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bradslt5 · 04-13-2008

4-30 mobil one in the interim? or sould i use only gm synth. 5-30 trans oil . i have on the shelf some royal purple sncro max tranx fluid would that do until i get the castrol? your thought very welcome

XfireZ51 · 04-13-2008

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Originally Posted by bradslt5

4-30 mobil one in the interim? or sould i use only gm synth. 5-30 trans oil . i have on the shelf some royal purple sncro max tranx fluid would that do until i get the castrol? your thought very welcome

The stuff for the ZF is only available thru BMW dealers. $9/litre.

tomtom72 · 04-14-2008

I switch between the GM synchromesch fluid and the Castrol/BMW/M5 10-60 stuff. But I do mine every winter, so say at less than 10k intervals. If I get close to 10k then I start to think about changing it again.

I find that the GM stuff, (I forget the p/n's) as the original GM stuff is superceeded by the fluid you buy @ dealer now, seems to take less warm up time than the Castrol oil. I bassed my change interval on the results of a lubricity test zfdoc.com did on both oils....@ 12k the lubricity falls to about 40% of new oil....therefore using that info I do mine at or before 10k/1 yr intervals.
JMHO

Tom

Aurora40 · 04-14-2008

I'd think in SoCal there'd be a BMW dealership on every corner...

bradslt5 · 04-14-2008

I was hoping i could get it somewhere else . i get a rash if i go near a bmw dealership

XfireZ51 · 04-14-2008

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Originally Posted by bradslt5

I was hoping i could get it somewhere else . i get a rash if i go near a bmw dealership

Better get some Lotromin then.

bradslt5 · 04-14-2008

I'll get a big bottle today ,thanx dominic . good call

bldavis11 · 04-14-2008

From my understanding BMW is the only importer of that weight oil, so you're stuck dealing with them. The TWS is apparently the oil of choice for their M-series class of cars. I can't imagine paying 9 bucks a liter for an oil change. You gotta pay to play I suppose.

PhillipsLT5 · 04-14-2008

www.zfdoc.com
he has it & no rash

blackjack · 04-15-2008

thats a whopping 18 dollars a year for a trans fluid change...i bet some guys here spend more than that on beer every w-e

bj

04-13-2008	#1
bradslt5 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes ca. Posts: 544	where can i get the 10-60 castrol in so cal and can i use... 4-30 mobil one in the interim? or sould i use only gm synth. 5-30 trans oil . i have on the shelf some royal purple sncro max tranx fluid would that do until i get the castrol? your thought very welcome

04-14-2008	#3
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: where can i get the 10-60 castrol in so cal and can i use... I switch between the GM synchromesch fluid and the Castrol/BMW/M5 10-60 stuff. But I do mine every winter, so say at less than 10k intervals. If I get close to 10k then I start to think about changing it again. I find that the GM stuff, (I forget the p/n's) as the original GM stuff is superceeded by the fluid you buy @ dealer now, seems to take less warm up time than the Castrol oil. I bassed my change interval on the results of a lubricity test zfdoc.com did on both oils....@ 12k the lubricity falls to about 40% of new oil....therefore using that info I do mine at or before 10k/1 yr intervals. JMHO Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

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Aurora40 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,713	Re: where can i get the 10-60 castrol in so cal and can i use... I'd think in SoCal there'd be a BMW dealership on every corner... __________________ Bob Saveland Former owner of #2517 [IMG]http://a.random-image.net/aurora40/vette.jpg[/img]

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bradslt5 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes ca. Posts: 544	Re: where can i get the 10-60 castrol in so cal and can i use... I was hoping i could get it somewhere else . i get a rash if i go near a bmw dealership

04-14-2008	#7
bradslt5 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes ca. Posts: 544	Re: where can i get the 10-60 castrol in so cal and can i use... I'll get a big bottle today ,thanx dominic . good call

04-14-2008	#8
bldavis11 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portsmouth, VA Posts: 245	Re: where can i get the 10-60 castrol in so cal and can i use... From my understanding BMW is the only importer of that weight oil, so you're stuck dealing with them. The TWS is apparently the oil of choice for their M-series class of cars. I can't imagine paying 9 bucks a liter for an oil change. You gotta pay to play I suppose.

04-14-2008	#9
PhillipsLT5 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,450	Re: where can i get the 10-60 castrol in so cal and can i use... www.zfdoc.com he has it & no rash

04-15-2008	#10
blackjack Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: north of montreal Posts: 512	Re: where can i get the 10-60 castrol in so cal and can i use... thats a whopping 18 dollars a year for a trans fluid change...i bet some guys here spend more than that on beer every w-e bj