Hi,
Bought the car at 58.111kms in December 2012.
Oil sample comes from the oil filter housing as I could not find any other place to get oil sample from. There could be more contaminants than in the pan. Just want to find out what the best OCI is for my use: Mostly short trips with 3 to 4 longer trips per month.
That is what I wrote to the lab with the info of the car:
BMW
2009 328i Xdrive
N52 3.0 liter 6 cyl inline
6.5 liter (6.9 quarts) with oil filter changed
Castrol Syntec 5w30 said dealership
Oil filter unknown, from dealership
72.776 kms or 45,221 miles on the car
14.621 kms or 9,085 miles (16 months)for the oil.
Here are the results:
I will change the oil soon, as I already received the oil filter from Autopartsway
(thanks Garak for the tip
).
I think if my routine stays the same (may change soon
), I will continue like that and change it every year and a half (onboard computer says two years).
Next oil will be GC 0w30 with Mann filter.
Let me know what you think.
Bought the car at 58.111kms in December 2012.
Oil sample comes from the oil filter housing as I could not find any other place to get oil sample from. There could be more contaminants than in the pan. Just want to find out what the best OCI is for my use: Mostly short trips with 3 to 4 longer trips per month.
That is what I wrote to the lab with the info of the car:
BMW
2009 328i Xdrive
N52 3.0 liter 6 cyl inline
6.5 liter (6.9 quarts) with oil filter changed
Castrol Syntec 5w30 said dealership
Oil filter unknown, from dealership
72.776 kms or 45,221 miles on the car
14.621 kms or 9,085 miles (16 months)for the oil.
Here are the results:
I will change the oil soon, as I already received the oil filter from Autopartsway
I think if my routine stays the same (may change soon
Next oil will be GC 0w30 with Mann filter.
Let me know what you think.