BMW B58 Engine Oil Recommendation

[Marcozi]

I went with Ravenol 5W30 from BlauParts for my B58.

 

[Marcozi]

I went with Ravenol 5W30 from BlauParts for my B58.

I should have written "Ravenol VMP 5W30 from BlauParts for my B58."

 

[930.engineering]

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Excellent choice. That's what I run in my GTI.
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[Marcozi]

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Excellent choice. That's what I run in my GTI.
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Yeah! I refuse to run 0W20. It's way too thin and its HTHS is too low.

 

[bigjl]

My car has the B58 engine.

5w40 LL04 is what I have decided to run with.

Probably Motul Specific

 

[bigjl]

Per BMW's technical documentation system (TIS), LL-01, LL-01 FE, LL-14/17 FE+ are listed as compatible with the B58 - with 0w-20 17 FE+ as being the 'recommend' oil.

This could be due to CAFE/EPA considerations, or due to the fact that 20 weight warms up quicker and flows more quickly to lubrication points - especially during a start/stop cycle.

It also states that LL-04/12 should not be used in North America for gasoline engines.

LL04 is listed for the B58 in the handbook of my 21 model 745Le