[davidoli]

Dexron II for the gearbox , appx 2 litres available from BMW .

SAF/XJ Diff oil , appx 2 litres from BMW .

Engine oil .......... bish , bosh , baff , kapow , whooomph , thunk etc etc etc Castrol Edge 10w60 ( previously TWS ) is a nice oil !

Look after this one Alex dear boy !

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[davidoli]

Silkolene 2 stroke oil always smelt the nicest in my 350 LC ................

Bob , are we going to have a crash , bang , wallop discussion on Gearbox oil .............. All of my 5 speed Getrag 280s run great on Dexron II , although I am open to suggestions of superior variants !

One big happy E34 M5 loving family !

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[davidoli]

Interesting subject...

How many litres of engine oil do I need to buy?

5.75 litres if renewing the oil filter .

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[davidoli]

Nice, thanks David.

I've decided to get Tesco value mineral oil it's only £1.99 a litre

I'm almost certain that you are joking..........

 

[davidoli]

God I remember when Castrol GTX 20/50 was THE oil to have! Of course I was driving a Granada 2.8i Ghia X :1::1:

You were such a boy back then Mr Mac !