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engine-oil-11-050-92-2507-192

—~~ i~?~t~;~~< โ€ขโ€ข ,ยทโ€ข .. -;ยท.โ€ข.ยท ; 1:' .. . - Service-Inof rmatlonM otorcycleยทโ€ข : โ€ข :'ยท ~-'?\".,....~ ยท1 .โ€ข:$M~lNA . Service?t;)e.partmenโ€ขt . ... โ€ข. . ~_!:. ..? โ€ข ~ I Engine ยท011 ........ . :, ~.-.. -ยท Information: Engine oils are identified by viscosity and performance classes. Engine oil requirements have become increasingly more rigid year after year, due to engine manufacturers demanding new specifications and testing conditions. Special operating conditions in Europe caused the oil manufacturers to create a separate oil classification. BMWre commendos nly the following engine oil classifications: . - EuropeanC CM(CC ommitteeo f CommoMn arket Automobile Constructors) - API (American Petroleum lns.ti.tute) .. Because of the hlgherยท 1 ubricat ing affect of n'.~J,~)_rยท.:~ยท:. high-grade oils, part.icul arly at high temperatures, -th.~>—~.ยท operating range of somev i scos it 1e s have been extended~:\ยท:.:-ยท:,; In tha future, please use engine oil according to theยท following specifications for all BMWm otorcycles from/ 5 onward: – Single or multi-grade oils Mineral base or synthetic CCMGC4 /G5 or . API SG . _ .. ,._ Engine oils with cl assi ficat ions G4/P02, G5/P02, or A_ .P_:J_}_’_,’..__’. :__::_,-;_ ::,:ยท’ SG/CDa nd SG/C~m ay also be used. _ . โ€ข -. _… ……. ยท_: . ( ( Note: Mixing and Oil Additives: Select viscosity classes according to the followh19 :,-…. chart: I SAE 20 I I SAE :!O I I SAi:โ—„ o I I I ยท30 ยท20 ยท10 0 10 20 40 ~o ci : I ~ I I I I I I! r J -20 I 0 t 20 1001 120 I I I I I HWBM otorenol “BMWS uper Power” engine oil is not available in the US.~ โ€ข ~~ .ยทr oc Of .โ€ข: .. ยท As a rule, differe~teng_ine”‘;~i,ยทi$;:$hould never -be mixed;-ยท: ‘ยท’ โ€ข If, due to exceptional โ€ขโ€ข circumstances. (racing) o’il >Js. mixed – e.g., mineral ant.synthetlc: ยทo_fsl , we reCOITQ?,l_ l~. F that you consult w4t h the ยทQ.tTm.’ anu:t”acturer.ยท . \~(~—j:;;/;.’. ~ยท: โ€ข -. โ€ข โ€ข ยท:~~~~iJ.:;_:ยท_;_ : “- \; : All BMWe ngi~~s- ยทa-~e desJg_nedยทยท,.”toru n on mod.;~tf-_:ยทโ€ข:–::ยท advanced-grade eng1ne oils whichยท require no . –~ofi,i,’.ยทยท -ยทยท additives. BMWd oes not _approveth e use of any ยท ftiif_,l.-:Iยท. . ::~~~:~::: . nor does it t~~Jthe suitability ‘.;i~~\ยท BMWca nnot be held responsible -for any consequences wt,,,ihi : oil additives or oils are ~ixQd. . _ ยท /f:i’.:ยท Very truly 1ours, BMWo f North America, Inc. Frank Stevens National Service Manger Richard Dampf National Technical Manager

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