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    BMW z3 coupe 3.0l inline six Valvoline Restore and protect Opinons

    BMW never backspec'd the LL01FE for the M54 and the min HTHS of the LL01FE approval is within the same range as VRP. That being said back in the early 2000's there were E46 owners who were running regular M1 5w30 (A5/B5) and reported no immediate issues but who knows about long term impact.
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    "In the unlikely event of a water landing"

    Rare as in unlikely to land but rather crash. ; 😉
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    A quart of Valvoline Restore and Protect added to euro oil change?

    VRP requires 4 oil changes to clean. It's not aggressive.
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    A quart of Valvoline Restore and Protect added to euro oil change?

    M54 is prone to oil consumption due to the piston/ring design.
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    BMW B58 Engine Oil Recommendation

    How many coolant hoses and OFH/Heat mgmt modules have you replaced?
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    A quart of Valvoline Restore and Protect added to euro oil change?

    There's nothing unique about these mainstream naturally aspirated european engines. M1 ESP 0w-30 is fine. I would run it in my N55.
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    Is Shell Premium Considered Best Cleaning Gasoline?

    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
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    Is Shell Premium Considered Best Cleaning Gasoline?

    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.
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    Oil change in parking lot

    The AAP near me always has cars in the parking lot where people are trying to fix something.
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    Is Shell Premium Considered Best Cleaning Gasoline?

    Is this irrelevant being that brands are moving to TT+?
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    The Current New Truck Market Is In Trouble

    How many miles/yr?
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    The Current New Truck Market Is In Trouble

    Ye but there are other contributing factors such as warranty expense and write downs for EV, etc.
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    The Current New Truck Market Is In Trouble

    Yes. A solution was poured into the engine which hardens when heated and kills the engine. I'm sure the cars were running but I don't know how perfect they were.
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    The Current New Truck Market Is In Trouble

    Yes it's insane but people pay. Here's a quick read. https://www.philadelphiafed.org/-/media/FRBP/Assets/Consumer-Finance/Reports/cfi-report-april-2026-do-recent-auto-loan-delinquency-rates-overstate-borrower-distress.pdf
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    The Current New Truck Market Is In Trouble

    As long as the borrower is paying they don't care.
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    The Current New Truck Market Is In Trouble

    Let's go Team America!!! /s
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    Which OTC oils are GTL?

    I don't think any oil is prominently GTL base. Pennzoil (aka Shell) historically uses the most GTL because of their plant in the ME and other companies are less likely to advertise GTL because they're buying it from Shell. You can look up the CAS for GTL and then peruse SDS's but those are...
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    The Current New Truck Market Is In Trouble

    I think a lot of that is AI generated from same source(s). Whatever drives the clocks.
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    The Current New Truck Market Is In Trouble

    They do pay interest on their inventory. It's called a floor plan however I suspect there are manufacturer incentives keeping prices from collapsing which offset the interest paid to keep the vehicle on the lot. My guess.
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