What Oil For Your BMW Engine? - This guide tells you the correct oil for every BMW

So you need to service your BMW and change the oil, question is which oil do you use. There are a lot of oils types on the market and it can be difficult to tell which one is correct for your engine. Diagnostic World have created this guide that will tell you what oil needs to be used on your BMW in the a few seconds, just follow the links to your vehicle for the answer.

BMW correct oil type guide

The guide looks at 99% of BMW on the road today and covers the following chassis

BMW 1 series
Which oil for my BMW E81 E82 E87 E88 (2004 - 2011)
Which oil for my BMW F20 F21 (2011 -

BMW 3 series
Which oil for my BMW E30 (1982 - 1994)
Which oil for my BMW E36 (1990 - 2000)
Which oil for my BMW E46 (1998 - 2006)
Which oil for my BMW E90 (2006 - 2011)
Which oil for my BMW F30 (2011 -

BMW 5 Series
Which oil for my BMW E34 (1988 - 1996)
Which oil for my BMW E39 (1995 - 2004)
Which oil for my BMW E60 (2003 - 2010)
Which oil for my BMW F10 (2010 -
Which oil for my BMW Gran Turismo (2009 -

BMW 6 Series
Which oil for my BMW E63/E64 (2003 - 2010)
Which oil for my BMW F12/F13 (2011 -

BMW 7 Series
Which oil for my BMW E38 (1994 - 2001)
Which oil for my BMW E65 (2001 - 2008)
Which oil for my BMW F01/F02 (2008 -

BMW 8 Series
Which oil for my BMW E31 (1989 - 1999)

BMW Z Series
Which oil for my BMW Z3 (1996 - 2002)
Which oil for my BMW Z4 E85 (2002 - 2008)
Which oil for my BMW Z4 E89 (2009 -
Which oil for my BMW Z1 (1989 - 1991)
Which oil for my BMW Z8 E52 (1999 - 2003)

BMW X Series
Which oil for my BMW X1 (2009 -
Which oil for my BMW X3 E83 (2003 - 2010)
Which oil for my BMW X3 F25 (2010 -
Which oil for my BMW X5 E53 (1999 - 2006)
Which oil for my BMW X5 E70 (2006 -
Which oil for my BMW X6 E71 (2008 -

BMW M Power
Which oil for my BMW E30 M3
Which oil for my BMW E36 M3
Which oil for my BMW E46 M3
Which oil for my BMW E90 M3
Which oil for my BMW E34 M5
Which oil for my BMW E39 M5
Which oil for my BMW E60 M5
Which oil for my BMW E63 E64 M6
Which oil for my BMW F12/F13 M6
Which oil for my BMW 1M