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Been a while since I’ve been here. Logged in and saw and thought what a coincidence. Anyway 2023 BMW 840 with the B58. Did my first oil change today at 5,000 miles Went with 0w30 BMW oil. It’s LL-01fe and SP. Sticker on the hood says 0w20 but the manual specs 0w20 or 0w30. Then is says don’t...

Originally Posted by wallyuwl If you kicked an innocent dog over something this minor, and your own mistakes at that, you seem like the type of guy that deserves to have bad things happen to him. Not sure I can't read sarcasm or you can't? Anyway, I check the oil level when I go home. It was...

Thanks. Going to go to Walmart. Drain, replace washer. Fill with new oil. Currently ordering 10 filters. Will hold off as long as I can to do a full change.

Seems like a lot of my life goes like this. My car was 1 quart low so I added a quart. Drove to work and home and checked the oil. No dipstick, one of those fancy electronic things. It was over filled. Crap. And it is 13 degrees outside. Decided to loosen the drain plug to get a little oil out...

Originally Posted by OVERKILL Originally Posted by dgjks6 And I'm not really concerned about LSPI in the BMw. It has 200,000 miles with 15,000 OCI's the first 100k. I hasn't missed a beat. It is the engines in the other two I'm worried about. They can get a little pricey to fix. As I noted...

And I'm not really concerned about LSPI in the BMw. It has 200,000 miles with 15,000 OCI's the first 100k. I hasn't missed a beat. It is the engines in the other two I'm worried about. They can get a little pricey to fix.

Originally Posted by rooflessVW Originally Posted by ZeeOSix Originally Posted by dgjks6 Ok. This is all new to me. So how do you tell if an oil is a base I,II,III,IV, or V? Is there a list? If you're concerned about LSPI, just make sure the oil is "SN Plus" rated, or at least dexos1 Gen2...

Originally Posted by ZeeOSix Originally Posted by dgjks6 Ok. This is all new to me. So how do you tell if an oil is a base I,II,III,IV, or V? Is there a list? If you're concerned about LSPI, just make sure the oil is "SN Plus" rated, or at least dexos1 Gen2 rated. That then opens the can of...

I just look down on everyone. It keeps life simple. If they drive a cheaper car than me, it's because they can't afford one like me, if they drive a more expensive car it's because they are trying to show off, and if they drive the same car as me it is because they want to be like me.

Ok. This is all new to me. So how do you tell if an oil is a base I,II,III,IV, or V? Is there a list?

Originally Posted by Brigadier Originally Posted by OVERKILL LSPI seems to predominantly affected forced-induction DI engines, which you don't have, so I wouldn't be concerned. 2008 535xi, n54, twin turbo and direct injection (ask me about walnut shells) 2016 macan, twin turbo and direct...

Ok. Maybe liqui moly then. It's free from FCP euro.

Thanks guys. The Porsche forums seem easily excitable. Back to Castrol or Mobil 1 from Walmart it is. Except when they have a special on pennzoil at the auto parts store.

So I guess I am an amateur oil enthusiast. Until a couple weeks ago never heard of LSPI or SN plus. Don't have any new American or Japanese or Korean DI turbo engines. What I'd do have is a bunch of Germans with DI and/or turbos. So looking for oil advice. There seems to be some discussion about...

The parts manual for my Porsche calls for mobilube PTX 75w90 in some places and Porsche brand 75w90 in others. Are these the same fluid?

It “expired” in 2017. So even if it is good in your Porsche for 12 years tonthem it is worthless. It’s is $40/liter now. I paid $117 which including shipping when I bought it. I tried to sell it on the Porsche forums a couple times. No luck. So I’m either at recycle it or use it up

It was for the manual trans of a 1999 911 It is Porsche 75w90 That’s all the bottle says

I bought 5 quarts of Porsche 75w90 diff fluid about 3 years ago. Sold the car and havebeen staring at the fluid for the last 3 years. According to the bottle it expired in 2017 and was made in 2015. I don't put much stock in that since the service interval fof the fluid in the diff is 12 years...

Originally Posted By: expat Normally people change to a lower viscosity for the winter months. I thought 0w40 was lower than 5w40 (for cold starting)? Excuse my newbieness

Originally Posted By: used_0il That is normal. The temperature will return to normal after the varnish is all burnt off. Huh?