1998 BMW 740 synthetic oil

1998 BMW 740
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PKEYZ
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Should I be using synthetic oil in my 98 740I?
Apr 8, 2009 at 11:19 AM
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BLACKOP555
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loing as its the same grad eof oil. i highly sugges using synthetic i use it in vehicles from the 70's on up!
Apr 8, 2009 at 10:23 PM
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DOCHAGERTY
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The M-62 motor will run just fine on what the factory recommends. If you want to use synthetic, the only real downside is the unit cost of the oil.
Apr 9, 2009 at 11:36 AM
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