National Tyres oil change for 2002 BMW 325i

toyotacelicagt4 · 13 Aug 2010 at 22:41

Evening all,

My car needs a oil change doing and it seems that getting it done at National Tyres works out cheaper than doing it myself. But on the website it recommends Castrol Edge 5W40 for my car. Is this ok to use since my car has only covered 69k miles.

Thanks

paradigm · 13 Aug 2010 at 22:47

5w30 is the correct oil IIRC.

Disco Boy · 13 Aug 2010 at 22:53

rtfm?

toyotacelicagt4 · 13 Aug 2010 at 22:54

Disco Boy said:
rtfm?

what does rtfm stand for?

[TW]Fox · 13 Aug 2010 at 22:55

paradigm said:
5w30 is the correct oil IIRC.

0w30 Edge is LL01 approved Castrol oil, or 0w40 is the LL01 Mobil 1.

toyotacelicagt4 · 13 Aug 2010 at 22:55

paradigm said:
5w30 is the correct oil IIRC.

Is that semi or fully synthetic? Which brand would be the best?

Thanks

[TW]Fox · 13 Aug 2010 at 22:56

It's fully synthetic. Make sure you use LL01 approved oil.

ie Edge 0w30 or Mobil1 SuperSyn 0w40.

Disco Boy · 13 Aug 2010 at 22:59

toyotacelicagt4 said:
what does rtfm stand for?

Read the manual; it'll tell you the correct type to use.

axer · 13 Aug 2010 at 23:00

toyotacelicagt4 said:
what does rtfm stand for?

Read the manual (if you drop the sweary)

toyotacelicagt4 · 13 Aug 2010 at 23:02

axer said:
Read the manual (if you drop the sweary)

I've lost the manual

toyotacelicagt4 · 13 Aug 2010 at 23:04

[TW]Fox;17156075 said:
It's fully synthetic. Make sure you use LL01 approved oil.

ie Edge 0w30 or Mobil1 SuperSyn 0w40.

Thanks for that. Might do it myself and get the oil from costco. 5L of Mobil1 0w40 is only £28. So i'll need 2 bottles this time but only 1 bottle next time

NickXX · 14 Aug 2010 at 11:05

There is a Castrol Edge 5w40 now too.

[TW]Fox · 14 Aug 2010 at 11:17

NickXX said:
There is a Castrol Edge 5w40 now too.

There are loads of Castrol Edge types, 5w30 too, but 5w40 is not LL01 Approved. Probably makes little difference, but you may as well get the right stuff.

Jez · 14 Aug 2010 at 11:23

You wont manage to get it done at national tyres, they fobbed me off every time i have tried to get a proper car done there. Forget them unless you can be arsed to have a fight on your hands and someone working on your car who really really doesnt want to, just to save 20 quid.

[TW]Fox · 14 Aug 2010 at 11:26

Jez said:
You wont manage to get it done at national tyres, they fobbed me off every time i have tried to get a proper car done there. Forget them unless you can be arsed to have a fight on your hands and someone working on your car who really really doesnt want to, just to save 20 quid.

Absolutely this as well - it was massive hassle.