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OIL question for M57N (M57TU) e53 3.0d owners
Well don't beat me with a stick, got a nov 2004 build and been reading up on oils....now got 116k miles on it...manual says BMW LL01 preferred then a list of alternatives A3/B3 A3/B4 compliance etc...
Now as I don't see many oils on the shelf having the BMW LL01 rating, is it ok to stick BMW LL04 rated in X5?
Whats more confusing is I see one brand of oil (same 5w/30 or 5w/40) that has
Porsche A40 rating & BMW LL01 rating amongst other ratings , then another different brand of oil having the Porsche A40 rating but not the BMW LL01 rating, so what gives? is it indeed technical issue with oil or bmw not bothering to rate the latter and assign it a LL01 spec?
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E53 X5 3.0d SUV prod.date 11/2004 eng.variant M57N Europe Right hand drive N
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10-21-2025, 01:30 AM
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