oil recommendations for n52?
05-03-2010, 08:49 AM
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My Ride: '06 530i M Sport N52
06 530i m sport 37k - i have no idea what the best oil would be. i'm going to buy the oil and filters and take them to my usual guy. any recommendations please, thanks!!
05-03-2010, 10:25 AM
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0w40 for summers
0w30 for winters
0w= reduced start-up friction = better mpg
5w40 for summers
5w30 for winters
would work just as well, oil must be fully synthetic ( no blends )
OEM is essentially rebranded castro synthetic. Mobil1 is another choice - its cost efficeint + for normal daily driving works just as well, Redline or royal purple ( racing apps )is good as the formulations provide for a higher resistance / protection to oil breaking down, but as you're in ireland, availability is unknown to me, but the oil grades should be the same.
0w30 for winters
0w= reduced start-up friction = better mpg
5w40 for summers
5w30 for winters
would work just as well, oil must be fully synthetic ( no blends )
OEM is essentially rebranded castro synthetic. Mobil1 is another choice - its cost efficeint + for normal daily driving works just as well, Redline or royal purple ( racing apps )is good as the formulations provide for a higher resistance / protection to oil breaking down, but as you're in ireland, availability is unknown to me, but the oil grades should be the same.
05-03-2010, 10:52 AM
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My Ride: 2005 545i /w Sport pkg - SMG - Nav - Premium pkg - PDC - Ready to begin my modding! =)
0w40 for summers
0w30 for winters
0w= reduced start-up friction = better mpg
5w40 for summers
5w30 for winters
would work just as well, oil must be fully synthetic ( no blends )
OEM is essentially rebranded castro synthetic. Mobil1 is another choice - its cost efficeint + for normal daily driving works just as well, Redline or royal purple ( racing apps )is good as the formulations provide for a higher resistance / protection to oil breaking down, but as you're in ireland, availability is unknown to me, but the oil grades should be the same.
0w30 for winters
0w= reduced start-up friction = better mpg
5w40 for summers
5w30 for winters
would work just as well, oil must be fully synthetic ( no blends )
OEM is essentially rebranded castro synthetic. Mobil1 is another choice - its cost efficeint + for normal daily driving works just as well, Redline or royal purple ( racing apps )is good as the formulations provide for a higher resistance / protection to oil breaking down, but as you're in ireland, availability is unknown to me, but the oil grades should be the same.
+1 on the Castrol...I used Castrol Edge!
05-03-2010, 12:17 PM
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My Ride: 2010 VW Passat Wagon 2.0l Tsi
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The full synthetic Euro Castrol , AKA the "Black Bottle" stuff. 
Same stuff BMW uses/re-brands.
It's a bit more than Mobil 1 full synthetic, but it meets the oil recommendations set forth by BMW.
Same stuff BMW uses/re-brands.
It's a bit more than Mobil 1 full synthetic, but it meets the oil recommendations set forth by BMW.
05-04-2010, 06:09 PM
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05-09-2010, 12:11 AM
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Great oil meeting all BMW LL-04 recomendations!
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