Walmart now carries edge euro 5w-30 LL-01 that’s SL rated. It’s sad that Mobil1 and Edge 0w-40 lost the approval. Single quart of this 5w-30 was 7.88
It's actually not ancient. It was updated/revised within the last year or two, which is why some oils lost their approval.People still care about this ancient standard?
Castrol 0W-30 LL-01. That's what I use in my BMW - when I can find it. I make a special trip to a Walmart a 30 minute drive away to find it.There is also this 0w30 that is A3/B4, LL-01, and SL. Available at some Walmart’s.
View attachment 29213View attachment 29214
Castrol 0W-30 (GC) has had the MB 229.5 approval for ages.I also see MB 229.5. I didn't think any 0W-30 would meet that when were usually talking about 5W-40 or 0W-40.
Hope it's not only in Canada.
That is old batch. New one does not have LL01.There is also this 0w30 that is A3/B4, LL-01, and SL. Available at some Walmart’s.
View attachment 29213View attachment 29214
Edge 5W30 ACEA A3/B4 always existed next to 0W30 Edge ACEA A3/B4.I hate to be cynical, but all this product is is a 'cheapening' of GC/BC 0W-30.
GC/BC 0W-30 has been tested here, and has been proven to be an all PAO/Ester blend oil that is very stable and shear-resistant. In looking to reduce the cost of producing an oil like this, if you use HC group-III base oils and move it to being a 5W-30 oil, it is easier to do because you most likely need PAO or Ester to get it to reach the 0W rating.
Not that this is a bad oil...A3/LL01 makes a good strong oil, but it has been re-formulated to make use of less-expensive base stocks, pure and simple.
It is not. And there is a long debate in other thread about it.Last I did a change I used 0w 40 no LL-01
At 181k does it even matter anymore ?
I dont think so
My daughters is M54 2005It is not. And there is a long debate in other thread about it.
Anyone who owns odler BMW's, with N51.52,54 and 55 engines should not worry about that at all.
Yeah, works in it. Older engines, prior to N20/26, B48/58, means prior to 2012.My daughters is M54 2005
“New one” or American one. It appears the Belgium formula is still LL-01.That is old batch. New one does not have LL01.
I have 8qt of new batch and where it states 0W30 it is not orange anymore but pink background.
I am not sure formulation changed at all. Castrol still posts PDS from 2016. But new ones do not carry LL01.
Still, I got it for my BMW, and it is far better than 5W30 LL01 that Wal Mart sells.