BMW E39 M5 Oil Change - 2001 Carbon Black 

I use 10w60 because the forum scared me into using it. I didn't see much of a difference between using 5w30 and 10w60. Also you should put about a quart of oil into the oil filter housing and soak it up as you put in the new filter so it doesn't run dry when you start the car for the first time.

Gosh.. Love this car for sure. Can't wait to see it in person.👍

Cool tutorial Tom. I think it's great that the filter is located up top instead of below. A lot easier to access. I noticed a lot of debate about the oil on the forums when it comes to the GTV6 too. Some people track their car or other keep it as a street car. The next video looks great!

I always crack the oil filler cap after removing the drain plug, figuring slightly less oil will leap onto my forearms. Otherwise, exactly as I used to do it on my E39 540. That oil filter design up top sure was nice. The factory roof rack for these cars is great if you have any use for one. Could safely carry a canoe at 100 mph!

You might consider sending an oil sample to Blackstone Laboratories. It alleviated any concerns I had about oil I was using, and health of my engines. I know exactly where I stand now. Also great to have for resale.

lovin the orange indicators

The legend... love this model. Regarding 10W60 vs 5W30 oil... it's a huge difference between them. For powerful NA engines, 10W60 is much better. According to Castrol: - at 0C, the 5W30 oil has around 40-50 cSt, which is fine at cold start, while the 10W60 has around 70-80 cSt - at 100C, the 5W30 oil has 11 cSt, while the 10W60 has around 21 cSt. Almost double. You need lubrication at high rpm, and at full throttle, an M5 or an M3 heats up. Oil could easily reach 120C, while the coolant doesn't exceed 105C, so at 120C the 5W30 has less than 11 cSt. This would make the oil way too watery, so oil pressure would decrease, and lubrication won't be that great. This would add extra wear on the engine. On the M3 e92, BMW recommends 10W60, so for these kind of models, 10W60 is the winner. By the way, I use 10W60 in my Audi A3 with a 1.6L engine, and it's just fine. I love it. Great video!

Both Hengst and Mann are great filters.

Oh man, I totally forgot about that belly pan... I always remove the ones on my cars because I like being able to see leaks when they start. By the way the socket on top of the oil filter housing is a 35mm socket, and you actually buy it at Autozone. That's what I've used for all of my BMWs.

It's not vacuum. It is the anti drain back valve to keep the filter canister full of oil.

Lol you're welcome in Ohio anytime! I'd be happy to go through it for you haha and from our experience, the Mann filter is great, neither Ryan nor I have ever had any issues with them on any of our cars

She's a beauty 👌🏻

I use the Mann oil filter on my e500 seems to do the job

How much does it cost to get rid of the old oil?

Just was curious what Turner recommends? Great vid as always, your channel is pretty dam cool. I live about 20 min from Turner in NH. Would like to meet u sometime man. Take care.

I was on the road, forgot to bring extra oil & of course I get the low oil warning. Dealer is using Shell instead of Castrol and I was quoted $20 per quart!

Hello, you had mentioned that your M5 always has the check engine light on.... Have you scanned it? Why may I ask is it on and have you fixed it? I apologize if I missed it in a Vlog but I e been looking. Great vids!!

How reliable are these? I don't know much about them besides how cool they look.

Regarding the whole oil thing, like a few other comments: 5w30 is, I think, too thin. At high engine temps, this oil is going to thin out a lot, and at that point the Vanos units will have less precise engagements. It's not just me, though; Redline oils say the same: this video, between the 6 and 8 minute mark, has some great info for BMWs specifically. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6VLMfUz34R0.html

Remember the last time when you forgot to tighten the filler cap! God that seems like ages ago! #LongTimeViewer

But on the oil cap it still says “bmw recommends castrol”

Ted i own 2000(M5). I use Castrol 10w60 any thoughts on Motul 8100 X-Power 10W-60 pls advise

What do you do with the old oil ?

6,5 or 7,5 for e39 m5 ?