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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. |
LOL, yeah I am the same guy.
So, thing about 0W and LL01. All LL approvals went through major update in 2018. BMW increased oxidation requirement from ridiculous to extremely ridiculous. 0W30 and 0W40 oils that have HTHS above 3.5 are usually having such combination of base stocks that tends to produce bit higher oxidation. That is where my thinking goes when to reason why 0W30 and 0W40 lost LL01 and LL04.
Motul X-Cess Gen2 is serious stuff. Low KV100 and very good HTHS are indication of high quality base stocks.
As for BMW TPT 5W30, it is excellent stuff. I would use something thick on track, but on street it is superb stuff. HTHS of 3.6 is on par with Mobil1 0W40 HTHS.