The oils listed below meet BMW's Long-life rating and are acceptable for use in BMW Passenger vehicles and SAVs in the US market with gasoline engines.
BMW Long-life rating LL-01 Approved Synthetic Oils for the US Market:
•Castrol Syntec European Formula SAE 0W-30
•Mobil 1 SAE 0W-40
•Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30
•Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-30
BMW Long-life rating LL-01 Synthetic Oils for BMW M vehicles equipped with S54, S62, S65 or S85 engines:
•Castrol TWS Motorsport SAE 10W-60 Synthetic Engine Oil
•Castrol Formula RS SAE 10W-60 Synthetic Engine Oil (BMW part number 07 51 0 009 420)
If Castrol High Performance Synthetic Oil is not available and you need to add oil between oil changes, only use synthetic oils with the following specifications for M vehicles:
•Viscosity - preferred SAE 10W-60
•Alternative - SAE 10W-40, SAE 5W-50 or SAE 10W-50
Use only oils with an API rating of SJ/CF, SK/CF or higher.
The following is a listing of synthetic oils recommended and approved for use in the BMW B7 ALPINA in the US market:
•BMW High Performance SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Oil (BMW part number 07 51 0 017 866)
•Castrol Syntec European Formula SAE 0W-30 Synthetic Oil