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      07-22-2010, 08:27 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by takrdown View Post
I know there must be, but I'm curious as to what the difference is between the German Castrol EDGE and the US sold Castrol EDGE? I've been using the US Castrol EDGE (cheap at Wal-Mart) and much cheaper than the BMW Castrol.

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The difference is the stuff you are using from Wally World is not approved by BMW NA. Does the bottle you have say BMW LL-1 approved?

Does it have any ACEA ratings>? Some like these---> (see the writing on the black partion of the Castrol label



It is sort of like the many different types of Mobil-1 oils sold in the USA. Only ONE is approved! And that is the Mobil-1 0w40 european blend BMW LL-1 oil!
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