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Old Mar 4, 2020 | 07:32 PM
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This oil worth it

Is this a good oil to use in a 2008 s JCW.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2020 | 03:08 AM
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Not sure what the price difference is compared to other oils like Castrol, but if the oil meets or exceeds the manufacturer's recommended specification you can use e.g.AmazonBasics Full Synthetic.

It all depends how comfortable you're in spending money on oil.

Better would be just to change the oil more frequently twice/yearly or every 5000/6000 miles.

If you're tracking/racing the car you can use oil for that specific purpose.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2020 | 06:21 AM
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Yes. Best oil you can get. All I run in my mini. Meets an surpases factory spec.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2020 | 07:17 AM
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Ok. Is that the right one. I see they make different versions of the 5w30.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2020 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Kitchenboy
Ok. Is that the right one. I see they make different versions of the 5w30.
yes, that is the right one for our Minis.

Kat
 
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Old Mar 5, 2020 | 01:03 PM
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I run liqui moly molygen on both my MINIs, https://www.ecstuning.com/Mini-2008-...e/Oil_Service/

Good stuff and the Liqui Moly guys stop by here often. The special tech 5w-30 2249 we have on our site.

Here is a video we shot with them.

 
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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by knt
Not sure what the price difference is compared to other oils like Castrol, but if the oil meets or exceeds the manufacturer's recommended specification you can use e.g.AmazonBasics Full Synthetic.

It all depends how comfortable you're in spending money on oil.

Better would be just to change the oil more frequently twice/yearly or every 5000/6000 miles.

If you're tracking/racing the car you can use oil for that specific purpose.
Only Castrol Full Synthetic meets BMW specs for N18 engine.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by dube53
Only Castrol Full Synthetic meets BMW specs for N18 engine.
That is just a marketing ploy......
 
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