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Old 05-07-2012, 04:05 PM   #1
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how much oil do i need?

my motor is a m52 with a e34 oil pan and i dont think the dipstick is measuring right, how much oil would i need and is there a dipstick i could get that would measure properly?
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Old 05-07-2012, 04:54 PM   #2
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m52 you need like 7L of oil
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Old 05-07-2012, 05:34 PM   #3
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Heres a simple chart and btw in brackets is what youll want and that number includes a filter change as well, so max capacity numbers. I would quote directly from a bmw chart as of today BUT believe it or not they have errors!

http://5luge30obdim52.blogspot.ca/20...ity-chart.html
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Old 05-10-2012, 03:54 AM   #4
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