Engine oil capacities for current BMW automobiles by Tyrone
| M10 | M20 | M21 | M30 | M42/44 | M50/52/ 54/56 | M60/62 | M70/S70 | M73 | S14 | S38 | S50/52/54 | S62 | N62 | N73 | ||
| E28/M5 | 4.50(4.25) | 6.0(5.7) | 6.0(5.7) | 6.0(5.75) | ||||||||||||
| E30/M3 | 4.25(4.0) | 4.50(4.25) | 5.25(5.0) | 4.65(4.40) | ||||||||||||
| E31 | 8.0(7.5) | 8.0(7.5) | 8.5(8.0) | |||||||||||||
| E32 | 6.0(5.75) | 8.0(7.5) | 8.0(7.5) | |||||||||||||
| E34/M5 | 4.50(4.25) | 6.0(5.75) | 6.0(5.75) | 8.0(7.5) | 6.0(5.75) | |||||||||||
| E36/ M3/Z3 | 5.25(5.0) | 7.0(6.5) | 7.0(6.5) | |||||||||||||
| M Z3 | b)6.3(6.0) c)5.8(5.5) | |||||||||||||||
| E38 | 8.0(7.5) | 8.5(8.0) | ||||||||||||||
| E39/M5 | 7.0(6.5) | 8.0(7.5) | 7.0(6.5) | |||||||||||||
| E46 |
7.0(6.5) |
5.8(5.5) | ||||||||||||||
| E52 | 8.0(7.5) | |||||||||||||||
| E53 | 8.0(7.5) | 8.5(8.0) | 8.0(7.5) | |||||||||||||
| E60 | 6.9(6.5) | 8.5(8.0) | ||||||||||||||
| E63 | 8.5(8.0) | |||||||||||||||
| E64 | 8.5(8.0) | |||||||||||||||
| E65 | 8.5(8.0) | |||||||||||||||
| E66 | 8.5(8.0) | |||||||||||||||
| E66 | 8.5(8.0) | 9.0(8.5) | ||||||||||||||
| E83 | 6.9(6.5) | |||||||||||||||
| E85 | 7.0(6.5) |
Oil Capacities in US Quarts (liters) Above / Corresponding Oil Dipsticks (Part Numbers) Below
| M10 | M20 | M21 | M30 | M42/44 | M50/52/54/56 | M60/62 | M70/S70 | M73 | S14 | S38 | S50/52/54 | S62 | N62 | N73 | ||
| E28/M5 | 11431718863 | 11432241604 | 1)11431266740 2)11431734248 | 11431307199 | ||||||||||||
| E30/M3 | 11431286991 | 11431718863 11431726057 | 3)11431734000 4)11431734248 | 11431309187 | ||||||||||||
| E31 | 11431436230 | 11431715916 | 11431741615 | |||||||||||||
| E32 | 11431718861 | 11431436230 | 11431715916 | |||||||||||||
| E34/M5 | 11431718863 | 11431718861 | 11431720875 | 11431436230 | 11431315069 | |||||||||||
| E36/ M3/Z3 | 5)11431734781 6)11431247531 | 11431427993 | b)11431427993 c)11437831140 | |||||||||||||
| E38 | 11431436230 | |||||||||||||||
| E39/M5 | 7)11431436294 8)11431436293 | 7)11431436230 8)11431438718 | 11431741615 | 11431407931 | ||||||||||||
| E46 | 9)11431436293 10)11431436293 | 11437831140 | ||||||||||||||
| E46 AWD |
a)11437506769 |
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| E52 | 11)11437830070 12)11437832204 | |||||||||||||||
| E53 | 11437509626 | 11437505454 | 11437535680 | |||||||||||||
| E65 | 11437515191 | |||||||||||||||
| E66 | 11437515191 | 11437512812 | ||||||||||||||
| E85 | 11431436293 | |||||||||||||||
| E60 | 11437533325 | 11437534082 |
| Explanations: | a) All Wheel Drive | 1) = up to 9/86 | 5) = up to 1/94 | 9) = M50, M52 |
| b) S52 | 2) = after 9/86 | 6) = after 1/94 | 10) = M54, M56 | |
| c) S54 | 3) = up to 9/90 | 7) = up to 9/98 | 11) = up to 6/00 | |
| 4) = after 9/90 | 8) = after 9/98 | 12) = after 6/00 |
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