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Thank you! 🙏

…yes?

Haha. Yeah it’s in a real happy state and can take it. Just didn’t want to under think the oil I use 🤣

Starting to think I didn’t get the ‘good stuff’ or the real OG German Castrol. What I remember buying was castrol edge 0w30 or 40 from a wal mart about ten years ago and the bottle said made in Germany, and it was the only grade maybe at the time that was still made in Germany as the others were...

Thank you!🙏

German Castrol was the biz. I discovered it while owning my E46 330i, and compared to the factory bmw twinpower branded 5w30 or 5w40 that I would consume a half quart of every 1,000 miles or something gnarly, first change onto German Castrol (maybe a 0w40?) and I never added oil again lol...

Hey thanks for the great personal feedback! That B18C must SING

But that means actually having to go to Wal-Mart. The local Placerville Wal-Mart is the final boss of Wally Worlds. loose enough, as in higher mileage, bearing clearances/tolerances may have increased. I had a friend with one of these engines with a bit more miles and it had a pretty noisy...

What does the hivemind here think for use in older technology turbocharged engines from Japan? Engine is a stock internal SR20DET Blacktop but with bolt-ons making 260 whp on 15 PSI. No oil cooler, but has a larger and baffled oil pan. Doesn't see a lot of miles, but often is driven hard and...