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    Quote Originally Posted by Vas View Post
    Just did an oil change with Castrol Edge 0w-40 that is Made in Germany according do the back of the 5 quart jug. Decided to switch from Mobil 1 0w-40 which is no longer BMW ll-01 approved.
    Notice any difference?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NoVAphotog View Post
    Notice any difference?
    Not really. But I did get an oil test kit

    I also found this article for filter comparison

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vas View Post
    Not really. But I did get an oil test kit

    I also found this article for filter comparison

    https://banglebutt.wordpress.com/201...er-comparison/
    Awesome

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    Changed my Mobil 1 0W-40 out for poorly named Twin Power Turbo official BMW juice last week. Went on long trip (Vegas) I've done many times before, always average 30 mpg. Only did 26.4 this time. No idea if the oil was a factor, but that's a big difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vas View Post
    Just did an oil change with Castrol Edge 0w-40 that is Made in Germany according do the back of the 5 quart jug. Decided to switch from Mobil 1 0w-40 which is no longer BMW ll-01 approved.
    The 5 quart jugs I just bought say made in Belgium, the 1 quart bottles still say made in Germany. Whats up with that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by KevinC View Post
    Changed my Mobil 1 0W-40 out for poorly named Twin Power Turbo official BMW juice last week. Went on long trip (Vegas) I've done many times before, always average 30 mpg. Only did 26.4 this time. No idea if the oil was a factor, but that's a big difference.
    I am going to switch back to 5w-30 oil on my next oil change and see if there is any difference in mpg from 0w-40. Not going with the BMW oil though.

    Maybe the oil is thicker?

    Quote Originally Posted by BMWM3186 View Post
    The 5 quart jugs I just bought say made in Belgium, the 1 quart bottles still say made in Germany. Whats up with that?
    Old stock maybe?

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    So someone said that Mobil 1 5w30 is not to spec. Can someone explain why not? I just bought 2 jugs off Amazon but I could send them back and get something else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hcbeck2689 View Post
    So someone said that Mobil 1 5w30 is not to spec. Can someone explain why not? I just bought 2 jugs off Amazon but I could send them back and get something else.
    I've been using it for years - it's fine.
    BMW LL-01 spec only matters if you plan on going 15k between oil changes. Hell, plenty of synthetics will go that distance even without the certification (they just didn't want to pay for the cert).
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    Quote Originally Posted by hcbeck2689 View Post
    So someone said that Mobil 1 5w30 is not to spec. Can someone explain why not? I just bought 2 jugs off Amazon but I could send them back and get something else.
    It used to be but no longer is. I'm still using it too.

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    I thought it was the Mobil 0w40 that had the LL-01 certification and not 5w30?


    But I agree with BP. You can send it to a testing lab after using it, to see how things are working.

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