[hobo mofo]

Hey all,

I need to buy some oil but not sure if this is the right stuff. Castrol magnetec 5w30.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Castrol-Magn...9844573&sr=1-4

It reads,

Recommended for GM, Vauxhall and Opel - Petrol and Diesel cars



My car is an 06 e90 325i.

Thanks

[makkan00]

This is going on discount.
Also BMW long life 4 approved.

[mistryn]

The one in the link is not LL04 approved only LL01. If I am right LL04 is reccomended

[G82Dude]

Comma Syner Z will do nicely. And quite cheap too.

Never seen Magnatec for use in BMW LL04 engines/service regimes...

[parapaul]

Get it from Opie Oils instead - great service and guaranteed to be right.

Not sure if the link will work - £56 for 7 litres of oil and a filter.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/t-recommen...r-or-bike.aspx

Edit: Just seen that you only wanted 1L - £6 for Fuchs Titan from Opie:

[Frobius]

I think there's a grade of Magnatec that is actually fully synthetic and is LL04 approved. Best IMO to stick with Castrol Edge 5W30.

[hobo mofo]

I went for the castrol edge 5w-30 fully synthetic.


Thanks all.

[Frobius]

Good job!

[tibra1]

Originally Posted by makkan00

BMW long life 4 approved.

+1

[shrink]

i ended up using Euro Car parts 30% off offer and got myself some Valvoline SynPower MST 5w30. It's BMW LL04.

worth noting that LL04 is only a requirement for modern diesels. The E90 petrols will happilly use LL01 or LL04 as specified in the manual.

[dobbo99]

for the oilies here, do different brands give different results?

ie smoother drive, longer life etc

i know the difference between sythentics/non, but I just wondered if say Castrol made your engine feel quieter/smooth than Fuchs

[shrink]

i've never noticed any difference.... oil of the same spec and grade should be much of a muchness

the only way you'd notice any huge difference is if you were using oil that was way out of spec. e.g. far too thick for your engine.