Best place for service parts e46 330i

[Jason330i]

Hi guys

Ill be doing inspection 2 on saturday so wanted to know where u guys buy ur parts for the service????

I would also like to know what oil can i use?? Last oil change i used revenol 5w30?
Do i need to change the plugs if i did it last inspection 2? Iv been told they only need to be done every 60 000 km

 

[A.C.SCHNITZER]

Hi Jason330i

In Pta I buy at Bemows spares at Souter Street next to Goldwagen, as for Oil Liqui Moly or Shell HX7, as for the plugs I think you must also change them, my 2cent :=):

 

[AdiS]

Oil and Air Filters are cheap from the dealer, so may as well use OEM.

OIl - really, for these engines it is much of a muchness, and what is more important is that the oil is changed every 10-12k km rather than what the car tells you.

Shell Helix Ultra 5w40; LiquiMoly 5w40; Castrol Magnatec professionl, etc will all be fine. Just stick with a BMW approved oil, and it will be ok.

If its inspection 2, then I would change the plugs, at least every 50 000km.

More importantly, have you changed the fuel filter? Most of the time, they have never been changed. So I would make sure you do it. Its about R1000 from BMW, you can get slightly cheaper aftermarket from the likes of Goldwagen and Masterparts. Just stick with a known aftermarket brand.

Other things you might want to get done if they have not been done in your ownership is a brake and power steering fluid flush. Coolant flush is a good as well if you are not sure when it was last done. Obviously if these have been done in recent times, then its not necessary.

 

[Jason330i]

Thank you for the reply... i changed the feul filter 25000km ago so that should be fine? I bought plugs... i bought 5w30 is that bad??

 

[AdiS]

Thank you for the reply... i changed the feul filter 25000km ago so that should be fine? I bought plugs... i bought 5w30 is that bad??

If you have changed the fuel filter, then its fine.

5w30 is fine.

 

[Yuben]

For me OEM filters which includes oil, pollen, air and fuel. I'm a fan Of Castrol so I use Edge 5w40 .

As AdiS says, OEM parts are not as expensive as you think. Just find a dealer that can offer up to 25% discount:coolShake: