As some of you may have seen, my sister recently acquired a 2003 BMW 330Xi with a manual transmission. I'm now trying to put together a list of parts for her to buy and then take to the mechanic to bring it up to snuff. Turner Motorsport has maintenance kits and overhaul kits but I want to see if anyone knows about 330Xis specifically and what fluids should be used since I'm not as familiar with BMW's AWD system.
Fluids
- Motor oil - I assume BMW 5W-30 is perfectly fine. The other question is capacity. I've seen around the internet that capacity is 8 quarts compared to non-Xis 6.5. Is that correct?
- Transmission - I used Redline MTL. 2 quarts, correct?
- Transfer Case - I read that you need 1 quart of Redline D4 ATF?
- Front and Rear Differentials - Redline 75W90, 2 quarts total.
Any other huge differences in maintenance between RWD and AWD 330is? I want to help her out and get this thing in good shape.