1.2 Summary of Fuel Grade Requirements
FUEL GRADE REQUIREMENTS REFERENCE CHART
| Unleaded Gasoline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Premium | ||||
| Engine | Vehicle | Model | Model Year | (AKI at least 87.0) | (AKI at least 93.0) |
| M10 | E30 | 318i | '84-'85 | X | |
| M20 | E30 | 325e/es | '85-'88 | X | |
| E30 | 325i/iX | thru '91 | X | ||
| E30 | 325iC | thru '93 | X | ||
| E28 | 528e | thru '88 | X | ||
| E34 | 525i | '89-'90 | X | ||
| M30 | E28 | 535i | '85-'88 | X | |
| E34 | 535i | thru '93 | X | ||
| E24 | 635CSi, L6 | thru '89 | X | ||
| E23 | 735i/iL, L7 | thru '87 | X | ||
| E32 | 735i/iL | thru '92 | X | ||
| M42 | E30 | 318i/is/iC | '91-'92 | X | |
| E36 | 318i/is/iC/ti | thru '95 | X | ||
| M44 | E36 | 318i, Z3 | '96-'98 | X | |
| E36 | 318is/iC | '96-'97 | X | ||
| E36 | 318ti | '96-'99 | X | ||
| M50 | E36 | 325i/is | '92 | X | |
| E34 | 525i/iT | '91-'92 | X | ||
| M50TU | E36 | 325i/is | '93-'95 | X | |
| E36 | 325iC | '94-'95 | X | ||
| E34 | 525i/iT | '93-'95 | X | ||
FUEL GRADE REQUIREMENTS REFERENCE CHART
| Unleaded Gasoline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Premium | ||||
| Engine | Vehicle | Model | Model Year | (AKI at least 87.0) | (AKI at least 93.0) |
| M52 | E36 | 323is/iC | '98-'99 | X | |
| E36 | 328i | '96-'98 | X | ||
| E36 | 328is/iC | '96-'99 | X | ||
| E36 | Z3 | '97-'98 | X | ||
| E39 | 528i | '97-'98 | X | ||
| M52TU | E46 | 323i, 328i | '99-'00 | X | |
| E46 | 323Ci, 328Ci | '00 | X | ||
| E36 | Z3 2.3/2.8 | '99-'00 | X | ||
| E39 | 528i/iT | '99-'00 | X | ||
| N52 | E60 | 525i, 530i | '05- present | X | |
| E61 | 525xiT, 530xiT | '05- present | X | ||
| E90 | 325i, 330i | '05-present | X | ||
| M54 | E36 | Z3 | '01-'03 | X | |
| E46 | 325i/Ci/CiCiT | '01- present | X | ||
| E46 | 325xi/xiT | '01- present | X | ||
| E46 | 330i/Ci/CiC | '01- present | X | ||
| E46 | 330xi | '01- present | X | ||
| E39 | 525i/iT | '01- present | X | ||
| E39 | 530i | '01- present | X | ||
| E53 | X5 3.0i | '01- present | X | ||
| E60 | 525i, 530i | '03- present | X | ||
| E83 | X3 | '04- present | X | ||
| E85 | Z4 | '03- present | X | ||
| M60 | E34 | 530i/iT, 540i | '94-'95 | X | |
| E32 | 740i/iL | '93-'94 | X | ||
| E38 | 740i/iL | '95 | X | ||
| E31 | 840Ci | '94-'95 | X | ||
| M62 | E39 | 540i | '97-'03 | X | |
| E39 | 540iT | '99-'03 | X | ||
| E38 | 740i/iL | '96-'01 | X | ||
| E31 | 840Ci | '96-'97 | X | ||
| E53 | X5 | '00-'03 | X | ||
| N62 | E53 | X5 | '04-'05 | X | |
| E60 | 545i | '03-'05 | X | ||
| E63 | 645Ci | '04-'05 | X | ||
| E64 | 645CiC | '04-'05 | X | ||
| E65 | 745i | '02-'05 | X | ||
| E66 | 745Li | '02-'05 | X | ||
| N62TU | E53 | X5 | '05- present | X | |
| E60 | 550i | '03- present | X | ||
| E63 | 650Ci | '04- present | X | ||
| E65 | 750i | '05- present | X | ||
| E66 | 750Li | '05- present | X | ||
| M70 | E32 | 750iL | '88-'94 | X | |
| E31 | 850i/Ci | '91-'94 | X | ||
| M73 | E38 | 750iL | '95-'01 | X | |
| E31 | 850Ci | '95-'97 | X | ||
| N73 | E66 | 760Li | '04- present | X | |
| S14 | E30 | M3 | '88-'91 | X | |
| S38 | E24 | M6 | '87-'88 | X | |
| E28 | M5 | '88 | X | ||
| E34 | M5 | '91-'93 | X | ||
| S50 | E36 | M3 | '95 | X | |
| S52 | E36 | M3 | '96-'99 | X | |
| E36 | MZ3 | '98-'00 | X | ||
| S54 | E36 | MZ3 | '01-'02 | X | |
| E46 | M3 | '01-'02 | X | ||
| S62 | E39 | M5 | '00-'03 | X | |
| E52 | Z8 | '00- present | X | ||
| S70 | E31 | 850CSi | '94-'95 | X | |