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New 10w60 default oil from BMW. No more Castrol
Interesting stuff, saw this over on m5board... Start of BMW's deal with Shell, thought you guys would like this.
http://www.ecstuning.com/ES2817516/ http://www.shell.com/global/products...ing-10w60.html
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Interesting. Does anyone know the specs for this oil vs the previous Castrol version?
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01-26-2015, 05:03 PM | #3 |
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Well that didn't take long. I'd love to see the look on the faces of those BMW nuthuggers who kept assuring us that the S65 engine and the TWS were specifically designed for each other, and that any use of non-approved oil will blow up the engine.
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01-26-2015, 05:11 PM | #4 |
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It's not about the brand moreso the weight. 1060 is a unique weight of oil. Oil (weight) and bearings (clearances) go hand in hand
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01-26-2015, 05:19 PM | #5 |
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The "M Twin Power Turbo" oil label is hilarious. This will mess people up thinking this is made for turbo engines. lol
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01-26-2015, 05:23 PM | #6 |
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No, it's not that. It's more the fact that some BMW apologists were claiming that the TWS was "specifically designed" for M engines. It wasn't just an issue of viscosity. They were claiming that the TWS specifically, out of all 10w60 oils out there, was custom made for the M engines.
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Whats up with the poseur label? Everyone remembers the S38, S54, S62, S65, S85 as using 10w60 but these are all NA. Which turbo engines is this label trying to hint at? The S63 and S55 use 5w30 & 0w30
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But i can understand peoples concern though. Especially with a major issue like rod bearings lurking in the back of your mind. Switch oils, then BOOM! But this is it for me, i'm making the switch to Liqui Moly like what i did on my prior M3's. |
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I'll go LiquiMoly or Redline before this stuff.
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God help you should such disparities puzzle you.
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We also don't know what specific additives are added to make up TWS or Shell oil. By just claiming it's all just oil weight is foolish. I'm sure if BMW made the switch to Shell, they communicated specific additive and additive concentrations in tandem with Shell.
Not to fan the flame of another oil argument, use whatever 10W60 YOU want. If something happens to the engine due to oil brand or additive package, well then at least YOU get to deal with that. No one else can be to blame right? |
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This goes to show that you can use any 10w-60 in these engines. BMW held us to ransom with marketing gimmick and contractual obligations. Snake oil ...
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I wouldn't worry too much about that, it should be grandfathered in.
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I thought the announcement would also include about 0w40 oils becoming approved too. Ah well.
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