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Originally Posted By: 2KBMW I used to run Castrol Syntec 5w40 and 0w30 in my 328i many times. Check out the new 0w40 Edge. I think this oil will be the standard euro oil for Castrol. I considered using the new Edge 0w-40 or M1 0w-40, and I probably will use one of those on my next oil change...

Originally Posted By: The Critic Carmax definitely changed the oil - it is part of their inspection process. Most of the cars on their lot had Carquest Red filters on them. Do you know if CarMax uses OEM specified oil types or weights, or do they just keep a few bulk weights in dino and...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: FoothillsM5 I also added a 1/3 of a bottle of LM MoS2. What are you trying to fix? Its just a precaution. This is my first used vehicle, and not knowing how well it was cared for, or the driving conditions it was operated under, made me...

Originally Posted By: Bud_One And good choice with the Mann filter. Thanks! I think I will stick with the Mann filters with this car. Rock Auto has them for the cheapest I've seen at $7.41, while Amazon has them for $9.14 right now with Prime shipping. Napa has them for about $11, and that...

Originally Posted By: earlyre without trying to, or realizing it, you just discovered that Mann owns Purolator(any US made Mann filters are made by Purolator), and WIX makes carquest (and Napa) filters. I noticed that today when I stopped at Napa to buy the bottle of MoS2. The Napa filters...

My wife's 2011 X3 2.8i w/N52 engine was bought about a year ago from CarMax with about 47K on the odometer. As of today, it was slightly over 51K, and the iDrive OCI displayed about 9,000 miles of oil life left. I do not know what oil was used in it prior to me acquiring it, how long it has been...