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BMW E60 2.2 170HP: Switching from Elf 10W40 to 5W30 or 5W40 Oil - Opinions?

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  • #1 16285704
    prezes94
    Level 19  
    Gentlemen, I bought a BMW E60 with a 2.2 170 hp engine with a gas installation. The previous owner was flooded with oil Elf 10W40 and while browsing various forums I read that the only right oil for this engine is 5W30 or 5W40. At the present moment after driving some 2.5 thousand km the car took some 300-400ml of oil. My mechanic claims that if he is getting oil now, there is absolutely no change to 5W30 because he will take even more. What do you think about this?
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  • #2 16285810
    raptowny13

    Level 18  
    The mechanic is right, you can not change the semi-synthetic oil to a full synthetic because he will take more. Fill it with 10W40 semi-synthetic. And as for "taking" the oil, check if you have exhaust gas in the cooling system or "butter" under the oil stopper.
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  • #3 16285819
    prezes94
    Level 19  
    There is no butter under the stopper, and the exhaust gas in the system is how to check it?
  • #4 16285825
    raptowny13

    Level 18  
    Enter the "head gasket leak tester" for alliedrogo. Did you watch the car from the bottom? Maybe this oil is running somewhere.
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  • #5 16285837
    prezes94
    Level 19  
    Unfortunately, I did not have the opportunity, but I will check what you say as soon as possible.
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  • #6 16285841
    raptowny13

    Level 18  
    You can drive to the mechanic and check for a few zlotys. However, first look at the engine or you do not see any leakage. Certainly not flood the system's syntax.
  • #7 16285843
    Strumien swiadomosci swia
    Level 43  
    prezes94 wrote:
    My mechanic claims that if he is getting oil now, there is absolutely no change to 5W30 because he will take even more.


    Your mechanic is like night, dark.

    Will you be able to treat the engine as it spills out on the half-synthesizer and during the spin? No .?

    So there is nothing to write about, the engine is to have the oil for which it was designed and for the given climate zone.

    Added after 3 [minutes]:

    In general, after the VIN, do you have any Polish vehicle history, have you filmed three times in Poland and how did you enter it again?

    Besides how do you have the M54 oil checker?

    Is the exhaust pipe clean or kopci?
  • #8 16286792
    andrzej lukaszewicz
    Level 41  
    prezes94 wrote:
    At the present moment after driving some 2.5 thousand km the car took some 300-400ml of oil.

    Is it a big oil consumption (150ml / 1000km) in a multi-valve engine? No. (Opel thinks that 700ml / 1000 is the norm !!! 8-O And that's why it falls)
    Especially that you drive on the wrong oil and you can create more shit, for example on the rings. I would do the engine rinsing, (the release of rings from cough and dirt) and after that I would use a ceramizer and take oil will certainly decrease. Checked in several sills. The oil, of course, recommended by the manufacturer.
  • #9 16289271
    prezes94
    Level 19  
    Thank you for the exhausting statements, but as I see the sentences are divided and I do not know what to do ... What is this separator and how does it work?
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The discussion revolves around the appropriate oil type for a BMW E60 with a 2.2 170 HP engine, previously using Elf 10W40. Users express concerns about switching to 5W30 or 5W40, with one mechanic advising against it due to potential increased oil consumption. Participants suggest checking for leaks and exhaust gas in the cooling system, and some recommend engine flushing and using a ceramizer to reduce oil consumption. The consensus emphasizes using oil that aligns with the manufacturer's specifications and considering the vehicle's history.
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