BMW 318 engine oil capacity

Model: BMW (EU) 3 series, E30 (1986 – 1992)

Model: BMW (EU) 3 series, E36 (1990 – 2001)​

1995 BMW 318	Engine	Oil Capacity/Filter capacity (l.)	All season +30 to -20 °C	Winter -40 to 0 °C	Summer -0 to +40 °C	Oil type	Oil Change Intervals
318i (1990 – 1994)	M40	4 / 0.25 liters
318i (1992 – 2000)	M42	5 / 0.25 liters
318is (1992 – 1996)	M42	5 liters
318is (1995 – 1999)	M44	5 liters
318ti Compact (1994 – 1996)	M42	5 liters
318ti Compact (1995 – 2001)	M44	5 liters
318tds (1994 – 1996)	M41	5.5 liters
318tds Compact (1994 – 1996)	M41	5.5 liters
318tds (1996 – 1999)	M41	5 liters
318tds Compact (1996 – 1999)	M41	5 liters

Model: BMW (EU) 3 series, E46 (1998 – 2006)​

BMW E46	Engine	Oil Capacity/Filter capacity (l.)	All season +30 to -20 °C	Winter -40 to 0 °C	Summer -0 to +40 °C	Oil type	Oil Change Intervals
318i (1998 – 2001)	M43TU	4 liters	10W30 10W40 10W50 15W30 15W40	0W40 0W50 5W50 5W30 5W40	15W50 20W30 20W40 25W40 25W50	Synthetic	20 000 km / 24 mo.
318i (2001 – 2004)	N42	4.25 liters	10W30 10W40 10W50 15W30 15W40	0W40 0W50 5W50 5W30 5W40	15W50 20W30 20W40 25W40 25W50	Synthetic	20 000 km / 24 mo.
318i (2004 – 2006)	N46B20	4.25 liters	10W30 10W40 10W50 15W30 15W40	0W40 0W50 5W50 5W30 5W40	15W50 20W30 20W40 25W40 25W50	Synthetic	20 000 km / 24 mo.
318d (2001 – 2003)	M47	5 liters	10W30 10W40 10W50 15W30 15W40	0W40 0W50 5W50 5W30 5W40	15W50 20W30 20W40 25W40 25W50	Synthetic	20 000 km / 24 mo.
318d (2002 – 2004)	M47TU	5.5 liters	10W30 10W40 10W50 15W30 15W40	0W40 0W50 5W50 5W30 5W40	15W50 20W30 20W40 25W40 25W50	Synthetic	24 mo.

Model: BMW (EU) 3 series, E90 / E91 / E92 (2004 – 2013)

Model: BMW (EU) 3 series, F30 / F31 / F80 (2012 – )

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