BMW 5 series, E39 (1995 – 2004) Engine Oil Capacity

December 7, 2022December 15, 2021 by Neil

If you're looking for information on the BMW 5 series, E39 Engine Oil Capacity then hopefully your search has ended.

You might be wanting to change the oil on your BMW 5 series, E39 but don't know what the engine oil capacity of a BMW 5 series, E39 . Hopefully this short guide will give you all the information you need.

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In the table below, we have listed the engine oil capacity and oil change intervals for the BMW 5 series, E39 . We cover the engine oil capacity of all models of the BMW . So now there's no guessing when it comes to oil changes.

So if you're wanting to know the engine oil capacity of the BMW 5 series, E39 or how often to change the oil, please keep reading!

Model	Engine	Capacity/Filter Capacity Litres(liters)	Oil Change Intervals
520i (1995 – 2000)	M52 B2	6.5	n/a
520i (2000 – 2004)	M54	6.5	n/a
523i (1995 – 2000)	M52 B25	6.5	n/a
525i (2000 – 2004)	M52 B25	6.5	n/a
528i (1995 – 2001)	M52(TU) B28	6.5	n/a
530i (2000 – 2004)	M54	6.5	n/a
535i (1996 – 2000)	M62 B35	7.5	n/a
535i (2001 – 2003)	M62	7.5	n/a
540i (1996 – 2000)	M62 B44	7.5	n/a
540i (2000 – 2004)	M62	7.5	n/a
M5 (1998 – 2000)	S62	6.5	n/a
M5 (2000 – 2003)	S62	6.5	n/a
520d (2000 – 2003)	M47	6	n/a
525td (1997 – 2000)	M51	6.75	n/a
525tds (1995 – 2000)	M51	6.75	n/a
525d (2000 – 2004)	M57	6.5	n/a
530d (1998 – 2000)	M57	6.5	n/a
530d (2000 – 2004)	M57	6.5	n/a

Type of Engine Oil for BMW 5 E39 (1995 – 2004)

Year	Grade SAE all-season +25 to -25 °C	Grade SAE winter -30 to +5 °C	Grade SAE summer -5 to +45 °C	Gasoline API	Diesel API	Oil Type	Recommended Brand
1995	10W-30 15W-30 15W-40	5W-30 5W-40 10W-40	20W-30 20W-40 25W-30	SJ SH	CH-4 CG-4	mineral, hydrocracking	Motul, Kixx, Motul, Mannol, Lliqui-Moly, Chevron
1996	10W-30 15W-30 15W-40	5W-30 5W-40 10W-40	20W-30 20W-40 25W-30	SL SJ	CH-4 CG-4	mineral, hydrocracking	Mobil, Kixx, Exxon, Mannol
1997	10W-30 15W-30 15W-40	5W-30	20W-30 25W-30	SL SJ	CH-4 CG-4	semisynthetics, mineral, hydrocracking	Motul, Kixx, Exxon, Ecopower
1998	10W-30 10W-40 15W-30	5W-30	20W-30 25W-30	SL SJ	CH-4 CG-4	semisynthetics, mineral, hydrocracking	Mobil, Valvoline, Kixx, Exxon, Mannol
1999	10W-40 15W-30 15W-40	5W-20 5W-30	20W-30 25W-30	SL SJ	CH-4 CG-4	semisynthetics, mineral, hydrocracking	Kixx, Exxon, Ecopower
2000	10W-30 10W-40 5W-40	5W-30	20W-30 25W-30	SM SL	CH-4	semisynthetics, mineral	Mobil, Valvoline, Kixx, Exxon, Ecopower
2001	10W-30 10W-40	5W-30 5W-40	20W-40 25W-30	SM SL	CH-4	semisynthetics, mineral	Valvoline, Kixx, Exxon, Ecopower
2002	10W-30 10W-40 15W-40 15W-30	5W-30 5W-40	20W-40 25W-30	SM SL	CH-4	semisynthetics, mineral	Mobil, Pentosin, Lucas Oil, Valvoline, Mannol
2003	10W-30 15W-40 15W-30	5W-30 5W-40	20W-40 25W-30 25W-40	SM	CI-4	semisynthetics, mineral	Valucraft, Pentosin, Lucas Oil, Valvoline, Kixx
2004	10W-40 15W-40 15W-30	5W-30 5W-40	20W-40 20W-30 25W-40	SM	CI-4+ CI-4	semisynthetics, mineral	Pentosin, Lucas Oil, Valvoline, Select, Kixx, Exxon, Mannol, Chevron