Engine Oil and Fluid Recommendation for BMW Z3 (E36) – 2.8i When selecting oil, it is necessary to take into account the fact that, often, requirements are developed for a certain family of vehicles that have structural properties among themselves. Naturally, these requirements are different. Therefore, your task is to choose an oil that would be suitable specifically for your engine, and not for this model in general.
  • Engine: M52/M52TU B28 (28 6S 1/2)
  • Engine oil capacity, liter: 6.5
  • Manual transmission capacity, liter: 1.0-1.1
  • Automatic transmission capacity, liter: 7.8-13.0
  • Differential capacity, liter: 1.1-1.7
  • Cooling system capacity, liter: 10.0
  • Year: 1996-03

Engine oil

  • Synthetic oil: 5W-40

Differential

  • Synthetic gear oil: 75W90 GL5

Automatic transmission

  • Synthetic transmission fluid: AISIN-AW

Cooling system

  • Antifreeze for the engine: Antifreeze G12+ violet