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Originally Posted by Dackelone
Mobil-1's 0w40 LL-1 oil is fine. Any oil that is Long Life-1 (LL-1) is ok for the USA(North American) market.
In Europe BMW says to use LL-4 oils because of the low(to no) sulfur in the fuels here.
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As regards motor oil for my
European 1M, I asked the dealership specifically for 5W30 (based on the info over here), which they got me. It was a German brand (yellow bottle - SRS Schmierstoff Vertrieb) mentioning BMW Longlife-04:
SRS ViVA 1 topsynth alpha LA 5W-30:
Product sheet in English (PDF):
http://www.srs-oil.com/coRED/_data/p...lpha_LA(7).pdf
Product sheet in German (PDF):
http://www.srs-oil.com/coRED/_data/p...lpha_LA(8).pdf
(
"especially recommended for diesel engines with emission reduction systems to fulfill the emission standards Euro IV", oh dear, why do I read that now...
).
Recently I asked for a spare motor oil bottle
"for my 1M", but did not specify any type, and I received a bottle of Castrol 10W60 (the one specifically indicating that it's suitable for the M3 and the M5):
http://www.articlesweb.org/automotiv...s-for-bmw-cars
So, wondering whether the Castrol 10W60 is suitable for the 1M, and, if that would be the case, whether it's majorly uncool (not to say
"plain stupid", worth a Motoring Darwin Award) to pour/mix it on top of the SRS 5W30.
US and Europe: different fuel types require different oils. All a bit confusing...