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Yeah, and I'd be changing my oil constantly. I just picked up 1 5qt jug of Castrol Edge 5w-40 at Walmart tonight for $24. It's only $6 more than the conventional I was using. Unfortunately, I'll have to order more online since that's all they had in store. Popular oil maybe, since it was about...

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Originally Posted by SilverFusion2010 The 20w-50 conventional will run 7500 miles The Castrol 0w-40 is the "correct" oil If you go with the M1 10w-40 route, they run rebates twice a year. $12 back on a 5qt jug, buying at Walmart it comes out around $13 for a 5qt jug of syn. M1 has a good 0w-40...

Originally Posted by Audios Keep doing what youre doing, it made it this far so youve gotta be doing something right. If youre worried, have the oil analyzed and see if theres anything to focus on. I think a quality 15/40 would work well, Shell t5 is on sale on amazon, 15$ for a gallon, semi...

Originally Posted by kschachn Originally Posted by racer2086 Doesn't LL01 certified oil have to be synthetic? I figured that's how it would be long life oil, but I'll look. My concern now is whether the regular Castrol GTX can handle that or if I've been stupidly using an inferior oil. BMW...

Originally Posted by PimTac Stay the course. K that was my initial feeling, thanks. Originally Posted by kschachn Buy the least expensive oil you can find that has actual Longlife-01 certification. For you that is likely Castrol 0W-40 at Walmart, same as it is for me. And if your engine is...

Hello forum. I figured this would be the place to ask. I have a '98 740il with 235k miles on it, driven in FL, sees a good mix of highway and around town. I drive it pretty easy, but get on it at times. The V8s in these older BMWs run hot -- 100-110*C. Does city driving during the week and 500...