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Originally Posted by JamesGames
There is a guy on Bitog that goes by edyvw, would that be you? You post things that seem similar to what edyvw posts on bitog. If so, I damn well appreciate the way your mind works when it comes to oil.
If you are the same guy, I am glad you post about oil here as well. So many people blindly follow friends recommendations / brands / weights of oil that I just defer them to bitog search engine. 
I usually just find a good LL01 oil and call it a day (last 15 years have all been Castrol / Mobil 1 0w40 on my BMWs with influence by your posts)
Last year I picked up Ravenol 0w40 SSL when it was still LL01 approved but now it also isn't LL01 approved and just recommended. Will still use up what I have and go try Motul 5w40 X-cess Gen 2 LL01. 0w40 LL-01 seems to be a disappearing trend - not impressed with Liquimoly / Castrol 5w40 LL-01 oils vs the Castrol 0w30/40s. Only gripe about LL01 are the full saps causing more carbon buildup.
Guess right now OE BMW TPT 5w30 - seems to fit the bill as a good oil all around for the F8X. |
I've also been running Ravenol SSL 0W-40 (LL-01) and am planning on switching to Motul 8100 X-cess gen2 5W-40 since it has been revised for LL-01 (2018) and appears to be pretty stout. In fact, the KV40 and KV100 values of the Motul are pretty similar to the Ravenol, but the Motul has a 0.1 cP higher HTHS as well.
I was looking at Ravenol VST 5W-40 (LL-01) too but its KV40 and KV100 values are notably higher (like X-cess gen1), given that HTHS is only 3.9 cP vs. 3.8 cP for Motul gen2. Not sure if it might be getting too thick for a lightly modded N55/S55.
JamesGames edycol What do you think about the Ravenol VST 5W-40? Would you still prefer the Motul gen2?
TIA!