can you use 10W-30 synthetic oil in a 2004 BMW X3

Asked by debbien13 May 30, 2013 at 03:25 PM about the 2004 BMW X3 2.5i AWD

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tenspeed answered 10 years ago

Yes you can. Check out this site to see which weight oil is best for your engine. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/motor-oil-101/

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Michael answered 10 years ago

In deed. Castrol is recommended, but Royal Purple and AmSoil are pretty darned good in my book.

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Robert answered 10 years ago

By using a different weight oil then BMW recommends your could start consuming more oil then if you used 5w30.

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