BMW recommended oils

[m3f_Daddyo]

Here are BMW's oil recommendations. This list is straight out of the BMW TIS.



Someone one another board, a couple of years ago, took the time to strip the list down to brands/weights that you're likely to find in the US:



LL01 for all engines, except:

M43/CNG, S54, S62/E39 (till 02/2000)



BMW Quality Longlife-01 0W-40

BMW Quality Longlife-01 5W-30

Agip Formula LL B 01 0W-30

BP Visco 7000 0W-40

BP Visco 7000 Special 0W-30

Castrol Formula SLX 0W-30

Castrol Syntec 0W-30

Castrol Super Racing 0W-40

Castrol TXT Softec LL01 5W-30

Havoline Synthetic BM 0W-30

Mobil 1 0W-40

Motul Specific LL-01 0W-30



LL98 for all engines except:

M43/CNG, M54 (from 09/2001), N40, N42, S54, N62, N73, S62/E39 (till 02/2000)



BMW Super Power Plus 5W-30 is substituted by

BMW Quality longlife-01 5W-30

BMW Super Power Oil 5W-40

76 Pure Synthetic Motor Oil 5W-40

Castrol Formula RS Power and Protection 0W-40

Castrol Formula RS Road and Track 5W-40

Castrol GTX7 Dynatec 5W-40

Castrol Performance 5W-40

Castrol Syntec 5W-40

Castrol TXT Softec 5W-40

Castrol Softec LL98 5W-30

Castrol Softec Plus 5W-30

Chevron Supreme Synthetic 5W-40

Mobil1 5W-40

Mobil1 Rally Formula 5W-30 and 5W-40

Mobil1 Turbo Diesel 0W-40

Mobil Super S 5W-40

Mobil Synt S 5W-40

Quaker State Full Synthetic European Formula 5W-40

Valvoline Durablend MXL 5W-40

Valvoline SynPower 5W-30 and 5W-40

Valvoline SynPower MXL 0W-30

Valvoline SynPro 5W-30 and 5W-40

[m3f_bigneil]

Thanks. A rare useful contribution to the oil type theme.


It makes me wonder, at what mileage do you switch to 20/50? Now that my consumption has been reduced to less than 1 qt/1000 miles, I'm wondering - should I switch back to lighter oil? Even in FL at 145K miles? New poll?

[m3f_Daddyo]

Some peole will mix Mobile 1 0-40 with some 15-50 in ratios ranging from 4:2 or 5:1.

[m3f_GNX6]

I have a ton of paperwork from the previous owners of my car. The dealers in Texas were using 15w40 conventional oil. I run 15w50 mobil 1. I would like to put an oil pressure gauge on the car so I can see where it sits hot and cold. Since my car has 150,000 miles on it a thicker oil won't hurt.

[m3f_badgtho]

15w 40 conventional was what was recomended when these were new.. well most of them.



the danger of 20 50 conventional is clogging the vanos feed line.