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new or old video? COSMO 2546 25min mark,

Oh man, you missed out. I would've shown you all the cool drives in N. Georgia,

Ya people are sometimes ignorant of context.

Nobody would watch them.

Until they hit their 70's.

They have to justify the annual inflationary price increases somehow.

This guy is possibly the best.

BMW never backspec'd the LL01FE for the M54 and the min HTHS of the LL01FE approval is within the same range as Valvoline Restore and Protect. That being said back in the early 2000's there were E46 owners who were running regular Mobil 1 5w30 (A5/B5) and reported no immediate issues but who...

Rare as in unlikely to land but rather crash. ; 😉

Valvoline Restore and Protect requires 4 oil changes to clean. It's not aggressive.

Waste of money on a 5k oci.

M54 is prone to oil consumption due to the piston/ring design.

How many coolant hoses and OFH/Heat mgmt modules have you replaced?

There's nothing unique about these mainstream naturally aspirated european engines. Mobil 1 ESP 0w-30 is fine. I would run it in my N55.

Right but the study you posted was on TT not TT+. The additive package may be different which is why I'm questioning the relevance of the study

Costco as moved to TT+. The website suggests that there will eventually be only one standard. TT+ is focused on GDI and with 75% of the fleet GDI there's no reason to have two standards.

The AAP near me always has cars in the parking lot where people are trying to fix something.

Is this irrelevant being that brands are moving to TT+?

How many miles/yr?

Ye but there are other contributing factors such as warranty expense and write downs for EV, etc.