L322 best engine oil

mattstevenson2005 · Jun 30, 2010

Hi all

Im thinking about changing my engine oil soon, according to the owners manual it needs 5W/40 fully synthetic, but im not sure on which brand is the best for this engine. Its the 4.4 V8 BMW engine, price is not really an issue as i want to put the best oil for this engine in.

Thanks
Matt

fanatic · Jun 30, 2010

look at the owners manual for oil spec
But I can tell you oil is the biggest rip off going.
vw long life and bmw long life 4 =£30 + VAT trade at Factors

Yet GM dexo2 5w40 I buy for 12.50+vat a gallon (no I'm not trying to sell anything)

bigdel · Jun 30, 2010

Hi Matt, just replaced mine using Castrol Edge Fully Synthetic Diesel for my TD6.
The diesel oil is 5w40 but the petrol equiv is 0w40, but I guess you could use either.
Got mine here, pretty good value I think £32.99 + vat for 5 litres plus delivery @ 6.95 .
Castrol Edge Sport 0W-40 Engine Oil 4L+1L FREE : Peace of Mind Against Breakdown : Reduced Fuel Consumtion
Got a service kit from Paddock Spares 52.99 + vat for a V8
Filter Kit - V8

Hope this helps

cossiedave · Jun 30, 2010

hi matt Castrol Edge Fully Synthetic is a good choice but i would normally use millers oil

Bemble · Jun 30, 2010

I put almost £100 worth of Mobil 1 in mine and the infamous Vanos death-rattle went much worse. I'd stick with the slightly more viscous stuff if I were you.

mattstevenson2005 · Jul 1, 2010

Bemble said:
I put almost £100 worth of Mobil 1 in mine and the infamous Vanos death-rattle went much worse. I'd stick with the slightly more viscous stuff if I were you.

what spec was that? 5w/40 0w/30..... ???

Bemble · Jul 1, 2010

My Mobil 1 was 0W/40

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klf400 · Dec 20, 2011

Bemble said:
My Mobil 1 was 0W/40

RangeRovers.net • View topic - BMW M62 engine - permanent rattle/knocking noise

has anyone added slick 50 to the engine ?
i have used it about 16 years ago with noticeable results
maybe these m62 engines may benefit from this additive

WSLR · Dec 20, 2011

Don't use additives - Slick50 is liquid teflon in a can.

Castrol are the BMW and the Jag Land Rover supplier now (not that means an awful lot), so go with the Magnatec 5W30 or even a 10W40. The EDGE products are really for vehicles with DPF's. Most of the older engines like the M60/M62 may be better run on a decent 10w40.

Druim · Dec 20, 2011

Have you tried Engine Oil, Motor Oil, Gear Oil, Car Oil, Motorbike Oil from oilman at Opie Oils
really friendly with good prices and do know a thing or two about oil.
Not an add, I just feel really good about using them.

StuckAgainSteve · Dec 20, 2011

Mobil 1 is the only oil worth spending extra on, other than that go for whatever spec you need. The Range sells 5 litres of fully synth for £19.99.

AFAIK no Castrol engine oil is actually fully-synth, they are synth/dino blends. Castrol actually used their muscle to get the specs changed so they could call their semi-synths fully synth. Halfords were recently selling Castrol oil remarkably cheaply - I'd buy at those prices other than that you're wasting your money by buying it over generic stuff such as Comma, CarLube etc.

Grit Valve · Dec 20, 2011

I always buy mine in 25ltr containers from motor factors @around £50-£60 where as a 5ltr is around £25 mmm the more you buy the cheaper it is considering mine take 9.5lts im better off

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