2020 BMW M2CS, BMW 0w30, 2843 miles
- Thread starter tvaughn
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Ouch. 2800 miles?
I would move to regular LL01. If not tuned like Castrol Edge 0W30, Mobil1 0W40, Pennzoil Platinum Euro 5W40, Motul X-Cess 5W40 GEN2.
KV100 is already at 9, TBN is so so.
Canyon runs are nothing for that engine. It is good exercise, nothing else. That car is serious track weapon. You won’t overwhelm it on regular road.
I would move to regular LL01. If not tuned like Castrol Edge 0W30, Mobil1 0W40, Pennzoil Platinum Euro 5W40, Motul X-Cess 5W40 GEN2.
KV100 is already at 9, TBN is so so.
Canyon runs are nothing for that engine. It is good exercise, nothing else. That car is serious track weapon. You won’t overwhelm it on regular road.
Ouch as in the results or too low of miles for a change? I wanted to do a bi-annual change before my last free oil change EOY. Mostly was curious to see how this oil is holding up with primarily spirited driving.
I plan on going to one of the above-mentioned oils once I'm through the free maintenance period.
My friend's shop, I wish it was my garage!
Beautiful car, nice to see it's been ordered with the driver mandatory transmission, and that it's being pulled through a knot hole every chance you get. Well done sir
Pennzoil Platinum Euro LX 0W-30 should hold up to those canyon blasts.
Pennzoil Platinum Euro LX 0W-30 should hold up to those canyon blasts.
Nice car
i would go with what edyvw did recommend
i would go with what edyvw did recommendI was about to say.. he’s got a sweet garage! Beautiful car, too!
I agree with edyvw for once. That BMW oil is expensive for what you get. The ones he cited are better and less$.
Looks ok. Wear metals are fine on such a young engine. The viscosity is low for such a short interval but without a knowing the starting viscosity we can only say that it barely fell to a 20 grade. It's plausible that the oil thickens back up as you reach 10k miles but it's less than ideal. Canyon runs are not synonymous with track conditions.WIX report below, about 7 months on this oil, and most of these miles are quite spirited in the canyons- as in burning through a tank of fuel in less than 2 hours. Maybe @edyvw will have some feedback for me
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Edit: Here's a S55. Viscosity drop seems normal.
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/2021-m2c-s55-with-10k-miles-bmw-0w-30-3-5k-miles.359845/
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Far from it. It is that fuel efficiency “thing.”
KV100 is problematic after that mileage.
Wear is irrelevant unless unusual spike. It is UOA not used engine analysis.
Here is my wear in this UOA. Right column is Castrol Edge 0W30 during winter time. Left is Castrol Edge 0W40 with some 500mls of track time. All track miles in ambient temperature between 95-105f, at 5,100ft altitude and sever sessions as long as 60min.
Here is my VOA of the BMW TPT LL01FE 0W-30: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/voa-bmw-twinpower-turbo-ll01fe-0w-30.371957/
Your Ca ppm is more than double my Ca ppm. Either one of the labs got it wrong or we got a different batch of oils? Could there be another reason?
Edit: I found a 2021 VOA from Blackstone and the Ca ppm was 976, which is similar to my report.
Your Ca ppm is more than double my Ca ppm. Either one of the labs got it wrong or we got a different batch of oils?
Could there be another reason?Edit: I found a 2021 VOA from Blackstone and the Ca ppm was 976, which is similar to my report.
Hmm, interesting note, not sure what the answer is.Here is my VOA of the BMW TPT LL01FE 0W-30: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/voa-bmw-twinpower-turbo-ll01fe-0w-30.371957/
Your Ca ppm is more than double my Ca ppm. Either one of the labs got it wrong or we got a different batch of oils?
Edit: I found a 2021 VOA from Blackstone and the Ca ppm was 976, which is similar to my report.
LSPI.
Some B48's due to the very aggressive eco mode or in manuals when in high gear, had LSPI events.
Low Ca should prevent that.
But I was wondering why Ca ppm in VOA is lower than in OP's UOA? Could LSPI cause an increase in Ca?
No. LSPI is too much boost at low rpm.
It is different batch. Not sure did BMW change requirements behind LL01FE or just lowered Ca in their own oil.