How much diff oil do I need for a BMW?
[Volume: Type G=1.7 quarts, Type 188 Compact=1.1 quarts, Type 220/215 Compact=1.5 quarts .] Replacement Interval: Lifetime fluid (but most recommend replacing differential fluid at the same time you replace transmission fluid, which is about 5 years or roughly 60K miles).
When to change the oil in a BMW transmission?
BMW recommends using only the same fluid in the transmission when topping off the oil level. They do not recommend mixing ATF oil brands and specs so keep track of what oil is in your transmission. Recommended replacement interval: 60,000 miles
When to replace differential fluid in a BMW?
Replacement Interval: Lifetime fluid (but most recommend replacing differential fluid at the same time you replace transmission fluid, which is about 5 years or roughly 60K miles). Click to expand… Redline 75W90. Click to expand… Redline 75W90. Click to expand… Wow everyone uses redline. I don’t know if I have that local. You don’t.
What kind of oil does a BMW 6 speed transmission use?
They do not recommend mixing ATF oil brands and specs so keep track of what oil is in your transmission. The BMW 6-speed automatic is made by either GM (6L45/6L50) or ZF and was used mostly in mid-2000s RWD and AWD models. BMW used the ZF GA6HP19, GA6HP26, and GA6HP28 throughout the model range.
BMW recommends using only the same fluid in the transmission when topping off the oil level. They do not recommend mixing ATF oil brands and specs so keep track of what oil is in your transmission. Recommended replacement interval: 60,000 miles
What kind of differential fluid does a BMW use?
The OEM ATF is a ZF Lifeguard 6 which carries a Dexron VI (D6) rating. BMW refers to it as “ATF 2”. Cars that originally used D6 cannot use D4 (all 6- and 8-speed automatics) so keep track of what oil is in your transmission. The BMW 8-speed automatic is made by ZF and was used mostly in mid-2010s RWD and AWD models.
They do not recommend mixing ATF oil brands and specs so keep track of what oil is in your transmission. The BMW 6-speed automatic is made by either GM (6L45/6L50) or ZF and was used mostly in mid-2000s RWD and AWD models. BMW used the ZF GA6HP19, GA6HP26, and GA6HP28 throughout the model range.
What kind of oil does a manual transmission take?
Most manual transmissions on vintage models do not have a fluid label on the transmission because nearly all gearboxes took the same fluid – a universal GL-4. If no label is present, the official recommendation is any GL-4 gear oil. Our favorite is the Red Line MTL.