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Thanks guys. What I figured, but comforting hearing it from others obviously more knowledgeable on oil than me. My wife's car driven like a baby. Sorry for dragging this simple oil change into such a topic. Any advice on changing the transmission fluid? Probably should start another thread.

So I'll go ahead and ask, not that it matters at this point. Any damage done in 100-200 miles with the M1 5W-30?

I actually read that on the label. I don't see LL-01 listed on it. Although now in hindsight I can see that LL-01 must be "BMW LONGLIFE OIL 01" What threw me off was that most of the specs are SN/SM/SL/SJ and similar.

Well sounds like I'll be draining some pretty clean oil. I actually had the M1 0W-40 in my cart. Then decided to listen to the helpful counter guy at the BMW dealership. After all he should know. I actually looked at the labels and did not see the LL-01 spec on any of them. I figured that spec...

So I went to the Local BMW thieves and got a filter. Surprisingly the parts dept. is decent and helpful. I paid 13.00 for the filter and talked with the guy about his thoughts on oil choices. His thoughts were pretty close to mine, and similar to most of the replies. Basically stick to a 5W-30...

You bring up a very good point fdcg27. I have been very concerned on the potential issues that I may have to deal with. I have spent a bit of time on the BMW forums and of course see people coming online with their troubles. Some of the things I see mentioned are hard parts I have never heard...

Thanks for the welcome guys.

Well it certainly seems like he would have a valuable opinion. Pretty full stable with 3 BMW's in it. I have no problem with M1, but have read a bit (very small bit) about the suggested Euro Castrol. So am torn between the two. Still open to opinions. Oil is so confusing for a guy that just...

Hello group, Now member, but I have checked in from time to time. It just amazes me that there is so much controversy over something so simple as oil. Ha Ha, wrong crowd for that comment I know. So anyway the reason I finally stepped up and joined the forum is to ask for some advice from those...