I'm getting tired of following BMW's flip flops and coded messages on motor oil.
My owner's manual says LL-01 0W-30 or 0W-40 and that 5W-30 and 5W-40 are satisfactory also.
The oil cap says "BMW recommends Castrol" but their version of Castrol is 5W-30 and comes in a BMW bottle.
And no LL-01 5W-30 Castrol is out there at "normal" retail.
Now with SOPUS being BMW's new vendor of choice, I'm sure Shell Helix or a Euro PUP is going to find its way into the BMW bottle.
An LL-01 5W-30 Euro PUP is probably 3 years out in SOPUS's retail planning horizon.
I'm thinking I'll let the dealer install BMW's oil of choice on the prepaid 10,000 mile maintenance intervals.
But when I do my intermediate changes, I'm going to use M1 0W-40.
My owner's manual says LL-01 0W-30 or 0W-40 and that 5W-30 and 5W-40 are satisfactory also.
The oil cap says "BMW recommends Castrol" but their version of Castrol is 5W-30 and comes in a BMW bottle.
And no LL-01 5W-30 Castrol is out there at "normal" retail.
Now with SOPUS being BMW's new vendor of choice, I'm sure Shell Helix or a Euro PUP is going to find its way into the BMW bottle.
An LL-01 5W-30 Euro PUP is probably 3 years out in SOPUS's retail planning horizon.
I'm thinking I'll let the dealer install BMW's oil of choice on the prepaid 10,000 mile maintenance intervals.
But when I do my intermediate changes, I'm going to use M1 0W-40.