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V12 Fluid Capacities

V12 FLUID CAPACITIES

Application

Quantity

Crankcase (Includes Filter) ⁽¹⁾

9.0 Qts. (8.5L)

Cooling System ⁽²⁾

13.7 Qts. (13.0L)

Automatic Transmission ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

6.0 Qts. (5.7L)

Rear Axle ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

2.0 Qts. (1.9L)

⁽¹⁾	Use BMW High Performance 5W-30 Synthetic Oil.

⁽²⁾	Quantity is approximate.

⁽³⁾	See AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TYPE .

⁽⁴⁾	Lifetime fluid. Fluid change is not necessary.

⁽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).