I just bought a 1997 BMW 740Li. It has 133,000 miles on it. How do I know what type of oil to use?

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I just bought a 1997 BMW 740Li. It has 133,000 miles on it. How do I know what type of oil to use? I would hate to destroy the engine. It's such a nice car.

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When your spark plugs go bad how does it effect your car?

Just take it to a shop or ask anyone at autozone! I would recommend some oil that is made for higher mile engines..i think valvoline makes some...probably in a 10w-30

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Draining oil?

I would first look on the oil fill cap and see if that says and you may find it in the owners manual it problem takes a type of synthetic oil

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