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Originally Posted by lavmugen
as stated in the title. what does everyone use for trackdays?
the reason why i was asking if because i did not want to put in anything that's not on the BMW approved list. And the only type of oil I can easily access/purchase was the German Castrol 0w-30. That is probably not the most ideal oil for the amount of heat generated on the track.
What does everyone use? Do you just change just before and/or after a trackday? i just saw 266 F on my last track day when the ambient temp was around 55 F.
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Depends on how paranoid you are about your oil. I'm on the extreme end and change the oil every track weekend. If it is a particularly hot track day and we are getting lots of track time we will change the oil twice on a 3 day track event. When I got the oil analyzed by Blackstone labs my TBN ratings were still almost as high as brand new oil but the discoloration we would see didn't sit too well with me.
Am I wasting oil? Probably. But it sure does help me sleep better!