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VOA - BMW (Castrol) TPT 5W30 LL-01
Like the title states, I had a Virgin Oil Analysis done on the new (Castrol) BMW Twin Power Turbo 5W30 LL-01 and thought I would share the results
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How many miles on the car, and on this oil? Odd that Blackstone left those important numbers off the report.
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As in right out of the bottle, never even run? Yeah I didn't pick up on that.
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Did they go back to 5w30? Thought it was still 0w30.
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However, what surprised me the most was how thin the oil appeared when I poured it It really did seem to behave more like water than oil In any case, the relatively high flash point and zinc levels look pretty good to me so it might be a decent oil (but TBH I know very little about this stuff) |
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This is a VOA of BMW's new 5W30 LL-01 oil
AFAIK, they are still recommending 0W30 LL-01 FE for most M2 applications See the thread below for a VOA and discussion on BMW's new 0W30 LL-01 FE oil https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1818756 |
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The question is whether BMW requested from Castrol particularly strong HTHS. Based on flash point I would say it has PAO unlike their Edge 5W30 A3. |
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07-09-2021, 12:21 PM | #10 |
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any chance this formula would be close in protection to the old shell version? does this have the edy approval for the best under warranty oil?
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Looks intriguing. More info is needed. There is very good Russian web site where they dissect these oils. Hopefully they take it under some more stringent testing. They can also determine composition. This oil must be HTHS 3.5. The fact that KV100 is so low (thin) and HTHS robust, means some really good base stocks. I say, go ahead |
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Isn't that the same part number that was used for the original 5w-30 LL01 shell oil? How can you tell it's the new Castrol version?
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"Unfortunately, I have received word from my catalog team that we are unable to source the 83 21 5 A2A F83 fluid through our supply chain." i understand why BMW would want to shove FE oils on the consumer, but what benefit would it be for a company like fcp to not carry the LL-01 5w version. so they could sell more made in germany liqui moly? |
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https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...w/83215a2af83/
wonder why ecstuning says "no longer available", didn't this version just come out? |
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