The oils didn't change, the approval did, long after his car was out of warranty. It's a nothing burger in terms of warranty because he doesn't have one, and the oil, because the oil met the performance requirements originally.
You stated:
mahanddeem said:
Pick the one that explicitly state LL approval.
Predicating it on:
Other jibberish doesn't count especially as far as warranty and lawyers exist.
Which in no way applies in this case, because the car is a decade old and out of warranty. So, there's no warranty nor any lawyers that are going to be involved at any juncture here. Ergo, there's no risk in using an oil that previously, for many, MANY years, was LL-01 and only recently lost it, along with every other 0W-40, because BMW changed the test criteria, which had absolutely nothing to do with his application.
If you had a technical reason to contest the use of a previously approved 0W-40 in this application, then this would be a welcome discussion, but you don't, and when I pointed out the age of the vehicle and fact it was out of warranty, you quipped that I should simply ignore the foundation for your assertion while letting the assertion stand. Sorry, it doesn't work that way.