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      07-03-2019, 07:40 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by landapanda View Post
Had my oil change done today and asked the bmw tech about this. He said there is only one engine cooling mode and it is not affected by the driving mode chosen (Sport/+/MDM/DSC Off).

I also asked my tuning shop about this and they said that engine cooling may be impacted by oil viscosity. 0W 20 engine oil may not have the same cooling properties of a thicker or oil, such as 5W 40 for example.
Your BMW tech doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

And, my oil temps dropped 10F by going from BMW oil to Motul 300V.
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