10w-40

porsche959 · 04-06-2020, 07:43 PM

Anyone running 10w-40 in their n52?

nhhiep · 04-07-2020, 11:02 AM

why? What's wrong with 5w-30?

Tambohamilton · 04-07-2020, 05:55 PM

I think he's just bored and wants another oil thread for something to do...

Welcome to NBA Jam · 04-07-2020, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nhhiep

why? What's wrong with 5w-30?

Higher numbers are better bro

MartinWake · 04-07-2020, 07:20 PM

How many miles on it?

Bimmer_Engineer · 04-07-2020, 07:44 PM

I have an n54...

porsche959 · 04-07-2020, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nhhiep

why? What's wrong with 5w-30?

Trying to get rid of lifter tick and reduce oil burn

120k miles

Groganrocket · 04-08-2020, 10:30 AM

Heaviest I would run would be 0-40

mainbearing · 04-10-2020, 08:08 PM

Castrol Edge 0W-40 is what I run. one of the few LL-01 oils easily found.

213e90n51 · 04-10-2020, 09:32 PM

Isnt that for the blade planes from ww2. My service advisor said a oil to thick can damage your engine espicially on cold starts.

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