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Originally Posted by fazman
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Originally Posted by GoodtoGo
I use this oil for a couple reasons: - It has been a top performer in several categories in many private oil performance comparisons I have seen and regularly used in turbo applications. My UOA confirms this.
- Its a true PAO base synthetic oil
- It contains more ZDDP (one of the best anti wear agents) than found in oils only intended for gasoline only applications (for emissions reasons)
- Low ash and other formulations that help with things common to N54 and many diesel applications (DI/ carbon deposits and turbo)
- While not certified to the LL-01 spec, it exceeds every specification that make up the LL-01 spec as far as I can tell
- It's easy to find and relatively inexpensive compared to Mobil, Shell etc.
It terms of the standards, Anyone can look these up:
BMW LL-01 5W-30 meets:
API: SL/CF
ACEA: A3/B3 (longlife, extended drain intervals)
Rotella 5W-40 meets:
API: SM (exceeds SL/CF, safe for cat conv., approved for gasoline engines)
API: CJ-4, CI-4 Plus, CH-4, CG-4, CF-4, CF, SM, SL, SJ, SH
ACEA: E9 (longlife, extended drain intervals for diesel engines)
HERE IS MY ~8000 MI BLACKSTONE LAB UOA:
Can't argue with that kind of performance!! OK to close the thread now?? |
Reviving an OLD thread... any new Blackstone reports you can post up on how your car has been doing with this oil? I'm thinking about starting to use it. |
With these requests, will plan on a new test at my next change in about 2k miles to post. Have doubled the milage on the car since I posted the last result with the same OCI. Have money on result being very similar. Time for a new car soon though....