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Oil question : 5w30 or 0w30?
I just saw in a post from another website the following info: BMW has replaced the 5W30 TwinPower oil with a BMW TwinPower 0W30 Synthetic, which is specifically designed and recommended for the newer turbo engine models. The 5W30 will remain for sale until stock runs out. The new 0W30 is also BMW LL-01 approved.
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it is only a minor difference for extremely cold environment. The "0" will have a lower viscosity at startup and flow easier in very cold weather as compared to the "5". In warmer climate there will not be a measurable difference. Once warmed up, they will perform the same.
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What oil/brand is the BMW twin turbo oil? I'm trying to figure out if switching to Castrol EDGE 5W-40 Advanced Full Synthetic Motor Oil or Liqui moly is worth it
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New to forum, It says that I have to post a reply before asking a question?
Just bought a 2014 BMW M6 comp 23000 miles on it Checked by BMW service center . Going thru the included paperwork i noticed that the oil that was used last is 10w-60. I live in so.cal. can anyone shed some light on this. Thank you. |
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First number is oil’s viscosity at cold engine/engine off temperature. The lower this first number, the ‘thinner’ the oils. Don’t want a 10 or 15 weight oil for a morning start in Northern Maine in the winter. Second number is viscosity/‘thickness’ at engines operating temperature. In the older Porsche community we used 15-50 when I was in SoCal.
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Not sure why people love to screw their engine with this oil, it's not suggested in any single manual/workshop for the F series M5/M6 Some people have even reported engine problems after using 10W-60 I stick with what bmw suggest in their manual (0W-30, 5W-30, 0W-40 and 5W-40 depending on model year and region) |
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Ive been using LiquiMoly Molygen 5W40 ,cars running smooth and quiet without adding any oil between oil changes but I also change mine no more than 3K ,yup old school
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