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Fluid Capacities (6-Cylinder)

FLUID CAPACITIES (6-CYLINDER)

Application

Quantity

2000

Crankcase (Includes Filter) ⁽¹⁾

M3

6.3 Qts. (6.0L)

All Others

6.9 Qts. (6.5L)

Cooling System ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

M Roadster, M Coupe & M3

11.4 Qts. (10.8L)

Z3 & 528i

11.1 Qts. (10.5L)

323i, 323Ci, 323is, 328i, 328Ci & 328is

8.9 Qts. (8.4L)

Manual Transmission (Dexron-II) ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾

1.3 Qts. (1.2L)

Automatic Transmission (Dexron-III) ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾

3.2 Qts. (3.0L)

Rear Axle ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

1.5 Qts. (1.4L)

2001

Crankcase (Includes Filter) ⁽¹⁾

330xi

8.0 Qts. (7.5L)

All Others

6.9 Qts. (6.5L)

Cooling System ⁽²⁾

M Roadster, M Coupe, X5, Z3 & 528i

11.4 Qts. (10.8L)

M3

6.3 Qts. (6.0L)

All Others

8.9 Qts. (8.4L)

Manual Transmission (Dexron-II) ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾

1.3 Qts. (1.2L)

Automatic Transmission ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾

3.2 Qts. (3.0L)

Rear Axle ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

1.5 Qts. (1.4L)

⁽¹⁾	M-Series vehicles generally use 10-60 Synthetic Oil. Check owner's manual. All others use BMW 5W-30 High Performance Synthetic Oil.

⁽²⁾	Quantity is approximate.

⁽³⁾	Manufacturer recommends BMW coolant (88 88 6 900 316).

⁽⁴⁾	Lifetime fluid. Fluid change is not necessary. See AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TYPE

⁽⁵⁾	All models use synthetic final drive oil. On models without multi-plate limited-slip differential, or with viscous differential lock, use BMW Synthetic Final Drive Oil (83 22 9 407 768). On models without viscous differential lock, use BMW Synthetic Final Drive Oil (83 22 1 470 080).