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Older manuals for S63 motors specified 0W30, 5W30, 0W40, 5W40. Any are fine. You get the best fuel economy with the thinnest oil. BMW could not care less what happens to you motor out of warranty. Sometimes it seems like they could care less what happens while it is under warranty.
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Yes … but do your own research and maintain your car the way that makes you comfortable. Your car is not my car and it makes no difference to me what you do. I just want people to be open minded and learn more and then make a decision, even if it is contrary to what BMW writes. Bobistheoilguy is a great place to learn about oil.
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I don’t know. 50k miles? 75k miles? 100k miles? I have 50k miles and am about to do the transmission, but think I will wait on the coolant until maybe 60k or more. Age may be a factor also — my car is about 6 years old and I’d be inclined to change it by 8 years. I don’t have all the answers. I just don’t agree with never changing a fluid.
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02-11-2024, 05:34 PM | #168 |
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If it hasn't been opened, the only problem is contaminants from the system itself. Old fashioned hoses would begin to crumble into the coolant, and corrosion would seep into the coolant.
No one really knows anymore, but the 8 year interval is a pretty good check. Only costs money and time. Shawn |
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SAE 30 is between 9.3 - 12.4 cSt @ 100C SAE 40 is between 12.5 - 16.2 cSt @ 100C I would be willing to be that most LL-01FE approved oils are well below 12.4 cSt @ 100C. |
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02-26-2024, 10:39 PM | #170 | |
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And SAE 30 and SAE 40 are basically irrelevant. They aren’t multi viscosity oils and aren’t approved or really used for practical street purposes. Race, sure, but that’s not what we do. By all means, please illustrate. Although I will accept that most LL-01FE oils are below 12.4 cST at operating temperature. But feel free. My point is that arguments about this are not really relevant. 0w-30’s and 0W-40’s just aren’t that much different in real usage. They are different but not that much. Shawn |
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Everything I have read supports what Tuner1 wrote — there is a significant variation among brands/modeks within a weight class. Significant enough that a 0W30 might indeed be close to a 0W40 depending on the brands/models compared, and also significant enough that they could be really far apart. This is regularly discussed in Bobistheoilguy.
The engine oil operating temperature in my 2018 F90 appears on the gauge to always be well over 100C. I need to use a scan tool to verify actual temp. Others have reported it is lower than indicated. But absent that verification, it seems to me these cars run hot, at least in efficient mode in daily driving. I have read that Sport Plus triggers additional cooling but do not fully understand the mechanism and whether it is for coolant or oil or both. FE is fuel economy oil. I would expect it to be thin. You do not need to use it unless you want maximum fuel economy or are concerned about warranty claims. BMW is not specifying it because the engine requires it, but rather to help meet CAFE standards. |
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While I appreciate this, in the GT-R community, the oil cooling and transmission cooling was garbage. We spent probably a million dollars compiling oil analyses work trying to find the best oil.
After all that, the factory Mobil-1 0w-40 was just fine, unless you were hard tracking and hadn’t done aftermarket cooling. And we learned that, for the most part, oil choice was a difference that didn’t make a difference unless you were way out of near the original spec. Shawn |
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I’m using 5w40 Mobil 1 on my f10 m5 and this specific oil is on the cusp of the bottom end of being a 40 weight. Out the bottle hence why my Blackstone lab always shows oil is thin even even u change my oil at 1,500 miles. I’m considering going back to using 5W30 Quaker state dexos 3 gen as it tested as highest wear protection in the article I tagged you in. And just keep changing my oil out at 1500-2k miles n call it a day. What do u think ?? |
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1500-2000 miles is unnecessary unless you drive mostly short trips around town or track the car. As for the weight, anywhere from 0W30 to 5W40 is fine. I’d make the choice based on how you drive and the climate you drive in. I have not studied all the specs lately, but periodically read 540 rat blog and bobistheoilguy. Even if you double your change interval to 3000-4000 miles, you are still under the LL or Long Life threshold. I don’t see any need for FE or Fuel Economy/Efficiency oil. The 04 was apparently not a good choice for gas engines when the USA gas had high sulfur content, so LL-01 was specified. If the US has lowered the sulfur limit, then maybe LL-04 is OK today. You can probably find informed debate on the two websites listed above.
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04-25-2024, 10:31 PM | #176 | |
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5w-30 will be fine weight, but Quaker state has never been a top tier oil. Isn’t going to hurt anything but remember that wear protection isn’t the only thing. Valves and guides need proper cooling and additive packages. Sounds like you’re not pushing or challenging the oil. You’re safe with the plan you’re doing, but maybe working too hard at it. Shawn |
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