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Originally Posted by g300d
It is highly recommended to get an oil that is certified for your engine. Calls for LL01? An LL01 certified oil is recommended.
That being said, many of these specs overlap and are just fine to substitute for LL01 if you are interested, especially if you are conservative in your drain intervals. MB 229.5, Porsche A40, and VW 504/505 are pretty close to LL01.
I've used LL01 oils in MB's and 229.5 oils in BMWs (at my own risk of course).
https://www.lubrizol.com/company/too...formance-tools is a nice place to start to learn more. Click on the Passenger Car link and then the cert/s you are interested in to see how they compare to each other. |
Much much appreciated it's ok will stop making mountain out of molehill, X5 is getting on a bit 21 years old in nov....but still doesn't mean I want to chuck the wrong oil in her...so thought i'd check...what I have done is approach the manufacturer of one oil that couple of years ago the 5w 40 was BMW LL01 approved , but last 2 years is not...see what the truth is.....