Recent content by Mr. Winston

I am running LL04, I was just saying worst case if I had run the LL01 it probably would have been fine. Microguard Select are made for Oriely by Mann+Hummel. Before installing I measured the OEM filter's height/diameter/flange to compare to the Microguard Select and they are identical. I...

During the oil change I crawled under the car and it seems like it has a GPF/OPF, so I am glad I got the right oil. Not that it would have hurt anything running a LL01 oil for 5k miles, but still. One thing I ran into is the filter tool on Wix website says to run a WL10518, ended up being the...

I'm learning a lot in this rabbit hole so I appreciate the correction. I ended up buying 6 quarts of ESP 0w-30 from Walmart. While I was in the isle, this old dude comes over and asks me if I live in Alaska because I am buying 0w-30. He then goes on to tell me that in California I should buy a...

I read it was because the 0w30 contained ester that caused it to not meet the oxidation requirements at the 10k OCI

I thought this forum existed to nitpick oils 😂 Ill get the 0w30 esp

I was just reading about the ESP 0w-30 in this thread and the only thing I saw was that it has lower NOACK numbers than the ESP 5w-30. If I am considering the ESP 0w-30, should I also add Pennzoil Platinum LX Euro 0w-30 to the list? My local walmart does have all of these in stock, but the ESP...

I have the Mobil 1 Full Synthetic LL-01 on the way already (ordered before I discovered the GPF dilemma). I had a 2019 that had issues with IVD, good to hear the B48 isnt know for this. In the GTI, an intake valve cleaning was to be expected by 50k miles, sometimes way earlier. I have read BMW...

Agreed if the car definitely has a GPF. But the LL-17FE+ also limits to 0w20, so even if the car doesn't have a GPF could they be requiring the low weight oil for CAFE reasons? I guess it does seem best to use a low SAPS oil regardless.

Tell me about it. I am into a lot of niche hobbies with pretty deep rabbit holes, but this oil thing takes the cake by far. I am not certain if my car has a GPF, it seems even asking the dealer results in different answers depending on who you talk to. If LL-04 can be used in both cases and is...

I am in the US and have a 2026 Mini JCW with the B48, and I do oil changed every 5k miles. Surprisingly the car now calls for 0w20 oil. I have read hundreds of threads and posts over the past week and still am not sure what to do. As usual, theres a huge mix of opinions on 0w20, but for the B48...