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      09-18-2013, 06:32 PM   #1
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0w30 or 5w30

i was useing 0w40 mobile 1 LL1 for summer. now that winter is comming up what should i use 0w30 or 5w30 thinking of going castrol edge. I went to a auto store and Mobile 1 5w30 did not say LL1 behind tge bottle weird
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anyone ?
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Stick with either Mobile 1 0W 40 or Castrol 0W 30
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Summer 5w-40 Motul Xcess


Winter undecided...Not sure if the Motul is too heavy for cold start protection. Will likely just go back to OE 5w-30 for Winter.
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Just did my oil change today with Castrol edge spt 0w30 Europe formula BMW LongLife 1 of course it says that in the back label api SL
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Stick with either Mobile 1 0W 40 or Castrol 0W 30
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Stick with either Mobile 1 0W 40 or Castrol 0W 30
yeap i end up going with Castrol 0w 30
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