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Totally agree 100% and it's what I have been saying all along. You can in fact use any 0w-30, 0w-40, 5w-30 or 5w-40 that is approved by BMW to the specific LL01 specification. Cheers Simon
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harvard468
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Posted: 22-October-2004 at 16:34 |
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Chaps, I don't want to sound like a thick person here, but would value your collective wisdom, given the tone of replies on the E39 oil question. I have an E30 Sport Evo M3, and have tried a number of oils. I started with Mobil 1 (I think I used 0W40 and 5W50 grades) till I heard everyone saying that was a bad idea. I had run it for 90,000 miles (changed every 6,000) in my Honday CRX when Mobil 1 first came out, and that car was as good when I got rid of it as when I got it. Then I tried ordinary Castrol GTX (I think 10W40) Magnatec for one service interval. I now use Castrol Formula RS (10W60), and reckon it's pretty good. Between services, my cars tended to use about half of the range between the marks on the dipstick with all of the "other" oils I tried, and using the RS seems to have halved that. Like I say, hearing your experiences would be interesting. Good weekends all round.
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oilman
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Posted: 20-October-2004 at 05:22 |
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Just ensure that the oil used is BMW LL01 Approved. If you have problems sourcing it, I have four different ones. You can always email me. Cheers Simon http://www.opieoils.co.uk/lubricants.htm
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andygriff
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Posted: 19-October-2004 at 05:19 |
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There are many acceptable oils for this engine, again I use the Castrol SLX 0w-30 in these and have never seen wear or failiure using this oil. Andy
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Posted: 18-October-2004 at 14:08 |
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Andy,what oil do they rec. for '96 M3 Evo mate?
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Posted: 18-October-2004 at 13:36 |
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Andy, its interesting to see the advised Oils for later Engines, But--Dealers Quote the TWS chapter & Verse--for many Engines--one Oil fits All. WE know of Problems with some S54 Engines, Worldwide--and most prospective purchasers of Say V10 engines, do, NOT wish to Rebuild , ALA "Race Teams" every 10 Hours of running .While 3 year Warranties look good, what price the Extended warranty ?????? after this time.
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andygriff
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Posted: 18-October-2004 at 12:46 |
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It is VERY important that you use the correct oil in the E39 M5 engine (S62 B50). This is due to changes made to the cylinder wall material from around Feb 02. If your car was built around this point I would recommend using the engine number to determin which oil to use. Upto Feb 2000 use either Castrol TWS Motorsport SAE 10W-60 or Veedol Synthetic Z SAE 10W-60 which is also recommended by BMW. After Feb 2000 you have a greater choice of oils availible to you, I would recommend Castrol SLX LL01 SAE 0W-30 having been using it without a problem since the introduction of the modified engine. Hope this helps. Andy (BMW Tech)
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harvard468
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Posted: 11-October-2004 at 18:18 |
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coupesport, I don't think I have enough rights yet!! Even when logged it says I cannot create polls at the bottom RHS of the page. Thanks anyway SB |
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Stephen B
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coupesport
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Posted: 11-October-2004 at 17:24 |
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Stephen the help sections say:
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harvard468
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Posted: 11-October-2004 at 05:47 |
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I am interested in which oil Forum members with E39 M5's use - particularly cars built after February 2000. I know that before that date the recommended oil was Castrol TWS 10w-60. Also oil consumption - how many litres per mile??? It seems these cars tend to use a fair bit of oil. Apologies to anyone who has already posted on the topic, but I am trying to pull the info together. I should like to set it up as a poll but don't know how to!!!! Regards STEPHEN B |
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WHICH OIL FOR E39 M5??
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