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Originally Posted by edyvw
Originally Posted by Patman
Originally Posted by bullwinkle
The Dexos 2 designation, along with MB 229.51, usually indicate a low-SAPs diesel oil for European diesel cars & light duty vans. It's not going to hurt a gas vehicle, but I wouldn't recommend an extended drain OCI without seeing if the TBN can handle it.
Even though it's a low SAPs oil, the fact that it has the BMW Longlife-04 certification says to me that it can handle at least moderate OCIs. I might switch my wife's BMW over to this oil in the future actually, and would continue doing OCIs about every 15,000 km.
BMW LL-04 cannot be anything else but Mid or LOW SAPS.
So the name Longlife is kind of a misleading certification then I guess?
Originally Posted by Patman
Originally Posted by bullwinkle
The Dexos 2 designation, along with MB 229.51, usually indicate a low-SAPs diesel oil for European diesel cars & light duty vans. It's not going to hurt a gas vehicle, but I wouldn't recommend an extended drain OCI without seeing if the TBN can handle it.
Even though it's a low SAPs oil, the fact that it has the BMW Longlife-04 certification says to me that it can handle at least moderate OCIs. I might switch my wife's BMW over to this oil in the future actually, and would continue doing OCIs about every 15,000 km.
BMW LL-04 cannot be anything else but Mid or LOW SAPS.
So the name Longlife is kind of a misleading certification then I guess?
Originally Posted by sloinker
I think it would be fine if maybe a little pricey. Holds a good viscosity at temperature and still falls within specs.
"Maybe a little pricey"? It's on the shelf at WM for $22.68/5qts every day...?
I think it would be fine if maybe a little pricey. Holds a good viscosity at temperature and still falls within specs.
"Maybe a little pricey"? It's on the shelf at WM for $22.68/5qts every day...?
Originally Posted by Patman
Originally Posted by edyvw
Originally Posted by Patman
Originally Posted by bullwinkle
The Dexos 2 designation, along with MB 229.51, usually indicate a low-SAPs diesel oil for European diesel cars & light duty vans. It's not going to hurt a gas vehicle, but I wouldn't recommend an extended drain OCI without seeing if the TBN can handle it.
Even though it's a low SAPs oil, the fact that it has the BMW Longlife-04 certification says to me that it can handle at least moderate OCIs. I might switch my wife's BMW over to this oil in the future actually, and would continue doing OCIs about every 15,000 km.
BMW LL-04 cannot be anything else but Mid or LOW SAPS.
So the name Longlife is kind of a misleading certification then I guess?
Not really, as long as it is used in low sulfur fuel environment it can go up to about 30k km OCI.
Originally Posted by edyvw
Originally Posted by Patman
Originally Posted by bullwinkle
The Dexos 2 designation, along with MB 229.51, usually indicate a low-SAPs diesel oil for European diesel cars & light duty vans. It's not going to hurt a gas vehicle, but I wouldn't recommend an extended drain OCI without seeing if the TBN can handle it.
Even though it's a low SAPs oil, the fact that it has the BMW Longlife-04 certification says to me that it can handle at least moderate OCIs. I might switch my wife's BMW over to this oil in the future actually, and would continue doing OCIs about every 15,000 km.
BMW LL-04 cannot be anything else but Mid or LOW SAPS.
So the name Longlife is kind of a misleading certification then I guess?
Not really, as long as it is used in low sulfur fuel environment it can go up to about 30k km OCI.
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