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I can`t give you any oil advice, but you should definitely install more efficient oil cooler, especially if your car has trackday work

Revised Motul X-cess carries LL-01 approval

Originally Posted By: The Critic Originally Posted By: BGK We put Hankook V12's on many of our used BMW's (at dealership I work for) that need very high performance tires. They are considered the best tire on the mkt for money in this type of tire; Car and Driver gave it no. 1 in their test...

Originally Posted By: d00df00d You can have a great oil without esters, and you can have a poor oil with esters. You have to look at the total formulation. From what I can tell, X-Max 5w-40 meets VW 502 and 505 specs. If that is what your car requires, you can use that oil with confidence...

Originally Posted By: ottotheclown What syn oil has a VI of 122-125 ??? Almost all I have seen show in the 160 plus range in 5-20 wt. some of a 200 VI 0-20 weight like Honda, Toyota. So to make this read not a waste of time WHAT syn are in this low range. Without that info we go back to...

Originally Posted By: maersk Here's a stellar example of what Castrol, a pox be upon them, understand Fully Synthetic to be: How's that for truth in advertising? Not even hydrocracked like Castrol GTX Magnatec 5W-30 A1 ("Highly refined base stock Proprietary performance additives"). They...

Originally Posted By: dparm I asked about it once before: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2125008 EDGE Sport 0W-40 & SLX Professional Longtec 0W-40 are different products. The first one is a low-saps oil (btw, it's one of the few low-saps A40 approved...

I was surfing on Castrol Germany website and found out SLX Longtec 0W-40 ACEA A3/B3 ACEA A3/B4 API SM/CF BMW Longlife-01 VW 502 00, 505 00 MB-Freigabe 229.3 und 229.5 Porsche (außer Cayenne V6) erfüllt Ford WSS-M2C937-A Test Method(s) Unit Typical Density @ 15C, Relative ASTM D4052 g/ml .841...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Nice! Now let's see how it brakes on ice from that speed to 0. Parachute?

Originally Posted By: Cristobal It is a sabre dance of some sort. It's a sabre dance of ukrainian cossacks.

Originally Posted By: bruno Shell got royally messed with when they went into Russia - no reason to believe this will be any different . Shell bribed wrong people - that's why they got messed up. Russians don't tolerate greed btw

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete He probably meant CCV - crankcase ventilation valve. As to the reasons for elevated oil consumption, I would guess higher volatility associated with larger viscosity spread. Many people report higher oil consumption with M1 0w-40 as well. Exactly Why do you...

Originally Posted By: dparm Curious. Any ideas why? My S4 burns virtually no oil; makeup on my last change was div> No ideas. But CVV were replaced just before fill up with EDGE Sport or right after that

Be prepared for high oil consumption with this oil - used it in two Bimmers (M52 and N62 engines) and both had a significant increase in oil consumption. Other petrol BMW owners also reported this issue with this oil.

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New Motul X-max 0W-40 is recommended for Nissans, GT-R among them.

I`ve decided to try Shell Helix Ultra Extra 5w-30 Very similar to M1 ESP Formula, but slightly thinner from cold Thanks everyone for advices

Originally Posted By: BMWTurboDzl Originally Posted By: Ph1l So you think, that M1 ESP 5W-30 should "suit" me "better"? Is it good stuff? In comparison with M1 0W-40, what are the differences, except it being low saps oil? Can you use a LL04 oil in your country? Yes. Local dealer has only...

Originally Posted By: d00df00d I think he was only talking about cold temp performance. Mobil 1 ESP 5w-30 and Mobil 1 0w-40 aren't really comparable oils. Why not? Because of the weight or low saps?

Originally Posted By: BobFout Originally Posted By: Ph1l Originally Posted By: d00df00d Originally Posted By: Ph1l As for Antarctica and racetrack - sometimes during winter, temperatures drops to -30 deg. C and I like to give it full throttle when I`m on a highway))) Trust me, the modern...