BMW Long Life Rating....

[sully]

Amsoil S3000 HDD 5W30

API SL, SJ
ACEA A3
MB229.5, 229.3, 229.1
BMW LL-01/98
VW 501.01, 502.00, 503.00, 505.00, 506.00
Opel Long Life Service Fill GM-LL-A-025
Porsche
Saab

 

[Mulaka]

Thanks Sully. Are there any others? Also, does the Amsoil HD 5w30 tend to thicken like the other Amsoil oils? If so, I am not interested.

 

[haley10]

Castrol Syntec 0w30 (GC)
BMW Longlife-01

Mobil1 0W-40 also meets BMW LL but, I don't have the latest spec. available.

 

[BenDarDunDat]

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Originally posted by Mulaka:
Which oils available here in the U.S. have it?

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Mobil 1 0w-40
Valvoline Maxlife synthetic 5w30( Very available and often overlooked)
Castrol( German) 0W-30
Castrol (Belgium) 5w-40

 

[Mulaka]

According to this website: http://www.proformanceusa.com/mall/castrol_automotive_syntec.asp
The regular Castrol Syntec 0w30 is BMW Long life rated as well.

Is the regular Castrol Syntec 0w30 good oil?

 

[moribundman]

BMW introduced last summer a new LongLife spec for diesel engines: BMW Longlife-04. Castrol SLX LL04 0w30 meets the spec. BMW allows this oil in all gas and diesel engines, with the exception of the M motor.

 

[shortyb]

Don't forget the BMW High Performance Synthetic at the dealer. ACEA A3 (hard for a basically grp.III blend 5w30 to get) BMW LL-01 and most of the other Euro ratings. With a BMWCCA membership, it should work out to around $3.35 a qt. Not bad stuff either.

 

[Dr. T]

From what I've seen....

LL-98: A3 rated 5-40 synth.

LL-00: A3 rated 5w30 synthetic.

LL-02: A3 rated 0-30 synth.

LL-04: A3 rated 0-40 synth.

 

[sully]

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Originally posted by Mulaka:
Thanks Sully. Are there any others? Also, does the Amsoil HD 5w30 tend to thicken like the other Amsoil oils? If so, I am not interested.

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I guess the answer to that varies with engine condition,OCI and a host of other factors. I spoke with Darren (Tech Dept.) at Amsoil today on this very subject. The S3000 is an excellent oil. Will it thicken out of grade for a given application and OCI? You'll just have to try it and see how it performs in your vehicle. I'm going to.

 

[Mulaka]

Which oils available here in the U.S. have it?

 

[haley10]

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Originally posted by Mulaka:
According to this website: http://www.proformanceusa.com/mall/castrol_automotive_syntec.asp
The regular Castrol Syntec 0w30 is BMW Long life rated as well.

Is the regular Castrol Syntec 0w30 good oil?

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The specs. you see on Castrol's we-site is for GC. The old stocks do not meet these specs!!

The old North American 0w30 is not the same at all, but there still seems to be some of the old stuff out there, so beware.

 

[dagmando]

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Originally posted by sully:
Amsoil S3000 HDD 5W30

API SL, SJ
ACEA A3
MB229.5, 229.3, 229.1
BMW LL-01/98
VW 501.01, 502.00, 503.00, 505.00, 506.00
Opel Long Life Service Fill GM-LL-A-025
Porsche
Saab

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Is this actually "Approve by/for..." or "Meets the spec of..."

 

[Labatt Bear]

How about this Motul Sepecific LL-01 5w30?
http://www.turbofrogperformance.com/Products/Engine/BMW_LL01_5w30.htm
It is a little bit strange that it carries only BMW LongLif 01 approval, nothing else. No ACEA, no API, no MB 229.x, no VW 50x.xx ratings. Does that mean it is specially formulated to pass just BMW LongLife-01 spec?

 

[sully]

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Originally posted by dagmando:

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Originally posted by sully:
Amsoil S3000 HDD 5W30

API SL, SJ
ACEA A3
MB229.5, 229.3, 229.1
BMW LL-01/98
VW 501.01, 502.00, 503.00, 505.00, 506.00
Opel Long Life Service Fill GM-LL-A-025
Porsche
Saab

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Is this actually "Approve by/for..." or "Meets the spec of..."

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Good question, maybe one of our Amsoil reps can clarify.