godmars_snakly311 19 Report post Posted September 16, 2021 Hi there Just want to know which engine oil for E46 M3 is good performance? As i just read user manual said Castrol only is that true or any better brand? Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted September 16, 2021 must be 10W-60, castrol is fine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Navin 180 Report post Posted September 16, 2021 Lots of controversy over this back when I worked at Repco...a long time ago now. Used to order in the 10w60 TWS stuff for a number of m3/e39 M5 customers directly from Castrol. Not sure if it's now been superseded but they were very particular on it being TWS rather than the normal 10w60 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harper 547 Report post Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) https://www.repco.co.nz/en/oils-fluids/engine-oils-fluids/engine-oil/castrol-edge-synthetic-10w-60-engine-oil-5l-3412396/p/A1304624 This and only this pretty much. Occasionally goes on sale every now and then so I just grab a few bottles each time. Edited September 16, 2021 by Harper 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 544 Report post Posted September 16, 2021 Run Castrol tws in mine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted September 16, 2021 i have a few spare 5L packs of the 10/60 castrol $100 each Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted September 16, 2021 It worth knowing that for years now, if you take any car to BMW for oil servicing, including the E46 M3, they will put Shell oil in it (10w60 for the M3) and not Castrol. That says an awful lot about the particulars of any (quality) oil beyond the viscosity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bandit 194 Report post Posted September 17, 2021 4 hours ago, M3AN said: It worth knowing that for years now, if you take any car to BMW for oil servicing, including the E46 M3, they will put Shell oil in it (10w60 for the M3) and not Castrol. That says an awful lot about the particulars of any (quality) oil beyond the viscosity. Because....... BMW are now aligned with Shell. Not because of the quality of the Castrol products. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bandit said: Because....... BMW are now aligned with Shell. Not because of the quality of the Castrol products. Correct (I use Castrol myself in my M3). But what it illustrates is that it's the viscosity that's important, not any minor differences between formulations (e.g. TWS). The differences between Shell and Castrol 10w60's will be vastly greater than between (for example) Castrol 10w60 and Castrol 10w60 TWS. The answer to the OP's question is "any quality** 10w60 oil", there's no need to make it more complicated than that. Edit: **fully synthetic Edited September 17, 2021 by M3AN 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VIKINGNZ 14 Report post Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) Hi @godmars_snakly311, My humble 50 cents. Fuchs and / or Liqui Moly TEC - both are recommended for High Performance Cars and BMW. I run mine F30 2016 320D with Fuchs that’s my preferred choice. Every 10K km. I change the oil and the filter. https://www.fuchs.com/au/en/ https://v1vehicleparts.co.nz/search?q=NOT tag:__gift AND Liqui*&type=product Edited November 24, 2021 by VIKINGNZ Assistance with link for oil Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
