Originally Posted by 2015_PSD
Originally Posted by ekpolk
And, to get back squarely on topic, the OP's pictures just cemented my decision to switch from the AFE 0w-20 to the EP on my new car. I don't think that the AFE will do any harm, but this is essentially the same engine I have, and I like what I see here!
Unless you are going to run the EP much, much longer than the AFE you will see ZERO difference except your wallet being lighter. I ran 0W-20 AFE and 0W-20 EP in my 2010 FX4 for up to 18K miles and the AFE performed better (via UOA results) than the EP did. YMMV.
I can't find your M1 EP UOA. Do you have the link?
Originally Posted by ekpolk
And, to get back squarely on topic, the OP's pictures just cemented my decision to switch from the AFE 0w-20 to the EP on my new car. I don't think that the AFE will do any harm, but this is essentially the same engine I have, and I like what I see here!
Unless you are going to run the EP much, much longer than the AFE you will see ZERO difference except your wallet being lighter. I ran 0W-20 AFE and 0W-20 EP in my 2010 FX4 for up to 18K miles and the AFE performed better (via UOA results) than the EP did. YMMV.
I can't find your M1 EP UOA. Do you have the link?