BMW USA Oil Recommendations
Sections: Uncategorized Jul 9th, 2008 1 Comment
Up until 2004 BMW published an approved oil list. On this list were the oils that met BMW specifications and could safely be used by individuals performing their own maintenance or to top the levels off. Since then it has been a crap shoot as to what types meet the BMW criteria and wether LL-01 or LL-04 is the current rating required.
If you look in your manual it will tell you the recommended intervals, viscosity and to look on the BMWUSA.com website for further information, as we enthusiasts know there is no such page on the site. Brand loyalists have asked this question countless times and a simple GOOGLE search will yield many threads on forums regarding what oil to use and the responses are usually not in compliance with BMW standards.
This is all about to change! After contacting a source within BMWNA the wheels were finally set in motion and we are pleased to announce that in the not so distant future we will be able to report on what oils meet the requirements and there in fact should be a page on the BMWUSA.com site dedicated to this topic.
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