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I think that’s what I’ve decided, both for my S55 and B58. Should work great and it’s cheap at Walmart for $28/5qt

I was more interested in figuring out if it was truly an ai call, or just an idiot. I am pretty sure it was ai.

Recently sold my q5. I had an inquiry from someone. Already was a bit odd due to “trucker” but he said he was driving through and wanted to see the car. Red flags up, but he said can he call me… (Okay calling historically has eliminated all scams) Guy calls me, and it’s just an odd...

There have been rumors of impending oil shortages due to the conflicts for the last month. I just looked and BMW distribution centers have zero LL17FE+ TPT 0W-20 in stock in the USA now. Most if not all BMW dealers are out of stock already, or running on just a handful now. Not a great sign....

After some thought - What about 1) Mobil 1 0w-40 in both my N55 and S55 engines And then 2) Pennzoil Platinum Euro 5w-30 (or Mobil 1 ESP?) in the B58tu2? (After warranty is up I’ll do one change with TPT0-20) Keeps just two oils in the garage instead of three. Euro L is not LL17 (LL-04) but...

Yep, I would love to get the Castrol from Walmart but its out of stock, is that about the only inexpensive LL17-FE oil? Rest seem about $45-$60/5qt?

Well the Gen 3 B58 isnt the same as your Grenadier. The VANOS is electronic, the auto start stop is totally different with the 48v system built into the transmission, no alternator, fuel system and oil pumps are different etc... That is my concern because the TU2/Gen3 is quite a bit different...

The M2 is out of warranty already - it is our 2023 840i that has one more oil change interval within the warranty window. My 2016 535i should have the updated rod bearings so my understanding is the later models dont suffer from the same issues?

Interesting though that the n55 does mark LL01-FE as suitable as well...would you all just have me run all the same oil in all 3 of my cars, or stick with Mobil 1 0w40 for the 535i N55 engine? I like the price of the Castrol 0-30 A3/B4 but its also out of stock too at Walmart...

Its technically under factory warranty until February 2027, should I stick with LL-17FE for the November oil change due to be safe before going with LL01FE?

Ok so a LL01-FE would work as well? I have a 2021 M2 Competition which needs 01FE. To simplify not having a ton of different oils in the garage what would you recommend for an LL-01FE that would work for both? I’ll stick with Mobil 1 0w40 for my N55 engine and then one oil for the 840 and M2C

B58 gen3. I found Castro Euro is LL17FE+ in the 0w-20 variant but it’s essentially out of stock everywhere. Is there anything else other than LM/Motul/BMW oil that’s less expensive but still carries the approvals?

Replacing the 2.0TFSI turbo assembly in our 2019 Q5. The liqui moly turbo additive is advertised as needed to protect the turbo on start up on many sites… Is this a good choice or should I just dump oil directly into the feed port and prime the oil system by pulling the injector wiring? (Oil...

I mean there isnt any adjustment or alignment. Its all fixed positions and the tensioner is spring loaded...

The tensioner & pulley, both idler pulleys are all damaged. Tensioner particularly. The tensioner pulley spins totally fine, theres maybe a very small amount of play (compared to the brand new BMW one I just got) but nothing that jumps out as an obvious culprit. This is only 13,900 miles on my...