Castrol TWS 10W60 vs Pennzoil Ultra 10W60

[Quattro Pete]

But is PU 10w-60 BMW approved?

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
But is PU 10w-60 BMW approved?


Nope.

Only TWS and its Castrol version AFAIK. And then there's the whole LL-01 thing with this E39 M5 that I touched on earlier.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: jdmstr22

Car is specd for 10W60.


Only in the USA (you'll probably find this funny).

In Canada, Germany and I believe the rest of the world, the post 03/00 cars all spec LL-01 oils.

Actually, this is true even for US cars. This is from a US version of BMW TIS:

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: jdmstr22

Car is specd for 10W60.


Only in the USA (you'll probably find this funny).

In Canada, Germany and I believe the rest of the world, the post 03/00 cars all spec LL-01 oils.

Actually, this is true even for US cars. This is from a US version of BMW TIS:

Yup, TIS shows that, but IIRC BMW USA's website still showed TWS or had some updated TSB for TWS on the post 03/00 cars

Rest of the world didn't get the memo though.... LOL!!!

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Rest of the world didn't get the memo though.... LOL!!!

BMW USA marketing department at its best.

 

[dparm]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Rest of the world didn't get the memo though.... LOL!!!

BMW USA marketing department at its best.

If you call BMW NA they will give you a different answer each time...