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I don't understand y LL-04 can't use outside Europe because of fuel quality. In my country I have fuel from 92 octane to 98 octane to Super Premium petrol to choose from. What fuel quality? Anyway I intend to do 10k km OCI, should be very healthy. Cheers!

I think I found some answers here http://www.castroledgeusa.com/#/faq However in my country, I only have 0w40w and 5w40w. And 0w40w have the following specs ACEA A3/B3/B4/C3 API SM/CF BMW Longlife-04 229.3/ 229.5 Porsche Based on the specs and approvals, I think I will go with this oil. Lastly...

Thanks for all the help once again. Btw i forgot to add that I stay in Asia and the weather here is averaging 28c to 32c, plus plenty of start-stop traffic. I can't get GC in my country and after some searching I shortlisted to Mobil 0w 40w with BMW LL-01 and the new Castrol Edge 0w 40w with BMW...

Thanks guys to the replies. Really appreciate. I think I found the best oil that's available to me. Btw I think I will change my oil every 10k KM regardless of what the oil sensors tell me as I intend to keep this ride for long. Cheers...

Hi all, Just purchased the car and would appreciate any truthful and proven recommendations. I previously used Amsoil SSO in my mitsubishi, can I use the same? Or any other better oils? I am willing to spend more $$ for better oils. BMW recommends Castrol, but I can't get german castrol in my...

The above mentioned is assumed that the car is driven as a passenger car under normal conditions, not used for racing.

Thank you to all the replies here. I appreciate it. However I think this is the most direct and straight forward reply to my question. ie. Synthetic and conventional oils have almost EQUAL wear & tear rate over the same SHORT oci ( Conclusion: Synthetic can be used for break in because it has...

http://shogunoil.com/Shogun_leaflet.pdf

http://shogunoil.com/motoringJuly2007.pdf

Hi all, I have been reading this forum for some time and there are alot of useful info. However I also find some very contradicting views. It has been stated that doing 3k miles oci on conventional oil is as good as doing 10k miles oci on premium 100% synthetic oil. Both will protect the...