The original thread somehow got deleted. Original thread also had a pdf with other oils in it that I no longer have.
I'll keep this up to date as new information comes to me.
BMW - LL04:
Amsoil 5w-40 European Car Formula
Valvoline Synpower 5-30
Valvoline Synpower 5-40 (pending)
Liqui-Moly 5W30
Total Quartz INEO MC3 5w-30 - Liter / 5 Liter / Quart / 5 Quart
Total Quart INEO 504/507 5w-30 - Liter / 5 Liter
Pento High Performance II 5w-40 - Liter / 5 Liter
BMW - LL01:
Mobil 1 0-40
Castrol Syntec 0-30 European
Pentospeed 0W30
Total Quartz Energy 9000 0W30 - Liter / 5 Liter
Total Quartz Energy 9000 5W40 - Liter / 5 Liter
Pento High Performance 5W-30 Synthetic - Liter / 5 Liter
BMW - LL98:
Liqui Moly Synthoil Premium 5W-40 - 5 Liter
BMW - Motorsport:
Total Quartz Racing 10W50 - Liter / 5 Liter
Castrol TWS 10W60
BMW 5w-30 Oil
Thanks to many on this site. Please feel free to post inaccuracies.
Images of oil types by engine thanks to quattro PETE.
Jared
Edit: Elf products were removed because they were purchased by Total.
Last edited by jnyost; 06-25-2010 at 12:44 PM.
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti"
We can drop all of the Elf Oils from the list as Elf was bought out by Total and has transitioned all of the Elf oils into Total Oils.
Nick
Hi Jared,
First off, thank you for starting and maintaining this thread - I've referenced it a couple times over on www.m5board.com.
A quick question: where did you get the above list of approvals for Motorsport oils? I have no doubt that it is right, but have never seen such a reference, just the usual LL's.
Thanks!
Doug
Hi Doug
Thanks. I'll have to check out your thread as well.
The Motorsport items were actually posted by someone else on this board. I had another thread like this that was eventually merged with other threads. That thread was replied to by someone with the Motorsport items.
I'll see if I can find any more info on it.
Thanks!
Jared
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti"
Appreciate the quick response - you won't a specific thread from me, just references to this one when people start asking the ever popular "What oil should I use?" question
I'm very interested in the Motorsports reference - I've never heard of it, just the LL ratings.
Thanks again!
Doug
I'm guessing my local JiffyLube-type place won't have what's needed for my 528i? No big deal, I can do it myself, just curious.
97 528i gone
I would not take my bmw to a Jiffy Lube even if they did have the proper oil for it.
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where can you find Mobil 1 0w-40. None of the autozones/walmarts have them in my area. Any good place online for a decent price?
Army, if you have PepBoys near you, you could check there. AdvanceAutoParts would be another place to look.
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In other threads I have read lots of good about Castrol (German only) Euro formula 0w-30.
Other cars that don't matter, and then..
'01 530i Sport/Premium/Cold Weather(My 1st love)
'02 540i Sport/Premium/Cold Weather (German bitch)
'06 330i Sport/Comfort (Sweetness!)
'08 535i/6 Sport/Premium/Comfort/Nav ()
'99 528i Sport Touring (Repaired the Previous owners garbage and let her go)
'02 525iT Premium/Nav/Cold Weather/Alpine/Supercherry
'90 325i e30 sedan schwarz (1st e30 project!)
'90 325is e30
'06 X5 4.4
'04 325i Sport
'04 330ci
'89 325IX 31k Original Miles!
'04 330i e46 coupe
'08 550i Sport
'13 535i Sport
'13 328i Luxury
'88 e30 Stroker
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti"
What about Royal Purple? I see people use this in many track spec cars, and i used it on my Infiniti's big V8. But never heard of the name around Euro owners.
Its ok but overpriced. Their syncromax stuff is good for tranny shifting. A lot of us run it.
Their oil drums used to be pretty dirty. I'm not sure if they have cleaned it up or not. When I saw that it pretty much convinced me to not run their oil.
I thing better oil can be had for less money.
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti"
Can be found at:
http://www.totalmotoroils.com/lub/lu...ocument&LG=EN&
TOTAL Racing TOTAL QUARTZ RACING - 10W50
Part Number:
802244 - 1 Liter
802305 - 5 Liter
Conforms to:
BMW M Series Motorsport
PORSCHE Motorsport
ACEA 04: A3/B4
Attributes:
* Synthetic lubricant developed to meet extreme usage conditions during competition
* Excellent resistance to very high temperatures
* Great protection against engine wear
* Very good resistance to oxidation
Nick
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Ok, seriously, this isn't funny:
From here I clicked engine. What I get is:
Synthetic technology lubricant developed in order to meet extreme usage conditions during competitions. Perfectly suitable for all Gasoline and Diesel engines.
• Excellent resistance to very high temperatures
• Great protection against wear
• Very good resistance to oxidation.
API SM / CF
ACEA A3/B4-04
I see no reference to Porsche or BMW Motorsports. Further, when I open the link to the spec there is again no mention of Motorsports or Porsche, only Peugeot and Subaru. I've attached the product spec sheet here for reference. 1177.pdf
- Referent engine oil for PEUGEOT SPORT and CITROEN SPORT
- SUBARU (Level)
Don't know why they wouldn't have the approval in their product sheet, but it doesn't exactly instill confidence.
Doug
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