What oil for 530D
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BMW approves any oil that conforms to their LL01 specifications for E60 530d (M57TU engine )
They include
Castrol TXT LL01 5W30 ( used exclusivley by our dealers here )
Castrol SLX LL01 0W30
Mobil 1 0W-40
Mobil Turbo Diesel 0W-40
BMW Reccomends Castrol
They include
Castrol TXT LL01 5W30 ( used exclusivley by our dealers here )
Castrol SLX LL01 0W30
Mobil 1 0W-40
Mobil Turbo Diesel 0W-40
BMW Reccomends Castrol
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Originally Posted by E60Speed' date='Feb 20 2005, 03:26 PM
BMW approves any oil that conforms to their LL01 specifications for E60 530d (M57TU engine )
They include
Castrol TXT LL01 5W30 ( used exclusivley by our dealers here )
Castrol SLX LL01 0W30
Mobil 1 0W-40
Mobil Turbo Diesel 0W-40
BMW Reccomends Castrol?![Shifty](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/shifty.gif)
They include
Castrol TXT LL01 5W30 ( used exclusivley by our dealers here )
Castrol SLX LL01 0W30
Mobil 1 0W-40
Mobil Turbo Diesel 0W-40
BMW Reccomends Castrol?
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Can I use Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40 to top up my 530D?
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Originally Posted by whihr' date='Feb 20 2005, 04:43 PM
[quote name='E60Speed' date='Feb 20 2005, 03:26 PM']BMW approves any oil that conforms to their LL01 specifications for E60 530d (M57TU engine )
They include
Castrol TXT LL01 5W30 ( used exclusivley by our dealers here )
Castrol SLX LL01 0W30
Mobil 1 0W-40
Mobil Turbo Diesel 0W-40
BMW Reccomends Castrol?![Shifty](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/shifty.gif)
They include
Castrol TXT LL01 5W30 ( used exclusivley by our dealers here )
Castrol SLX LL01 0W30
Mobil 1 0W-40
Mobil Turbo Diesel 0W-40
BMW Reccomends Castrol?
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Can I use Castrol GTD Magnatec 10W-40 to top up my 530D?
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[/quote]Magnatec is only a semi synthetic oil, and is not on the approved list
The car needs fully synthetic oil
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Originally Posted by whihr' date='Feb 20 2005, 04:21 PM
What grade of oil should I use in my 530D - the UK manual is not clear as it seems to recommend just BMW products.
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Originally Posted by Merv the Derv' date='Feb 20 2005, 04:27 PM
[quote name='whihr' date='Feb 20 2005, 04:21 PM']What grade of oil should I use in my 530D - the UK manual is not clear as it seems to recommend just BMW products.
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[/quote]Just want to top up the oil!
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Originally Posted by whihr' date='Feb 21 2005, 02:52 PM
[quote name='Merv the Derv' date='Feb 20 2005, 04:27 PM'][quote name='whihr' date='Feb 20 2005, 04:21 PM']What grade of oil should I use in my 530D - the UK manual is not clear as it seems to recommend just BMW products.
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[/quote]Just want to top up the oil!
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[/quote]The car should have castrol from the factory
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