Originally Posted By: gatorfast
Originally Posted By: edyvw
Originally Posted By: gatorfast
Originally Posted By: edyvw
You actually using FE in your M3?
Yep thats what BMW recommends believe it or not. Although the manual is broad and states 0w30 is preferred with 5w30 as an alternate, it also says any LL-01 of LL-01 FE oil is fine.
I know they recommend 0W30 FE. Reason for that is that 99% of M3 buyers are spoild roch kids that like to nail it down immediately. I was asking why would you do it when you know better? In Europe LL-04 is strictly recommend or LL-01 in European countries like Russia where sfur levels are higher. I would just ise Castrol 0W40 or BMW TPT M 0W40 which has NOACK of 8.5%.
Is there that much of a difference between 0w30 and 0w40? My M3 is my daily driver and sees 90% highway miles. I don't think I am lacking any protection by running the recommended 0w30.
You wanna say your M3 does not see redline?
Reason why BMW moved to 0W30 FE is:
1. Better fleet MPG to satisfy EPA
2. Faster warm up for grocery getting folks.
And yeah there is difference in HTHS which is what is important if you running turbo, especially those turbos in M3.
Personally, if I had any BMW gas I would not run anything thinner then 0/5W30 LL-01, and probably would run Castrol 0W40 period like I do in Tiguan.
Originally Posted By: edyvw
Originally Posted By: gatorfast
Originally Posted By: edyvw
You actually using FE in your M3?
Yep thats what BMW recommends believe it or not. Although the manual is broad and states 0w30 is preferred with 5w30 as an alternate, it also says any LL-01 of LL-01 FE oil is fine.
I know they recommend 0W30 FE. Reason for that is that 99% of M3 buyers are spoild roch kids that like to nail it down immediately. I was asking why would you do it when you know better? In Europe LL-04 is strictly recommend or LL-01 in European countries like Russia where sfur levels are higher. I would just ise Castrol 0W40 or BMW TPT M 0W40 which has NOACK of 8.5%.
Is there that much of a difference between 0w30 and 0w40? My M3 is my daily driver and sees 90% highway miles. I don't think I am lacking any protection by running the recommended 0w30.
You wanna say your M3 does not see redline?
Reason why BMW moved to 0W30 FE is:
1. Better fleet MPG to satisfy EPA
2. Faster warm up for grocery getting folks.
And yeah there is difference in HTHS which is what is important if you running turbo, especially those turbos in M3.
Personally, if I had any BMW gas I would not run anything thinner then 0/5W30 LL-01, and probably would run Castrol 0W40 period like I do in Tiguan.