V8 Fluid Capacities

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V8 FLUID CAPACITIES

Application

Quantity

Crankcase (Includes Filter) ⁽¹⁾

6.9 Qts. (6.5L)

X5 & 750iL

8.5 Qts (8.0L)

All Others

8.0 Qts (7.5L)

Cooling System ⁽²⁾

12.7 Qts. (12.0L)

Manual Transmission (Dexron-II) ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

1.3 Qts. (1.2L)

Automatic Transmission ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

6.0 Qts. (5.7L)

Rear Axle ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁵⁾

540i

1.8 Qts. (1.7L)

7-Series

2.0 Qts. (1.9L)

⁽¹⁾	Use BMW High Performance 5W-30 Synthetic Oil.

⁽²⁾	Quantity is approximate.

⁽³⁾	Lifetime fluid. Fluid change is not necessary.

⁽⁴⁾	See AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TYPE .

⁽⁵⁾	All models use synthetic final drive oil. On models without multi-plate limited-slip differential, or with viscous differential lock, use BMW Synthetic Final Drive Oil (83 22 9 407 768). On models without viscous differential lock, use BMW Synthetic Final Drive Oil (83 22 1 470 080).