You're joking, right? It's common knowledge that BMW requires Castrol TWS 10w60 for the M3. Every dealer knows this and is required to stock this oil.quote:
Originally posted by Roadfrog:
FWIW, BMW's owner's manual, in that car, REQUIRED 5W synthetic on the lower end of the vis. but specified no number on the high end. I aked more than one dealership about what to use on the high end and the answer was consistently, "BMW doesn't really care". Comments FWIW...free.
I am trying Castrol 5W50
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No they followed the the GM CAFE rec from US and it has cost them a motza here and lost business to Ford. IMO LS1 should have an XW40 weight.
I start to like this Castrol stuff more and more despite some shearing. But if it's the only disadvantage, I would close my eyes. Naturally it may be a coincidence, but results with Castrol 5W-50 looks more then decent:
http://members.rennlist.com/oil/test_results.htm
Seems necessary to try it. Anybody knows why Flash Point has become lower with API SL: 430 F against 480 F three years ago ? Now we have both on sales and I would buy SJ stuff, but not sure if the last SJ stuff still has 480 F.
http://members.rennlist.com/oil/test_results.htm
Seems necessary to try it. Anybody knows why Flash Point has become lower with API SL: 430 F against 480 F three years ago ? Now we have both on sales and I would buy SJ stuff, but not sure if the last SJ stuff still has 480 F.
I've never seen a high flash point for the D-Basic Ester used in motor oil and this oil uses some in the formulation .
It is simalar to the Castrol TWS 10w-60 in terms of basestocks used .
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