Oil for 3.5D MSport

[Pradaman]

Going to change the oil in my 59 plate 3.5 D what do you guys recommend for oil? Am I right in saying it has to be LL-04 spec? Any recommendations appreciated. It’s at 82k miles.

[X5Sport]

Castrol FST Edge Professional 5w 30 that meets BMW LL04 fully synthetic is the oil used by most dealers (0w 30 is an option). I use it in all of mine. I get it from Carparts4less (Eurocarparts on line only version) as there’s often a discount. You’ll need 2 off 4L packs. I think capacity is around 6.5L

[Pradaman]

Thanks mate. I’m heading to Costco tomorrow so was going to see if they had that type .

[henrym3]

Oil is a very talked about matter and quite often much disagreement. I ignore the LL stuff because it’s for long life oil changes that means the manufacturers spend less on servicing under warranty. As I change oil at 7.5k why would I need a LL oil. I use Shell Helix Ultra 5w 40. There again none of the 3 BMWs are under 150k. By the way I’m just about to buy a 20ltr drum for £79 less than half the price of 4, 5 ltr containers.

[X5Sport]

Costco often do have that oil

[henrym3]

Just looked it up. My nearest Costco is 89 miles.

[Pradaman]

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[Pradaman]

Is this the correct oil in the picture above?

[X5Sport]

Might be, but the spec/recipe is on the label on the back. There is more than one version/recipe. There’s a Audi/VW version and a Merc version and a BMW version.

[Leslie]

If it says LL04 as said its approved these oils have I believe low Ash which is important in modern diesels to reduce ask in the DPF.