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Originally Posted by Leeg
Ended up going on castrol website and they recommended castrol edge 0w30 so that is what I ended up buying, regarding the breather vortex replacement I bought the upgrade but am a little concerned about the seating off the breather part, is it correct that it is just pushed into place and held with a o ring,
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A bit late too this
The vortex is just pushed into place and can only be fitted one way.The 2 bolts that then secure the case will also hold the filter in place.Just make sure the "o" ring is in place as per pic(right) below
You should always go by what Bmw recommends and never by oil companies,especially on their websites,which can be wrong and misleading!
I had a look at the Castrol UK website and do they do indeed recommend 0w 30 for the 3.0D 2001-03 ,but then they also recommend the same for all other X5s,including the 3.0i!!!!They have a selection for you to choose a 3.0D 2001-03 with DPF..WHAT!!!!The 3.0D never had one!
Then they also state 6.5 litres ,for all X5s .which we all know is wrong!
Regarding the LL01 and LL04 ,both mean Longlife ,with the LL04 having a lower SAPS content which was made to be more suitable for DPF cars.
In non DPF cars ,you can use both!