Recent content by D4700

Certainly not. I'm happy to have learned something today, and most of all, I'm happy I can finally buy a good filter for my car at Walmart instead of buying online or making two trips. Previously they didn't have anything for me at most locations.

Alright, I get it! 😂 This noob has been shown the light. I guess I was quick to judge a book by its cover because it looked different from every other filter I've used. It's going in the 535i wagon today. I'll update in 6k miles how it holds up.

O'Reilly has been switching away from WIX for their air and oil filters and going to chinese products in the past few months. I wouldn't bother with them anymore, and stick with the Vietnamese made Select filters, which are of great quality.

Picked up this FE10075 FRAM Synthetic Endurance today for $13 (without looking inside the box) today at Walmart, along with some Quaker State 5w40 Euro. Is it just me or does the filter media area on this look very weak compared to pretty much every other aftermarket cartridge filter for BMW...

Decided to check back on this thread, thanks so much for all of your great responses. Here's an update for anyone who cares. She made it to Arizona! 30 hours and 2,000 miles was not a problem for this thing. And, best of all - It didn't, and still hasn't, used a drop of oil, even with sustained...

My bar is low considering I paid $1900 for a somewhat nice car that I was able to drive an hour home, so I'm elated to say that it hasn't used a drop of oil. I'm going to be driving it 2000 miles back to college in a few weeks, I suppose that will be the real test. The last four times I've made...

I've just bought this 2009 BMW 535xi Wagon with 158k miles for cheap (needed a valve cover, brakes, and two wheel speed sensors - $250 and an afternoon, it now runs great). However, I am a bit concerned about the condition of the top end. Looks like some thick varnish. Should I be concerned...

Does anyone happen to know the viscosity of this new MMO synthetic? The wear scar testing they published looks promising, but it was being being compared to and tested with a grp III 0w-20.