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What Type Of Engine Oil Is Everyone Using?
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03-13-2012, 09:20 PM | #177 |
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I've done two oil changes since owning my car. After much reading, I decided to go for the mobil1 0w40 and it was fine. The last oil change, i went with the stealership rebranded 5w30.This could be a placebo effect but I could swear that with the 0w40, I experienced the whole "cold start up shakes" a lot less than I do now with the 5w30 and before I bought the car. I bought the car at 46k so I'm assuming the previous owner had his car serviced at BMW. I'm going to go with mobil1 again next time to see if there are any differences.
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03-13-2012, 09:47 PM | #178 | |
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Additionally, if BMW engineered the car to have an oil change every 7,500 miles rather than 15,000 miles then it would simply add the cost of two additional oil changes to the base price of the car. An additional $200 to the price of a $40,000 car would not be noticed by anyone nor would it dissuade anyone from buying a new BMW. |
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03-14-2012, 09:28 AM | #180 |
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I did my first one last night after 5k miles (since buying back in September). The car just turned 70k. I used a BMW filter and M1 0w40. I also swapped out the drain plug for a magnetic one from ECS Tuning.
I bought the car from a non-BMW dealer and they had changed the oil with M1 5w30. No way I was going to go 15k on non LL01 M1 oil, so I changed it. More than likely I will be doing the 7500 mile change interval. I figure about two oil changes a year.
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03-14-2012, 09:51 AM | #181 | |
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also i am not sure that BMW builds their cars so they last as long as possible......if they do, they are doing a pretty lousy job to begin with. i dont have a comment on the whole Oil Change interval conspiracy, but $200 bucks per car is 860 million bucks saved if you count since e90 launch Last edited by Kolyan2k; 03-14-2012 at 10:11 AM.. |
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03-15-2012, 06:01 PM | #182 | |
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Or $860M in lost revenue. They wouldn't save anything because the customer PAYS for the oil changes up front in the price of the car, so actually BMW is LOSING money by not having that $860M in the bank making interest... Not sure what your stats are trying to convey other than 328's are the most popular model sold and the most driven. |
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03-18-2012, 09:01 AM | #184 |
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335i is DIFFERENT
I have got to believe that the turbo engines should but put into a different category. Understanding the continued argument that BMW knows best and 15k oil changes are appropriate ~ I just can't help but believe that 230-250 oil temps beat up the oil.
. Strong beliver in cheapest LL-01 oil at a min interval of 7.5K for BMW turbo engines with 7qt sump. SO, M1 0W-40 or BMW 5W-30 or GC --- any LL01 that you can find and stick with it. . Here is an Alabama Analogy: If BMW built a pair of socks that could last for 15 months without wearing out ~ would you put on a pair and follow their instruction. A true Southerner would think that they may indeed last for 15 mo - but would certainly get dirty and need a wash / require changing (stink like hell). |
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09-21-2012, 10:40 AM | #185 |
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Well I am getting ready to do my second oil change and am going to try the Liqui Molly 5w30 oil this time around. The oil is BMW LL-04 approved. I am ordering it from Bavarian Autosport. My car is at about 78k miles so it has been about 8k between changes.
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09-21-2012, 06:25 PM | #186 | |
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09-23-2012, 10:25 AM | #187 |
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Well for one Liqui Moly is a German brand and is not sold readily here in the States which I would guess why it is only certified LL-04 and not LL-01. I have only found the oil available online.
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09-24-2012, 09:13 AM | #188 |
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LL04 is not used in spark ignition vehicles for the NA market. If you buy LL04 cut your OCI by half (7,500 miles).
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09-24-2012, 09:53 AM | #189 |
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Why does ECS Tuning and Bav Auto sell pretty much either the BMW branded and Luqui Moly brand oil then?
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The dealerships pours Castrol SLX OE for my diesel instead of the BMW labeled juice. |
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09-25-2012, 03:12 PM | #191 |
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Has anyone ran Redline 5w30 oil in their engine?? I know BavAuto sells that as well.
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The Red Line question comes down to which specs it meets. I can't remember which specs are associated with LL01, but if the Red Line meets those specs, you should be good to go.
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