikX123
Just Picked up a 2014 F30 328i x drive last week. Trying to figure out how to do an oil change myself, car says oil service is due in 5000km.
Any advice and tips on which oil and oil filter to use and how much litters of oil?
By the way I'm Very New to this forum.
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I'm not certain on the 2014, but I'm reasonably sure it calls for 5W-30 Synthetic oil meeting the BMW LL-01 standard. Use factory filter BMW 11 42 7 640 862 which has filter cartridge, o-rings for housing, and drainplug with built-in o-ring. ECSTuning.com has it cheaper than your dealer, but with shipping unless you spend $50 on your order.
It takes 5L of oil (which is over 5 qts). It is not always easy to find LL-01 oil at the corner auto parts store.
Observe the torque settings:
- 20 nm (15 ft/lbs) for filter housing
- 7 nm (5 ft/lbs) for plastic drain plug (barely over finger tight)