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Originally Posted By: Steve S Fine German engineering. Im sure you've never owned one

Update: so I found a oil leak in the car. That explains the oil consumption. After exensive research, and advise from a few knowledgeable people Im just going to stick with tws 10w 60. I'll just start buying the oil online as its about 10$ a quart. Thanks for all the input guys

2000 audi S4 twin turbo with about 350hp 100k miles Texas car and its summer right now so 100+ deg temps out here Car is driven hard 2-3 times out of the week. (hard meaning WOT to redline) Daily driver Currently using castrol syn 5w 50 Whats the best priced synthetic oil I was hearing a...

I also used M1 15 50 in my track Porsche. Once while at the dealer a knowledgeable racer told me that the european M1 is different than the M1 we get here in the US. He suggested it was a over marketed product. From that point I went to vr1 racing oil because it was high in zddp. For this season...

Is the amsoil you are referring to a synthetic?

I dont drag race the car Oil temps stay around 250 usually under that mark though. I do Hard acceleration through the first 3 gears but not on a daily basis. This car does not see the track at all. I just want to find an oil that provides the same protection if not more than the castrol tws 10 60.

Thanks for the quick response. I spend over 200$ in oil monthly including the oil change (which I do myself) and it honestly does get old. It seems that the BMW guys are quite anal about using 10w-60. I just wanted a unbiased opinion on what bmw recommends for the car vs whats practical. And if...

I need to do an oil change on my 00 BMW M5. I understand that BMW recommends castrol TWS 10w-60. This oil costs approximately $15 a quart and I need about 8qts. My engine does consume about a quart of oil every 500 miles (this is supposed to be normal on the earlier models hence why bmw strictly...