i3 REx oil

[TOEd]

BMW Long-life rating LL-01Approved Synthetic Oils for the US Market

Castrol Syntec European Formula SAE 0W-30Mobil 1 SAE 0W-40Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30

Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-30

Use only oils with an API rating of SM or higher.

Dealer gave me a bottle of their 5W30 LL-01 synthetic oil when we picked up the car.

Car label (under the rear cover) says 0W30.

Car takes 2.5 litres of oil without oil filter.

 

[Sparky]

Instructions say to go to dealer if low. Where would you add it?

 

[TOEd]

Instructions say to go to dealer if low. Where would you add it?

Dealer gave us a kit that included two paper funnels that you would use to pour oil down dipstick. These funnels are poorly made imho. So I used a small pump with plastic tube that I had for adding oil to bottom end of outboard motor.

 

[imolazhp]

If you are in the US, you get free oil and filter changes on the REx (annually) for the first 4 years of ownership. I'm a DIY kind of guy myself and enjoy performing maintenance (I came from a maintenance-heavy BMW previously) but if its free I'm going let the dealer do it. If it were a traditional ICE, I would probably do a change myself in-between their changes, but the REx hardly ever runs, so I don't think its necessary.