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Bad oil change for 2014 BMW M5?
At the end of my trip from San Fransico to Manhattan I stopped at a mechanic in New Jersey and just did the typical repairs like tire rotation and oil change. During my way back my car over heated and chugged a lot. The manual says most oil is ok to put in the engine so what could be wrong? If you have an idea can you tell me what it is and if i should just get a new one or a new engine? (I never got the warranty, the mechanic put "standard oil" in the engine, and I'm just wondering what could be wrong. Thanks!)
4 Answers
- Anonymous7 years ago
Sounds like you're new to bmw or at least the M models. First, all maintenance and repairs are covered for first 4 years so briny it to bmw dealer.
M5 takes fully synthetic oil, not regular oil (the precise viscosity will be in manual). Mine takes 10W-60. As rudely stated above, you never rotate tires on these cars since the rear tires are bigger than the fronts -- I'm surprised that the width of the rear tires even fit in the front fenders, sand that you could turn the front wheels.
Recommendation: get it to BMW service center really ASAP!! Tire rotation shouldn't be big deal. But wrong oil is major concern. Hopefully NJ mechanic provided receipt with details about work completed and parts used. That will help bmw techs plot course of action for you. Not sure why you didn't get all the service booklets with car, but you can get replacements from dealer. READ THRU RECOMMENDED SERVICE INTERVALS AND COMPONENTS. IF NOT CLEAR ABOUT TYPE OF OIL ASK BMW DEALER. Good luck.
- gLv 77 years ago
Jake,
Quit trolling and get a life. Your nonresistance wife doesn't driver a Mecedes and your imaginary son does not drive a Ferrari. Go back to "comparing Ford and Toyota" for your term paper and quick wasting other people's time.
- Mark KLv 67 years ago
If you were stupid enough to have "standard" motor oil put in the crankcase despite the presence of (warning) stickers under the hood, if you were dumb enough NOT to read the Owner's Manual and have a "mechanic" do things, not an authorized BMW Center, that's really tough.
And besides, an oil change and tire rotation are NOT "typical repairs", anyway. How did you manage to rotate the tires when the front and rears are entirely different sizes?
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ARGH! you cannot use REG OIL Ina BMW EVER! NO VALVOLINE and NO PRESTONE COOLANTS either The words "BMW LONG LIFE" must appear on the OIL YOU CHOOSE! Get RID of the oil QUICKLY before it begins to clog up your VANOS system with OIL CLOGS! MOBIL ONE 0W-40 is ONE of the oils you can use in there! AMSOIL makes one, TOTAL ENERGY OIL is My favorite, and PENNZOIL ULTRA EURO gives a 15 year 500k mil OIL WARRANTY! WRONG OIL will slow a BMW engine DOWN as more and more CONTAMINATION is made! PLEASE READ YOUR MANUAL and change your THINKING HERE! The use of the RIGHT oil will TOTALLY prevent engine troubles! NO WAXY TARRY CLOKEY deposits EVER! PLEASE READ YOUR FLUID APPROVAL CHART! MOBIL ONE 0W-40 is the EASIEST ONE TO FIND and to use! It is GOOD for ONE FULL YEAR unlimited miles! Your THROTTLE BODY is already suffering, MAYBE! GOOD LUCK!! This is NOT a push rod BUICK or CHEVY Here! it is a PURE BRED RACING ENGINE with VARIABLE VALVE TIMING< and a HYDRAULIC TENSIONER in the TIMING CHAIN and BELT!
