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0W 20 motor oil is thinner and flows better than higher viscosity oils. Due to environmental protection requirements and vehicle exhaust filtration device updates, automotive motor oil more and more inclined to the direction of energy saving and environmental protection low ash development. But do maintenance oil change car may span more than a decade or even two decades, the old car to use the latest oil is not appropriate, the new car mistakenly add the old oil will not be bad? This will become a lot of car enthusiasts worried about the problem. For example, take BMW, the current market host factory certified oil contains LL98, LL01, LL04, LL17FE, etc., which also represents each era of BMW engine oil requirements.
B48/B58 and other technology upgraded engines and 20 Motor oil for various models
After the B48 and B58 were technologically upgraded, they fully began to use 0W20 engine oil, light gray with GPF word packaging, certified as LL17FE. ordinary 5W30 and 0W30 remain unchanged, while the high-performance m-series 0W30 engine oil is certified as LL12FE. If it’s an old Gollum from the naturally aspirated era, N46, N52, M54, these engines, you can choose the original 5W30 cheapest base model oil and the 0W30 high-end oil. For the mid-generation N20, N55, and B48 and B58 without GPF, you can also choose the original 5W30 base model oil or 0W30 high-end oil.
Engine (including B58TU2) 0W20 fully synthetic oil application
The B48 and B58, on the other hand, use 0W20 oil, and from the latest technical documents, BMW models fitted with the new-generation B58TU2 engine will support the use of fully synthetic oils with 0W-20 viscosity. Many owners were surprised that BMW used this viscosity oil for its latest six-cylinder engines, the first in the industry.
BMW engine oil recommendation changes: 0W-40 retired, 0W-30 becomes the first choice
For BMW engines, for a long time, BMW recommended 0W-40 oil first, but starting June 1, 2019, with the retirement of 0W-40 oil, BMW launched the oil becomes preferred 0W-30 oil.
BMW engine oil recommendation changes: 0W-40 retired, 0W-30 becomes the first choice
For BMW engines, for a long time, BMW recommended 0W-40 oil first, but starting June 1, 2019, with the retirement of 0W-40 oil, BMW launched the oil becomes preferred 0W-30 oil.
