Recent content by rainshadow57

Indeed, I can change my oil wearing a tuxedo and never lose a drop of oil. It's actually fun using the MityVac.

What are you guys in Germany using in your BMW B58s, the 5W40 oil you speak of?

Is that about 25 gallons of oil? Very good stash, largest I've seen!

BMW no longer uses dipsticks; Audi still has them, so extraction works.

Wondering if oil change companies even understand the oil specifications and approvals for the cars they service, and the quality of the oil they use?

B58 TU2 and some Pennzoil Euro L 5W-30, plus a Mann filter, and the B58 will rip effortlessly all day long in the mountains. What a satisfying engine...

Quick question: Is this Castrol as highly regarded as the 0W-30 A3/B4 blend, thanks for any replies!

Scored 4 Mobil 1(s) today at Walmart. With my $10 per jug from the current Mobil 1 special, these were only $17.97. My $40 Mobil 1 gift card will go toward a single malt scotch for the 4th. Thanks Mobil 1...(I do like Valvoline XL-III however).

When I got my B58, I drained out the 0W20 after break-in and used Mobil 1 ESP 5W30. Currently running Motul X-Clean+EFE in 0W30, the engine sounds better to me on the 30wt. oils. Next oil will be Mobil 1 ESP 0W30, yummy!

@tired: This Castrol EDGE Euro 0w30? It has LL on the front, for BMW LL04 approval. The other one is B3/B4 or BMW LL01.

Got an email from the Mobil 1 Club last week. If you buy any 5-quart jug of Mobil 1, you get $10 bucks back (per 5-quart jug) on a gift card and a free mug. You have until the end of August, and the limit is 4 per household. If you buy your oil from Walmart, it ends up being about $14 per jug...

RockAuto Sale, $1.99 per filter, had to get a few for the B58!