Hi all,
I have 2 older BMWs ('94 325i m50tu and '99 528i m52tu) and I'm a bit out of date on my oil knowledge, so I'm posting to ask for some advice. Previously I've used:
325i => Mobil1 0w40 (LL98 I think) => Sunny day car, autox, rare winter day driver
528i => BMW 5w30 (LL01 I think) => Year round car, some very short trips
For my next oil change, I planned to use the following:
325i => Castrol EDGE 0w40 (LL01)
528i => Castrol EDGE 0w30 (LL01)
I found the 0w40 at Walmart for $25/5qt, but the cheapest I can find the 0w30 is at Amazon for $8.25/qt. Seems like a big price delta. I also found some threads here mentioning that EDGE 0w30 and EDGE 0w40 are all but identical?
My question is whether or not the 0w40 is appropriate to use in both engines. What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Kent
I have 2 older BMWs ('94 325i m50tu and '99 528i m52tu) and I'm a bit out of date on my oil knowledge, so I'm posting to ask for some advice. Previously I've used:
325i => Mobil1 0w40 (LL98 I think) => Sunny day car, autox, rare winter day driver
528i => BMW 5w30 (LL01 I think) => Year round car, some very short trips
For my next oil change, I planned to use the following:
325i => Castrol EDGE 0w40 (LL01)
528i => Castrol EDGE 0w30 (LL01)
I found the 0w40 at Walmart for $25/5qt, but the cheapest I can find the 0w30 is at Amazon for $8.25/qt. Seems like a big price delta. I also found some threads here mentioning that EDGE 0w30 and EDGE 0w40 are all but identical?
My question is whether or not the 0w40 is appropriate to use in both engines. What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Kent