Seeking BMW LL-01FE 0/30 oil in US. Suggestions?
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Liqui Moly, Fuchs, Motul all of them have LL-01FE oil but you will have to find a local supplier/seller. I would try going to their US websites and see if that provides any local leads...
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edyvw
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Motul has specific LL01 5W30.
I would use regular LL01.
I would use regular LL01.
I think I’ll just use LL-01 5/30. It’s not approved but widely available.
What vehicle and year is this for?
edyvw
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You can use any grade that has LL01. Pennzoil Platinum Euro 5W40 is almost 5W30.
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Why use LL-01FE when there's LL-01 readily available?
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Why use LL-01FE when there's LL-01 readily available?
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Maybe he wants it to help with FE? The LL01FE is good enough for 500 hp M3 and M4.
Are there even any FE oils available outside the dealer?
This is from my owners manual 2019 540.
I believe as soon as warrant up I will use penzoil ultra platinum euro 5/30 but I’ve got more than a year left of warranty.
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This is CAFE. The B-Series engines were were designed to allow 20w oils. Technically this engine can run up to 5w40 (LL01/LL04). The document was available online until BMW started forcing sites to take down the information a couple of years ago.
For example look at post 19 https://www.bmwpassion.com/forum/threads/la-mia-120i-b48-stadio-ii-road-to-longvalley.371307/
This is the B48 (4-cylinder) but the oil requirement is the same for the B58 (I6)
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Makes sense however I’m sure if any need for warranty repair BMW would point to wrong oil.
Only if engine damage was caused by the oil. No oil with Longlife-01 approval is going to cause engine damage.
Ravenol. Use their oil finder on their website. Then purchase from Blauparts out of Wisconsin. I've come to recognize that company as the most reputable online retailer (overall). The one isolated time I had an issue with an order, Blauparts bent over backwards to resolve the situation in a way that made me walk away thinking even more highly of them.
BMW lists that you can use LL01, LL01FE, LL14, and LL17 in North America in their own technical documentation.
LL04 / LL12 is officially forbidden in the US, per BMW, but that isn't to say you can't safely run it according to people in the know.
If the fuel quality is good in your area, you can use the 'diesel' oil without too much worry.
The B58 in my 340i is very happily running 5w40 Pennzoil Euro.
i think they have discontinued the 5w-30 and replaced it with 0w-30 for their LL01FE.
edyvw
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They always had specific LL01FE, it was just 5W30 until a couple of years ago.
Probably they pulled out specific LL01 recently. It did not make sense to have it in line up.
Thought that was proven to be the same oil as the xcess 8100 with LL01 plus other specs?
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