Fake oil?

Jonny69 · 20 Jul 2007 at 11:47

Genuine question: why does a completely standard BMW engine need such exotic expensive oil?

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 11:50

Jonny69 said:
Genuine question: why does a completely standard BMW engine need such exotic expensive oil?

I have no idea.

It's a Dual VANOS Inline Six and despite being 'completely standard' will cost a 'completely lot' of money to fix if I use cheapo oil and it damages it

OllyM · 20 Jul 2007 at 11:51

Or just buy 8l of Mobil One 0W-40 from Costco for about £40 and live happily ever after.

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 11:52

OllyM said:
Or just buy 8l of Mobil One 0W-40 from Costco for about £40 and live happily ever after.

I am not a Costco member and the nearest Costco is hundreds of miles away.

flat-6 · 20 Jul 2007 at 12:00

Halfords has their fully synth on 2-4-1. £31 for 2x5L.

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 12:49

flat-6 said:
Halfords has their fully synth on 2-4-1. £31 for 2x5L.

It's not BMW Approved.

SDK^ · 20 Jul 2007 at 12:52

[TW]Fox said:
It's a Dual VANOS Inline Six and despite being 'completely standard' will cost a 'completely lot' of money to fix if I use cheapo oil and it damages it

So why take the risk ?
Use your own advice "If you can't afford to run the car then you shouldn't buy it"

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 12:59

I could afford to spend £250 on oil if I had to, this doesn't mean I will spend a penny more than I need to. I won't scrimp on quality or grade but if I can buy an identical product for less, and its legit, I see no reason not to...

!bluetonic! · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:06

Jonny69 said:
Genuine question: why does a completely standard BMW engine need such exotic expensive oil?

My car runs on a combination of salmon and snake oil which no ebayer sells cheaply.

flat-6 · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:12

[TW]Fox said:
It's not BMW Approved.

Says it meets Porsche spec and reels off some list. Or do you need to use the exact spec oil to keep your warranty?

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:18

I'm supplying my own oil for my dealer to use when carrying out my service. They'll only allow me to do this if the oil is BMW Approved.

Tesla · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:20

[TW]Fox said:
I'm supplying my own oil for my dealer to use when carrying out my service. They'll only allow me to do this if the oil is BMW Approved.

Have you tried getting the dealer to match opieoil price?

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:21

Tesla said:
Have you tried getting the dealer to match opieoil price?

The dealer doesn't do cannisters, it comes from a bulk drum so they will only supply 6.5 litres of it. Buy getting 2 4 litre cans, I should have sufficient spare for mid-service topups.

saitrix · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:29

The labels look a little different Fox on the cheaper one...

Sone · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:31

[TW]Fox said:
The dealer doesn't do cannisters, it comes from a bulk drum so they will only supply 6.5 litres of it. Buy getting 2 4 litre cans, I should have sufficient spare for mid-service topups.

top ups

Very suprised it burns oil

benneh · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:32

!bluetonic! said:
My car runs on a combination of salmon and snake oil which no ebayer sells cheaply.

Hahahaha, top sante.

As for the oil, I would go for the 69inc from opie egay.

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:32

Sone said:
top ups

Very suprised it burns oil

All M54 engines use oil between services - some use hardly any, others use gallons. Mine isn't too bad - there is a woman at work with a Z4 2.2 lease car on a 55 plate and it uses a litre every 1000 miles!

BMW specifications state anything up to 1 litre/600 miles is 'within tolerances'.

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:33

benneh said:
As for the oil, I would go for the 69inc from opie egay.

Thats an auction with 8 days left not a buy it now.

Simon · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:41

Jonny69 said:
Genuine question: why does a completely standard BMW engine need such exotic expensive oil?

Cause it's the proper oil for the enginer developed by Castrol for BMW

Simon · 20 Jul 2007 at 13:43

flat-6 said:
Says it meets Porsche spec and reels off some list. Or do you need to use the exact spec oil to keep your warranty?

Porsche don't have a spec, they just say 'yeah this oil will do for us'

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