What oil?

[Arith2]

If ceratec worked as advertised, which I doubt it does, wouldn't it fill up the crosshatch on the cyclinder walls causing a bit of oil starvation and burning of more oil?

I don't believe it works. Seems like a snake oil to me. Change my mind.

[Altaran]

Interesting. What Motul did you use in the trans? And I'm assuming Gear Competition 75W-140 in the diff, yeah?

Sorry for the late response. Yeah, gear comp was for the diff. I used Multi DCTF for the trans.

[Tbonem3]

Also I know this is a new forum, but on m3f we agreed on no using any additives, if I remember correctly :-)

Ya, no snake oil

[Arith2]

When it first started to tick I didn't think it was a bearing (or anything that serious) so I still hit redline a few times and the engine didn't grenade itself, impressive if you ask me.

oh and hello everyone

Very impressive indeed. My piston disappeared when a bearing welded itself to the crank.

And welcome back!

[rbg]

Also I know this is a new forum, but on m3f we agreed on no using any additives, if I remember correctly :-)

[r4dr]

Ceratec is not free ;-)

Cheaper on Amazon too.

[heinzboehmer]

This is true, they did spin after the first change with the twin power stuff. However, given how fubarred the bearing was, how little the crank was damaged and how hard I drove it with the damaged bearing, I think the oil did extremely well. It was coincidental it went out with that oil. When it first started to tick I didn't think it was a bearing (or anything that serious) so I still hit redline a few times and the engine didn't grenade itself, impressive if you ask me.

oh and hello everyone

Ah I guess I was remembering things wrong. For some reason I thought you had traced it back to the oil.

[rbg]

Running BMW 10W-60 + Ceratec. Nothing like free from FCP.

Ceratec is not free ;-)

[sbay]

Running BMW 10W-60 + Ceratec. Nothing like free from FCP.

[Tbonem3]

LM 10W-60, FCP. If shipping the old oil back is "a little annoying" you might be "a little lazy".

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[Icecream]

Where's icecream? I remember he spun a bearing after switching from TWS. Might have been coincidence, but it seemed to be the only thing that changed

This is true, they did spin after the first change with the twin power stuff. However, given how fubarred the bearing was, how little the crank was damaged and how hard I drove it with the damaged bearing, I think the oil did extremely well. It was coincidental it went out with that oil. When it first started to tick I didn't think it was a bearing (or anything that serious) so I still hit redline a few times and the engine didn't grenade itself, impressive if you ask me.

oh and hello everyone

[Albino09]

LM 10W-60, FCP. If shipping the old oil back is "a little annoying" you might be "a little lazy".

[jager911]

Same here, started with Castrol first 2 years then switched to LM 10w60 per my race shop.

[Dr._Dinan]

Following this thread got me reading post by post 🤣

Liqui Molly 10W 60 via FCP Euro, have been using it for 10 years on the same //M3

[r4dr]

I'm in this picture and I don't like it