There is a Castrol euro edge that meets the LL01 spec.
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There is a Castrol euro edge that meets the LL01 spec.
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Dane, I do understand that, however I was just wonder why Castrol would package different oils in the same container? It sound like false advertisement to me.
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I use Lubro Moly 5w30 5 Liter $34.95 1 Liter $7.95 ea
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Wouldn't it make more sense to just buy 15 litres and be good for two changes?
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True but currently I do not have anywhere to store extra parts.Originally Posted by danewilson77
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Castrol Edge & Castrol Syntec have merged into Castrol EDGE with Syntec Power Technology. Only their European 0W-30 is a Group IV and only their European 0W-30 meets BMW LL01 Spec. This specific oil is commonly referred to as 'German Castrol' because it is made in Germany but it's really just their European Formula 0W-30 found in the US.
That particular oil is a Group III oil. It says HC-Snythese which means Hydrocracked (Group 3). Other terms on German Oils are TOP TEC (Group III) and Voll-Synthese (Groups IV or V). Another easy way to tell (in English) is if it says "Synthetic Technology" you know it's a Group III. If it says "Fully Synthetic Motor Oil" you know it's a Group IV. For example, their 0W-40 is a Group IV - in fact I would add it to the list but I seem to have lost the ability to edit any posts I made prior to today...I use Lubro Moly 5w30 5 Liter $34.95 1 Liter $7.95 ea
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OK.....no prob. I just thought maybe I was missing something...
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No, there are two different bottle colors:
The actual gold Edge bottle, just like the BMW Motorsport oil:
And the old Black syntech bottle, now with edge....
It is the same exact bottle out in the euro market as the gold market. I am just trying to figure out why Castrol U.S.A will claim that this is the same stuff in the U.K. bottle is all.
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Yup, I'm officially confused.
The black bottle is Castrol Edge with Syntec while the Gold bottle is Castrol Edge with Titanium as of right now. No idea if anything is different from US to UK. I think they're both Group 3 other than the 0W-30 European formula. The reason that BMW says the Edge will work is because they list both group III and IV oil's in their approved list. Neither Pennzoil or Valvoline are Group IV's.
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It doesn't matter. Neither one meets the spec.
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