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Originally Posted by electricalserv x5
oil is everything with these engines, use Castrol oil and BMW filter, I had the same thing with my 4.6is and had to replace the lifters .
Oil flow is everything with BMWs,
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Castrol is not a must. Here's a pic of my +180k mile valvetrain, the cam lobe grind lines from manufacturing are still visible.
This motor did 100k miles at SII change on BMW oil (Castrol) and +80k at 60% SII change on Mobil [1] 0-40 EuroCar Formula.
Motor still pulls like new, people have commented they can't feel/hear it idling, inside and in front of X.
Disregard date on pic, it was taken last week. Did not reset date on camera.