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Old Tue, Sep-14-2010, 04:34:21 AM   #21
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Castrol Syntec 5W30 is not rated LL1 like the BMW oil. There are only a few oils that meet that spec. Castrol 5W40, Mobil 1 0W40 do. The only oil BMW suggests for my E46 2.5 litre is their 5W30 LL1. It costs $1 more per litre than Castrol Syntec. Not sure if LL1 is relevant for the E36.
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Castrol Syntec 5W30 is not rated LL1 like the BMW oil. There are only a few oils that meet that spec. Castrol 5W40, Mobil 1 0W40 do. The only oil BMW suggests for my E46 2.5 litre is their 5W30 LL1. It costs $1 more per litre than Castrol Syntec. Not sure if LL1 is relevant for the E36.

Weird... I thought the counter guys said it was just Castrol 5W30 repackaged. Maybe there's something more to it, or maybe they just said Castrol made it and I made the assumption that it was a repackage... :hmmm:
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I ran M1 15w50 but switched to castrol syntec 10w40. Much better running on cold starts.
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I ran M1 15w50 but switched to castrol syntec 10w40. Much better running on cold starts.
0W40 would be even better


same hot characteristics as 10W40 but WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better wear protection when cold
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0W40 would be even better


same hot characteristics as 10W40 but WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better wear protection when cold
Can't find it



....and also, it doesn't get "cold" here.
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Can't find it
Mobil1 makes it (Walmart, etc etc etc), Amsoil makes it
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Last time I checked the BMW stuff was $10 a quart everywhere and the M1 same weight was $6.50.
They're both closer to $7/$8 around here when I've bought them both in the past.
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Last time I checked the BMW stuff was $10 a quart everywhere and the M1 same weight was $6.50.
I bought 7 quarts from Schomp (C470 and Lucent) for $5.99/quart FWIW.
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i just buy pennzoil in large gallon jugs

10w40 is what i have in their right now
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still no bmw brand oil talk!
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