Has anyone BMW 318is coupe '95 ??

Question

I've bought this one. My imression is that this car is great for reasonable price. And what is the most important thing this is coupe. Engine isn't huge but economic. Driving makes pleasure and this car is comfortable for four passangers. That's fully equiped but without leather.
Now I need to change oil. What do you thing about which one is the best? And the tires for winter tires - we've got winter in Poland.

Answer 1

Congratulations. The 318is is a nice car that works well. The only thing you need to be careful is driving in snow, since in 1995, I don't believe the cars came with ASC+T.

Here's a list of BMW approved oils. Use whichever brand you like, but make sure it's synthetic and meets the BMW LL-01 ("BMW Longlife") specs. Make sure you see "BMW LL-01" in their specs sheet.

Here's a full list of every oil that has this. But in your case of course, don't pick the ones for diesel engines...Since you are in winter season now, I would recommend using a 0W oil on the list. I use Castrol 0W-30 on mine.

ADDINOL Super power MV 0537 SAE 5W-30 Addinol Lube Oil GmbH
Agip Formula LL B 01 SAE 0W-30 ENI S.p.A.Refining and Marketing Division
Agip Sint 2000 Evolution SAE 5W-40 ENI S.p.A.Refining and Marketing Division
Agip TECSINT SL SAE 5W-40 ENI S.p.A.Refining and Marketing Division
Aral SuperTronic SAE 5W-30 Aral
AXCL S-Class Motor Oil SAE 0W-30 AXCL Gulf FZE
BP Visco 7000 SAE 0W-40 BP Oil International
BP Visco 7000 Special SAE 0W-30 BP Oil International
BP Visco 7000 Turbo Diesel SAE 0W-40 BP Oil International
SBS 5.0 "Longlife-01" BMW AG - TIS 26.12.2004 21:36
Castrol Formula SLX LL01 SAE 0W-30 Castrol Limited
Castrol Formula SLX Turbo Diesel SAE 0W-30 Castrol Limited
Castrol Formula RS Power and Protection SAE 0W-40 Castrol Limited
Castrol Syntec SAE 0W-30 Castrol Limited
Castrol Super Racing 0W-40 SAE 0W-40 Castrol Limited
Castrol TXT Softec LL01 SAE 5W-30 Castrol Limited
Cepsa Star Mega Synthetic SAE 0W-30 Cepsa Lubricantes S.A.
Elf Excellium LDX SAE 0W-30 Total
Formula Shell Ultra AB SAE 5W-30 Shell International Petroleum Company
Gulf Formula TLX SAE 0W-30 Total
Havoline Synthetic BM SAE 0W-30 Texaco
Igol Process Compact P SAE 5W-30 Igol France S.A.
Jet Top Level SAE 0W-40 ConocoPhillips GmbH
Labo RC SAE 0W-30 Fuchs Labo Auto S.A.
Liqui Moly Longlife High Tech SAE 5W-30 Liqui Moly
megol Motorenöl New Generation SAE 5W-30 Meguin GmbH
Mobil 1 SAE 0W-40 ExxonMobil
Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel SAE 0W-40 ExxonMobil
Motorex Profile B-XL SAE 0W-30 Bucher AG
Motorex Select SP-X SAE 5W-30 Bucher AG
Motul Specific LL-01 SAE 5W-30 Motul S.A:
OMV full syn plus SAE 5W-30 OMV AG
Pennzoil European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30 Pennzoil Quaker State
Pentospeed 0W-30 VS* SAE 0W-30 Deutsche Pentosin-Werke
Petronas Syntium 3000 LL SAE 5W-30 Petronas
Q8 Formula Special SAE 0W-30 Kuwait Petroleum
Quaker State European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30 Pennzoil Quaker State
Satoil LazerWay B SAE 5W-30 Svenska Statoil AB
Shell Helix Ultra AB SAE 5W-30 Shell International Petroleum Company
Titan Supersyn SL SAE 0W-30 Fuchs Petrolub AG
Valvoline SynPower MXL SAE 0W-30 Valvoline
Veedol Powertron LL01 SAE 5W-30 Veedol International
Veedol Syntron SAE 0W-30 Veedol International
Wintershall VIVA 1 Longlife SAE 5W-30 SRS Schmierstoff Vertrieb GmbH
Yacco VX 1600 SAE 5W-30 Yacco S.A.S.

For winter tires, I recommend using the stock 205/60-15 size. It's also a good idea to get a separate set of cheap wheels to fit these tires since you really don't want to stress the tires mounting and unmounting them on the same wheels every winter. I managed to snag a set cheap of BMW OEM alloys for my winter tires from eBay.

The folks up north in New England swears by Nokian Hakkapeliittas. I on the other hand chose some Bridgestone Blizzak Revo 1.

Go to tirerack.com to get some ideas. They test many tires themselves, usually on a BMW.

Answer 2

Siemanko z Chicago jestem i tez musze olej na zime i ja uzywam Castrol Syntec 0W-30. Ja kupilem trzy lata temu 1999 BMW M3 is jest super.