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Engine Oil Service




Engine Oil Service

- Change engine oil and oil filter.
The only approved engine oil is Castrol TWS Motorsport 10W-60 Synthetic Oil, available under part number 07 51 0 009 420

- At every engine oil service:
Replace A/C system microfilter (cabin filter)

- At every 3rd engine oil service:
Replace engine air intake filter (engine air filter)
Change manual transmission fluid, and clean transmission filter (not applicable to M DCT)
Change differential oil

Note: The optional M DCT Drivelogic transmission uses a long term rated oil, DCTF-1, which requires no replacement unless specified for a repair.
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