Motor oil for BMW i3

Type the engine variant of your BMW i3 to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for BMW i3

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the BMW i3

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
REX (125 kW)2019–…0W-30, 5W-30, 5W-402.6 L
i3s REX (135 kW)2019–…0W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40not specified
i3s REX (135 kW)2017–20190W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-40not specified
REX (125 kW)2015–20190W-302.6 L
REX (125 kW)2013–20190W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-402.6 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the BMW i3

FluidRequirement
Gear oil75W-90, BMW Synthetic OSP, API GL4
Brake fluidBMW QV 34 001, FMVSS 116 DOT 3
Coolant & antifreezeASTM D3306, BS 6580

Which viscosity does a BMW i3 need?

We cover 5 engine variants of the BMW i3. The most commonly approved grades are 0W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40 and 0W-40. The fill quantity is 2.6 litres.

Which approvals does BMW require?

BMW mostly calls for the approvals BMW Longlife-01 FE, BMW Longlife-01, BMW Longlife-04 and BMW Longlife-19FE. An oil without the right approval can cost you a warranty claim.

BMW i3 engine variants

The oil finder covers these engine variants of the BMW i3: i3 REX (125 kW) 2019–…, i3s REX (135 kW) 2019–…, i3s REX (135 kW) 2017–2019, i3 REX (125 kW) 2015–2019 and i3 REX (125 kW) 2013–2019. Your engine is not listed? Type your vehicle into the search above.