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I went with 5w30 euro castrol that meets the LL01 after reading LL04 was tweaked for diesel and the particulate filters which I dont have, I topped off half a quart with there euro 5w40 I run that same euro 5w40 in my other cars so I can use the extra jug for top offs. So far I haven't noticed...

how bad will fuel economy suffer going from 0-20 to a higher grade like 0-40, 5-40 or 5-30 right now i get 27-28mpg with 80% city driving

i took it to the drags once just to see what the lil 4 cyl would do i mostly baby it, i use it as a grocery getter get around the town bc of the fuel economy i drive it eco 90% of the time and sprinted the rest. MG flasher lets you can change tunes on the fly so you can leave it stock or stage 2...

what viscosity would you recommend looking at there data for euro castrols 0-20 LL-17 vs there 5-40 Viscosity, Kinematic 100C 8.1 vs 13.4 Viscosity, Kinematic 40C 43 vs 81 there 0-30 is 12.3 and 61 5w30 12.1 and 72 Weren't there CLEARENCES design for a 0-20 weight?

ive always used castrol in all my cars mostly american camaros and corvettes this is the first BMW i own use it as the grocery getter as its great on fuel and still 2 door, right now it has the normal Castrol EDGE 0w20 with oem mann filter but noticed that it calls for LL-17 FE in the dash, what...

im in US i dont believe i have the OPF need to check, but its ok to use any OTS 0-20 or 0-30 castrol, Mobil 1 or Pennzoil even if they dont specify LL-17 FE who makes the better 0-20, Mobil 1 Extended Performance, Castrol EDGE, Pennzoil Platinum?

how does that Valvoline compare to Castrols euro 0-20 i can get the castrol euro LL-17 FE shipped to local walmart for 37 bucks...

Northeast USA MGFlasher off the shelf tune cat has been deleted straight pipe you can tune the temps i keep it below 215 stock can go up to 230 the car is just a daily 80 city 20 highway i dont really get on it 90 eco 10% sprinted driving ran a 12.7 at the drag though I ve seen many threads...

My manual says to use LL-17 FE+ with viscosity's of 0-20 or 0-30 cant find any OTC that meets LL-17 FE+ what is everyone using? car is on stage 2 with no cat This is what easily available in stores Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0w20 Mobil 1 Fuel economy 0-20 and 0-30 Mobil 1 Euro 0-40 and 5-40...