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6-Cylinder Fluid Capacities

6-CYLINDER FLUID CAPACITIES

Application

Quantity

Crankcase (Includes Filter) ⁽¹⁾

X5 & 330xi

8.0 Qts. (7.5L)

All Others

5.8 Qts. (5.5L)

Cooling System ⁽²⁾

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

11.4 Qts. (10.8L)

M3

6.3 Qts. (6.0L)

All Others

8.4 Qts. (7.9L)

Manual Transmission (Dexron-II) ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

1.3 Qts. (1.2L)

Automatic Transmission ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

3.2 Qts. (3.0L)

Rear Axle ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁵⁾

1.5 Qts. (1.4L)

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

⁽²⁾	Quantity is approximate.

⁽³⁾	Lifetime fluid. Fluid change is not necessary.

⁽⁴⁾	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).