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      04-28-2020, 09:06 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by CSL335i View Post
Actually there is an EU spec M version oil: BMW M LL12 FE 0W-30.
Made by Shell based on Pureplus technology. As per BMW recommendation, i am using this oil in M2C, z4M40i and F90 M5 with 8k-10k km oil change intervall. Seems to be a good oil, which fits several engines.

For example z4 m40i B58 engine can be filled with 0w20 oil as well (LL17 FE).
If the 0w-20 is approved for your engine and you aren't tracking the car or doing autobahn runs, it might not even be a bad choice. I probably wouldn't run it in the S55 though.

I doubt there is a lot of difference in 0w-30s that meet BMW specs, all the good oils are all produced by similar processes and have similar additive packs unless you get into more exotic stuff.
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