marcozandrini · #4 · May 9, 2014. Tuning a late model BMW isn't bad, but you won't get much bang for the buck as BMW tuned their engines very well. Reliability: it depends on several factors with maintenance being a major factor. A neglected engine (or car, for that matter) won't be reliable down the road.
Join Date: May 2006. Location: NYC. iTrader: ( 1) Motor Oil Capacity. I just got a oil change. From what the manual says, the capacity is 6.9 quarts, so I decided to put 7 quartz in thinking the last .1 quarts shouldn't make a difference. When i start my car up to check engine oil level, to my surprise the Idrive only displays 3 bars with the Posted: August 21, 2015. Categories: BMW 3-Series E46 Expansion Tank 1999-2006. Tags: turbo, track, scca, radiator, race, mishimoto, m54, featured, expansion, cooling, #bmw. Another update on our E46 expansion tank project! Last time we showed off some images of our prototype unit, noting the numerous precise features we built into our design.I just performed this on my car and I used Redline fluids. 75W-90 for the diff, I bought two quarts, only used about 1.75 and Redline MTL for the tranny and you'll use two full quarts here. Rear diff is 14mm Allen socket, tranny is 8mm Allen socket. A pump is essential to a clean job, $10 at most auto parts stores.
The BMW M52 and M54 engines both have an oil capacity of 6.9 quarts of 5W-40 full-synthetic oil (including a filter replacement), which could cost between $96 and $135, depending on the brand of
The recommended motor oil for the BMW M52 (323i, 328i) and M54 (325i, 330i) engines is a full synthetic motor oil with 5W-30 or 5W-40 viscosity (specification API SH or higher). At the time of this post, API SH is actually an obsolete specification; most if not all motor oils these days are rated higher than this.
MSRP Price: 5.89. BW Part #: 11137535106. Brand: Febi Bilstein. (In Stock) Description. Customer Reviews. This is the standard BMW drain plug used in the engine oil pan on most 2006+ BMW engines with an aluminum oil pan (not plastic composite). It's a steel drain plug in the standard M12x1.5x16mm size. **Copper seal washer - Part # 07119963151 3mRj6u.