Visited my dealer today and started talking about oil with the tech as he was doing an oil change on a customer car. The recommended factory Mini oil for my car is the 5w-30 A3/B4, but the tech told me they are now using the Mini 0w-30 in all the Gen 1 and 2 cars (up to MY 2016--the newer cars use 0W-20). Both weights are BMW LL-01 but the 0w-30 is A5/B5. Big difference between the two ACEA ratings? Obviously the dealer is trying to avoid having to buy both if they can get away with it--can't really blame them if the oils are close.
Leaning heavily toward using the Castrol Edge 0w-40 but just trying to weigh all my options; I'm currently using the NLA Edge 0w-30 (as discussed in a recent thread) and would prefer to stay with that weight if at all possible.
Thanks!
Gary
Leaning heavily toward using the Castrol Edge 0w-40 but just trying to weigh all my options; I'm currently using the NLA Edge 0w-30 (as discussed in a recent thread) and would prefer to stay with that weight if at all possible.
Thanks!
Gary