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Old 20th December 2001, 01:08   #7 (permalink)
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Originally posted by DrRob
The rings were changed to meet closer tolarences on the newer builds, thus requiring 5W-30 oil.
Not, "requiring," but "permitting."

The BMW tech note said that 5W-30 was preferred for the newer engines, but that 10W-60 was still permitted. Clearly, anything in between can't hurt.
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