528i oil capacity

gatorfast · 03-07-2015, 05:50 AM

I'm the proud new owner of a 2012 528i M sport. I did some searching for diy oil change info and anything related to how much oil to add but this was surprisingly hard to find. I saw recommendations ranging from 5-7 quarts which is a big difference.

So does anyone know the official oil capacity of the 528i with N20 engine? Thanks!

Alpinapower · 03-07-2015, 03:09 PM

Hey, the n20 28i with 1997ccm has 5L Oil inclusive Filter.

gatorfast · 03-07-2015, 07:29 PM

Thanks!

E90Fleet · 03-08-2015, 06:57 AM

Confirm, its 5L

Alpinapower · 03-08-2015, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by gatorfast

Thanks!

Bobby_Drake · 03-08-2015, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by gatorfast

I'm the proud new owner of a 2012 528i M sport. I did some searching for diy oil change info and anything related to how much oil to add but this was surprisingly hard to find. I saw recommendations ranging from 5-7 quarts which is a big difference.

So does anyone know the official oil capacity of the 528i with N20 engine? Thanks!

How frequent are you advised to have your oil changed? I was told that it's every 15,000 miles or once a year. 15,000 miles seems like a lot of miles to wait for an oil change though.

gatorfast · 03-08-2015, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby_Drake

How frequent are you advised to have your oil changed? I was told that it's every 15,000 miles or once a year. 15,000 miles seems like a lot of miles to wait for an oil change though.

I think I am going to do 5k oil changes with M1 0w40. Its easy and inexpensive enough so why not. Ill send a sample to blackstone and perhaps adjust the frequency depending on the results.

BigKutta · 03-09-2015, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobby_Drake

How frequent are you advised to have your oil changed? I was told that it's every 15,000 miles or once a year. 15,000 miles seems like a lot of miles to wait for an oil change though.

Yes, its 15,000 miles or once a year. Since I only do about 10-12k miles a year, i get the annual oil change. Have been doing that on my bimmers for the last 14 years without any issues.

Bobby_Drake · 03-09-2015, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BigKutta

Yes, its 15,000 miles or once a year. Since I only do about 10-12k miles a year, i get the annual oil change. Have been doing that on my bimmers for the last 14 years without any issues.

Thanks for the re-assurance. Good to know it's safe to do once a year oil change.

JKSH · 01-06-2016, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by gatorfast

I'm the proud new owner of a 2012 528i M sport. I did some searching for diy oil change info and anything related to how much oil to add but this was surprisingly hard to find. I saw recommendations ranging from 5-7 quarts which is a big difference.

So does anyone know the official oil capacity of the 528i with N20 engine? Thanks!

http://www.automobile-catalog.com/oi.../bmw_528i.html

ndinh · 01-07-2016, 11:45 AM

I have an appt this Saturday for an oil change. It's been 15 months but I only drive about 8k/year. If you were to do it at home, how would you reset the scheduling computer in the car? BTW, if you don't have a coupon, BMW will charge around $285 for just the oil change. Ouch.

moosebeamer · 01-08-2016, 03:32 PM

BMW has pulled back from 15K to 10K per oil change ... Seems like they ran into a few issues .. I certainly had my share ... I get them to actually change my oil around every 7-8K

Barry

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ndinh Lieutenant 161 Rep 554 Posts Drives: 640i GC, X5 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	I have an appt this Saturday for an oil change. It's been 15 months but I only drive about 8k/year. If you were to do it at home, how would you reset the scheduling computer in the car? BTW, if you don't have a coupon, BMW will charge around $285 for just the oil change. Ouch.
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moosebeamer New Member 8 Rep 24 Posts Drives: 2012 528xi msport+dinan n20 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Groton, MA iTrader: (0)	BMW has pulled back from 15K to 10K per oil change ... Seems like they ran into a few issues .. I certainly had my share ... I get them to actually change my oil around every 7-8K Barry
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