Come pick on the new guy!

[NovceGuru]

Morning/afternoon/evening...
I've been lurking on the forums for about a year now and finally decided to join. I'm a proud owner of a 1993 bmw 525iA M50-TU (A :( ) With a cool 195,000 miles (bought it with 181k for 2800$) I have been back to the seller numerous times cursing them for turning me into a life long bimmer owner :) It has surpassed my expectations with the rather few amount of miles I have put on it. I have done the cam chain, along with all the guides and gears which was to be expected, turned the roters, and thats it so far!, knock on wood. I'm getting close to 5k miles on Mobil 1 Synthetic 20w50. I have been meaning to get that heavy stuff out of there, but have been unable to find 10w40 mobil 1 synth. My other options are 5w40, 10w30 and 0w40 (wtf is that) I could go on and on with questions but i'll ask them when needed :) So getting to the point, Which oil should I go with? The Bentley said 20w50 for my summers (50*F being the coldest, never going about 95*) But it cranks rather hard when its -2 outside with the 20w50. For the first time, this morning it started, chugged a bit, then quit, but started right up the second try. I love the car immensly and hope i'm not destroying it :P Thanks!

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[dacoyote]

No one is going to pick on you.... at least not yet...

Welcome to the club... how about some pictures?

[kyleN20]

i just punt in some mobile one, i forget what to be honest
5w or 10w, to be honest i dont know the diffirence, i dont know what the numbers mean, the 535i cranks fine in about 10 degree weather, so whatever.

[632 Regal]

0w40 is a mobile-1 synthetic which covers most of us in all climates, the extreame conditions require a different oil but m-1 0w40 can handle most of them too.

Welcome aboard bro!

[mattyb]

welcome mate

[Zeuk in Oz]

I have been back to the seller numerous times cursing them for turning me into a life long bimmer owner :)

And what a bugger it is ! :D

Welcome. There is just no feeling like it, right ?

A friend of mine recently sold his E46 318i because his wife insisted and he literally had a panic attack when he was told that the deal was done !

Imagine if he had been an E34 driver........... ! :p

There is just no substitute for that E34 rear suspension and how they drive !

On the subject of oils, go with Jeff's recommendation - Mobil 1 0W-40.

[NovceGuru]

Mobil 1 0W-40 it is then, as for pictures, I have no worthy camera for the e34, but my girlfriend will be getting a Canon SD-400 for christmas so i'll post some asap. Thanks

NovceGuru

[Gayle]

Welcome. Have you really been lurking for a year? How often?

It seems like a good price you got your car for. Congrats.

Would you be so kind as to fill out the additional information in your profile? We like knowing where people are located, mileage, and what they have done to their cars . Even though it is in this thread it needs to be with your profile. Thanks.

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[Rory]

0w40 is a mobile-1 synthetic which covers most of us in all climates, the extreame conditions require a different oil but m-1 0w40 can handle most of them too.

Welcome aboard bro!

Actually, every single Mobil 1 fully synthetic oil will cover just about every climate that anyone on this board lives in. To take the extremes:

Mobil 1: 0W-40
Pour Point, ºC, ASTM D 97 -54Flash Point, ºC, ASTM D 92 236

Mobil 1: 10W-30
Pour Point, ºC, ASTM D 97 -45Flash Point, ºC, ASTM D 92 224

The simple answer is any flavor of Mobil 1 fully synthetic will offer great protection to cold weather starting, hard driving, idling in traffic, or the majority of driving that people do. There may be a one off extreme case here and there, and the viscosity changes at different operating temperatures based on the oil temperature. But any weight will offer excellent protection in a basic situation.

Good Luck,
Rory

[SRR2]

Mobil-1 5W-30 has worked great for me for a few hundred thousand miles. It's as cheap as M-1 goes and is readily available. A few newer cars specify 0W-40 but yours shouldn't need that.

No one will pick on you unless you start ranting about (what the hell was it??) sliding? slanting? screeching? Oh! I know! DRIFTING! Yep. Stay away from drifting. Don't even mention what happens to blowing snow, if you know what's good for you. ;-)

BMW owners generally frown upon turning rotors. The practice isn't approved by BMW at all. Besides, with some judicious shopping around, rotors and pads in all four corners can be had for under $300, making the savings to be had by turning them minimal.

[dacoyote]

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No one will pick on you unless you start ranting about (what the hell was it??) sliding? slanting? screeching? Oh! I know! DRIFTING! Yep. Stay away from drifting. Don't even mention what happens to blowing snow, if you know what's good for you. ;-)

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DRIFTER.... DRIFTING... WE DON"T NEED NO STINKING DRIFTERS

Sorry SRR2... but you have now said the word that should not be said...

OT: but if I brake stand my auto is that hard on it?

:-)

[632 Regal]

you mean "brake torque?" not a good thing, same goes for neutral slams.
DRIFTER.... DRIFTING... WE DON"T NEED NO STINKING DRIFTERS

Sorry SRR2... but you have now said the word that should not be said...

OT: but if I brake stand my auto is that hard on it?

:-)

[dacoyote]

you mean "brake torque?" not a good thing, same goes for neutral slams.

Does it really matter

[NovceGuru]

Thanks for the oil info, I filled out my profile information. I've lurked actually for about a year and a half checking on the forums a couple times a week, I should of joined earlier. The guy was asking 3500 and I offered 2500, he laughed and said he'd have to have atleast 3000 for his baby. 2 months later I went back with 2800 and he sold it. It had sat for about a year or so, on the way home (without plates!, about a 11 mile drive) the front left roter froze up, I beat on it a piece of wood and a hammer, broke it loose, and used the e-brake the rest of the way home :D

As for turning the roters, I was leaving on a 800 mile trip on the next day (semi-emergency) and had a friend turn the for 10$ a piece. They had plenty left, i'm going to order new roters/pads all around this spring. Any suggestions for quietness/performance? When I first bought the car (knowing nothing about it) I replaced the front with cheapo's from autozone (!!) and they squeak like a mofo. Enough for now...thanks

NovceGuru

[Dr. evil]

i was under the inpression that the numbering index was referring to viscosity under diffrent conditions.

Meaning with a multi grade such as 10 w30 at 0 degres the viscosity of the oil would be 10 (lighter viscosity for colder conditions = better flow) At hotter conditions i think it 200 degree, the viscosity will be 30.

Nubering index based on satandard of automotive engineer or SAE


Could be wrong on sum of the numbers

[Gayle]

Best of bimmer.info wisdom on rotors (http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=13785&highlight=rotors)

Best of bimmer.info wisdom on pads (http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=14845&highlight=rotors)

Bedding in process (http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm)