Originally Posted By: donnyj08
ride it to Alaska and have it changed before you head back home. you should be able to find oil for it in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau fairly easily I would think.
Keep running your Rotella T5 or T6. That will be something easy to find there. For the price to change it with Rotella I wouldn't risk a double length interval.
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15W50 not 15W40 is the recommended oil.
15w50 is not hard to find, Alaska has auto part stores. Buy a turkey roasting pan,Pack a filter, the 1200 filter is small. change in parking lot, take oil in to be recycled.
Tires are another matter, seldom will they do that whole trip.
There are places that change them.
There are even bmw dealers in alaska. Warn them you are coming so they have the tires you want. It will be expensive.
Rod