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      03-25-2018, 08:12 AM   #111
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Anyone who thinks there is some magical unicorn juice 10w60 that prevents all engine wear is crazy. The difference between the various 10w60s is pretty small, and for a DD it isn't going to matter.

Get whatever API SN 10w60 is cheapest, use it, and enjoy the car.
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Buying into API SN and whatever is cheapest

SN is weak
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Buying into API SN and whatever is cheapest

SN is weak
You caught me red-handed. It's true, the API is incompetent and SN will ruin your engine. That's exactly why BMW's own service fills are SN, right?
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