Maintenance?

[fossiljon25]

I am about to change my oil in my 528I for the first time since I bought it and was wondering 1st the oil that has been used in it since new has been BMW synthetic I have been told that Castrol makes this oil and was wondering if that was true adn if I could just use Castrol synthetic instead of BMW oil, also when I change the oil , how do I reset the service interval light that come on when I start the car, or do I have to go to the dealer for that, any advice on this would be great, thanks for all of your help Jon

 

[Big Daddy]

Yes it is true that Castrol makes BMW's oil, just as it is true that in the early 90's Mobil made BMW's oil, it's a bid/contract thing. Any synthetic oil will work and is better than dino oil over the long run. I prefer Mobil 1 and have used it in every vehicle I have owned since the early 80's. Wal Mart (sorry, but is true) is a good place to buy oils as they have the 5qt jusgs and often they are on sale for less than $20.00.

 

[fossiljon25]

Thanks Dan I will try wal-mart for the oil, do you have any sugestions on the reseting the maintenance light on the dash?

 

[Big Daddy]

I am not sure of the procedure for your car, but I am almost certain you can do without a "reset" tool. Someone will chime in here with the answer for you.

 

[E30m42cab]

Yes it is true that Castrol makes BMW's oil, just as it is true that in the early 90's Mobil made BMW's oil, it's a bid/contract thing. Any synthetic oil will work and is better than dino oil over the long run. I prefer Mobil 1 and have used it in every vehicle I have owned since the early 80's. Wal Mart (sorry, but is true) is a good place to buy oils as they have the 5qt jusgs and often they are on sale for less than $20.00.

Man, it's $38.99 for a 4.4L jug of Mobil1 synthetic 5w-50 or 10w-30 around here

 

[Big Daddy]

Wow, sorry to hear that. I recently bought four gallons because it was on sale for $19.99 per gallon and I was in Portland Oregon, no sales tax!