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    2010 BMW X5 35d-M1 ESP 5w40 Formula M

    Originally Posted By: skyship Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: 45PSI Every BMW I've ever owned had iron at this level. Which other BMW engines have you owned? Mine doesn't produce anywhere as much iron, even after 10K miles. I agree, it's the VW TDI's that shed Iron...
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    2010 BMW X5 35d-M1 ESP 5w40 Formula M

    Originally Posted By: m6pwr Why did you depart from the 5w30 BMW diesel oil? Why do we think we know more than the factory? I didn't say that. In fact, I used the 5w30 for over 50k miles. It's a case of wanting an oil I can obtain easily, and be used on 3 vehicles(04 ML500, 09 TDI, 10 x5 35d)...
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    2010 BMW X5 35d-M1 ESP 5w40 Formula M

    Originally Posted By: skyship Do you have a set of universal averages for this engine?? The Aluminium seems too high and the other figures like the Iron are not so good either. The Pb is real low, so this is top end wear, but without some averages for comparison it is only the Aluminium that...
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    2010 BMW X5 35d-M1 ESP 5w40 Formula M

    Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Is this car still under warranty? If so, why have you decided to use this oil? It doesn't meet BMW ll-04 spec. M1 ESP 5w-30 does though. Not that I think that this oil would cause you any issues, but just to CYA... I guess with 67K miles, it's probably past...
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    2010 BMW X5 35d-M1 ESP 5w40 Formula M

    Here is my 1st report using M1 ESP 5w40 Formula M. 1qt makeup. Seems about average for this engine to me. Miles on Oil: 9627 Total miles on engine:67127 Aluminum: 14 Chromium: 3 Iron: 64 Copper: 8 Lead: 1 Tin: 0 Molybdenum: 80 Nickel: 1 Manganese: 2 Silver: 0 Titanium: 0 Potassium: 11 Boron: 94...
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    UOA 2012 VW Golf 2.0 TDI Mobil ESP 05w40

    May check with Blackstone if they misplaced a decimal point. Seems odd.
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