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      01-14-2010, 04:34 PM   #33
ToadHollow
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Let's NOT forget Motul is also LL01 approved ............

Castrol ....... do you really think BMW (or any other mfg.) would recommend a BRAND NAME or much less, stamp it on the oil filler cap of every BMW engine without there having been some type of $$$ incentive offered by the oil company?

Castrol has a financial interest that was enough for BMW to accept ........... no different than campaign contributions being made to a politician.

For those who have pointed out that BMW engineers "know which oil to use within the BMW engine due to the intricate makeup blah, blah blah ..." well, what about the fact that tests show/prove synthetic oils begin to break down @ 7-8k miles yet BMW engineers (or whomever) say that 15K miles is a safe oil change interval.

Yeah. Hopefully anyone following that schedule has leased the car & not purchased.
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