kschachn
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If you are talking to me, it is a 1994 E34 with an M60 engine. 3.0 L. Old
Originally Posted By: nleksan
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Did you do a motor swap?
I ask because an E39 530i has an M54B30, and the E60 mostly has an N52B30. The M6x series of motors are the 4.0, 4.4, 4.8L V8's as seen in the 540i, 740i, X5's, and so forth.
They are very, very different engines.
As far as putting 0w20 in an S54 (E46 M3/Z3M/Z4M), that's a guaranteed way to pound your journal bearings into oblivion. The only oil I use outside of the TWS 10w60 (the oil is so often reformulated, and it's done so as to best meet the needs of the current M engines, without TOO much change for the older ones, but still...), is RL 5-10W50. It gives me better track temps, but otherwise has bbeen a perfect substitute and I saw no out of the norm wear when changing bearings to Bimmerworld 50mm WPC-treated ones.
The 10w60 is actually perfectly fine in winter, I have noticed only the slightest increase in cranking time when it's below freezing, but no noticeable increase in the time it takes to get to temp (going by a real gauge, not the cluster temp Guage).
Originally Posted By: nleksan
HOLD ON A SECOND...
Did you do a motor swap?
I ask because an E39 530i has an M54B30, and the E60 mostly has an N52B30. The M6x series of motors are the 4.0, 4.4, 4.8L V8's as seen in the 540i, 740i, X5's, and so forth.
They are very, very different engines.
As far as putting 0w20 in an S54 (E46 M3/Z3M/Z4M), that's a guaranteed way to pound your journal bearings into oblivion. The only oil I use outside of the TWS 10w60 (the oil is so often reformulated, and it's done so as to best meet the needs of the current M engines, without TOO much change for the older ones, but still...), is RL 5-10W50. It gives me better track temps, but otherwise has bbeen a perfect substitute and I saw no out of the norm wear when changing bearings to Bimmerworld 50mm WPC-treated ones.
The 10w60 is actually perfectly fine in winter, I have noticed only the slightest increase in cranking time when it's below freezing, but no noticeable increase in the time it takes to get to temp (going by a real gauge, not the cluster temp Guage).