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Which oil is best out of these?

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Which oil is best out of these?

Post by Jamee » Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:59 am

Which one would you recommend as they are all pretty good I think. All from ECP.

Shell helix ultra 5w30 = £33
Valveline synpower XLIII 5w30 = £40
Castrol edge 0w30 = £31
Petronas syntium 5000XS 5w30 = £23
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Re: Which oil is best out of these?

Post by Greydog » Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:27 am

Personal choice and finance I guess will dictate, in my opinion the cheaper or more obscure the oil manufacture is then the more often it will need changing it's cheap for a reason! 
All the oils your looking at are recognized makes and are not to far apart in cost, I always use Mobil 1 that's my choice. As long as it meets the spec in the hand book we make our choice and spend our hard earned.
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Re: Which oil is best out of these?

Post by Denis O » Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:42 am

How about Castrol Edge 5 w 30 at £27.99 from ECP
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Re: Which oil is best out of these?

Post by X5Sport » Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:32 pm

OEM is now Castrol Edge Professional 0w30 and meets BMW LL04 - so as long as it's ACEA 'C' rated and BMW LL04 compatible I wouldn't see any issues with any of them.

As said, oil is personal choice.

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