[Dylan86]

+1 for LiquiMoly, and a pump for Motul oils as well. My personal favs

[Sail Boat]

Originally Posted by Dylan86

+1 for LiquiMoly, and a pump for Motul oils as well. My personal favs

This test of Amazon Basics vs. LiquiMoly just came out today. It's home-brew scientific, but a somewhat convincing case for Amazon Basics (made by Warren).

Maybe ill try Amazon Basics oil... Man, never thought I'd say that.

[jmwilson125]

Originally Posted by Sail Boat

This test of Amazon Basics vs. LiquiMoly just came out today. It's home-brew scientific, but a somewhat convincing case for Amazon Basics (made by Warren).

Maybe ill try Amazon Basics oil... Man, never thought I'd say that.

I just watched this too, I love watching this guy.

Kinda disappointed with the results, but I'm still gonna stick with the liqui. I read a couple coments that said the 4200 was not a full synthetic.... But I didn't look I'm to if further. I use special tech long life.

[pikcachu]

Originally Posted by amw896

nono. Before my indy switched my oil they brought me on the floor to show me the extent of oil breakdown in hot running ICE engines. These turbo motors just run hot by design and the performance demands further contribute to faster breakdown of the oil. I wasnt having noticeable issues with the car but the oil did not look good when changed. I've been running LM 5w40 now and it still has a honeyish color to it after a 6k run. Maintains viscosity much better as well.

Liquimoly NOACK is pretty bad like 9.6% barely made the LL01 requirement that is 10% i think...

I would go with Penzoil Platinum Euro 5w-40
or AMSOIL European Car Formula 5W-40 Classic

[hwntime]

Originally Posted by pikcachu

Liquimoly NOACK is pretty bad like 9.6% barely made the LL01 requirement that is 10% i think...

I would go with Penzoil Platinum Euro 5w-40
or AMSOIL European Car Formula 5W-40 Classic

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't BMW require that LL01 designated oil be used otherwise they could void engine warranty? I vaguely remember reading that somewhere a while back. I've used LiquiMoly in my past 3 BMW's with no issues. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. For me at least.

[amw896]

Originally Posted by hwntime

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't BMW require that LL01 designated oil be used otherwise they could void engine warranty? I vaguely remember reading that somewhere a while back. I've used LiquiMoly in my past 3 BMW's with no issues. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. For me at least.

liqui moly 5w40 is ll01 approved and I think the noack is actually higher than 9%, not sure though. It was a concern at first but the noack level has a much bigger impact on n54s. N55 engines have a much better design and it shouldn't be a problem. I have a friend actually who has a '13 335i with about 85k miles who just had his vcg done and his insides looked great. Hes been running the same oil for almost 60k.

[pikcachu]

Originally Posted by hwntime

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't BMW require that LL01 designated oil be used otherwise they could void engine warranty? I vaguely remember reading that somewhere a while back. I've used LiquiMoly in my past 3 BMW's with no issues. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. For me at least.

those are LL01

[hwntime]

Originally Posted by pikcachu

those are LL01

Amazon Basics is LL01? I don't see it listed anywhere on the bottle. I've been using Liqui Moly in my past 3 BMW's as mentioned because it is LL01.

[pikcachu]

Originally Posted by hwntime

Amazon Basics is LL01? I don't see it listed anywhere on the bottle. I've been using Liqui Moly in my past 3 BMW's as mentioned because it is LL01.

Im taking about Penzoil Platinum Euro 5w-40
or AMSOIL European Car Formula 5W-40 Classic

[hwntime]

Originally Posted by pikcachu

Im taking about Penzoil Platinum Euro 5w-40
or AMSOIL European Car Formula 5W-40 Classic

Oh ok lol I was talking about LM which I've been using for almost 10 years without incident. For me I'll stick with it since it's been working just fine in all my BMW's. I don't know if BMW will void warranty if using non-LL01 oil such as the Amazon brand?

[amw896]

Originally Posted by hwntime

Oh ok lol I was talking about LM which I've been using for almost 10 years without incident. For me I'll stick with it since it's been working just fine in all my BMW's. I don't know if BMW will void warranty if using non-LL01 oil such as the Amazon brand?

they definitely can if its non ll01 approved. I threw my warranty out the window anyway when I went FBO and bm3 tune. Smiles per gallon!!

[pikcachu]

Originally Posted by hwntime

Oh ok lol I was talking about LM which I've been using for almost 10 years without incident. For me I'll stick with it since it's been working just fine in all my BMW's. I don't know if BMW will void warranty if using non-LL01 oil such as the Amazon brand?

Not sure how easy would be for them to analyze the oil and figure if it's LL01 or not but I would only use LL01 oil

[Dylan86]

AMS Euro, Motul, or Luqi for me on this car.