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      12-17-2013, 04:29 PM   #192
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Originally Posted by vastano View Post
not saying youre wrong, but as stated by Billj747, my car is a 2011 and I had 33ppm of Lead.

I'll be changing my oil in the next couple of weeks (5k miles from last test). Hopefully the switch to 0w-40 and shorter intervals will help me even out my lead wear.
I think it's possible that bmw used up whatever leftover inventory of leaded bearings they had and that this inventory lasted partway into 2011 production. I think that's why some 2011 cars have the leaded bearings and some have the unleaded ones.
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