My son get bought a 2011 BMW X4. All maintenance is covered (free) by BMW up to 48,000 miles. This includes oil changes at 10,000 miles.
He doesn't want to wait 10,000 miles on first oil change and I agree. So we were thinking about changing oil at 3,000 miles.
The following is a list of BMW approved oils, found at
http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/Owner/SyntheticEngineOils.aspx
"The oils listed below meet BMW's Long-life rating and are acceptable for use in BMW Passenger vehicles and SAVs in the US market with gasoline engines.
BMW Long-life rating LL-01 Approved Synthetic Oils for the US Market:
* Castrol Syntec European Formula SAE 0W-30
* Mobil 1 SAE 0W-40
* Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30
* Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-30"
My questions are:
1) Are any of these oils available here in the US ?
2) I was surprised to see Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-30 on the list ! Is this a GREAT oil ? I don't seem to hear much about it on here?
3) I guess "Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30" is not the regular Ultra, I checked the bottle and it doesn't mention LL-01 ?
He doesn't want to wait 10,000 miles on first oil change and I agree. So we were thinking about changing oil at 3,000 miles.
The following is a list of BMW approved oils, found at
http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/Owner/SyntheticEngineOils.aspx
"The oils listed below meet BMW's Long-life rating and are acceptable for use in BMW Passenger vehicles and SAVs in the US market with gasoline engines.
BMW Long-life rating LL-01 Approved Synthetic Oils for the US Market:
* Castrol Syntec European Formula SAE 0W-30
* Mobil 1 SAE 0W-40
* Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30
* Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-30"
My questions are:
1) Are any of these oils available here in the US ?
2) I was surprised to see Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-30 on the list ! Is this a GREAT oil ? I don't seem to hear much about it on here?
3) I guess "Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30" is not the regular Ultra, I checked the bottle and it doesn't mention LL-01 ?
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