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Originally Posted by calicolorado
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Originally Posted by vinsanem5
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One thing I have learned since buying my car is: oil is a vast and sometimes challenging subject to research with thousands of opinions and ideas about what's best.
In the 2015 manual I have, it says to use 0w30 with 5w30 as an alternate. Castrol is recommended in the manual and my oil cap also has the Castrol logo on it.
Other years of the F10 M5 have additional viscosities listed in their manual which confuses the heck out of me. 2013 and 2014 list 0w30, 0w40 recommended with 5w30 and 5w40 as alternates. 2016 manuals list 0w40 and 0w30. Sometime in 2015, BMW switched from Castrol to Shell/Pennzoil as their recommended oil so that confuses things even further. Based on the reading and comparing I have done (probably obsessing a bit too much during this Covid19 stuff) any of those viscosities are probably fine if changed at a reasonable interval. For me that is about 5000mi/8000km. Additionally, if you use an oil with BMW LL-01 or LL-01 FE spec you can be confident that the oil is fine for your car. Since you're in Germany, I believe LL-04 is on spec for your application.
Here's what I've done with my car (located in So California):
5w30 Motul 6100 Technosynthese with BMW LL01 A3B4 API SL certs. Exactly what the manual for my car recommends aside from the brand.
Next oil change will be with this new product:
5w30 100% synthetic Motul Specific LL01 FE (BMW LL-01 spec & A5B5)
https://www.motul.com/us/en-US/products/specific-ll-01-fe-5w-30
Castrol EDGE 0w40 is very similar to the German 0w30 that everyone loved, and made in Belgium-this is readily available in the US in 5qt jugs. I may try it, but the BMW LL01 cert was recently removed from the label-maybe a marketing thing since BMW's switch to Shell. Lots of great info on Bob is the Oil Guy about this oil. If an oil meets Porsche A40 or Mercedes 229.5 spec, you can be sure it's good stuff.
Hope some of that is helpful to you, cheers! |
does your m5 burn oil between oil changes? |
The current fill with the Motul 6100 has burned zero. Previous fill burned about 1/3rd quart in about 5500mi. |
what oil did you drive before the Motul 6100?