F10 M5 Engine Oil

[edition]

Hi,

I’m wanting to change the oil on my F10 m5 as an interim change. The dealer shows Shell 0w30 on the last service invoice.

I wanted to keep the same oil as the car is under extended warranty.

Struggling in finding a matching oil.

Nearest I can find is below:


https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/shell-helix-ultra-p...

https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/shell-helix-ultra-e...

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-and-...

Ideally I would like to be able to buy it tomorrow or Monday.

Any help appreciated.

[SmithCorona]

My F90 (2x) is Castrol and my F10 was (I am 99.9%) was too. 0w30.

Surprised to see Shell used.

[Panamax]

In UK climate the difference between 0W and 5W is the square root of naff-all. Just make sure you get something of decent quality that has the right BMW spec' in the small print.

[edition]

So either Castrol 5w30 or 0w30 would be fine with LL04 spec?

With the Shell I’m not quite as sure. There seems to be a fair few variants,

If my engine were to obliterate itself would having Castrol over Shell be an issue and 5 instead of 0? I.e 4k ago they put Shell in it

Edited by edition on Saturday 9th August 22:24

[Ollerton57]

I have the same car and it recommends Castrol - even has it on the oil filler cap.

[lemonslap]

I have just completed an interim service on our X5M ( same engine ) and used Castrol Edge 0w-30 LL which is LL-04 spec. Have also used millers nanodrive 5w-30 in the past which is also LL-04 spec, I just normally browse Opie oil by spec then make a selection. Be aware that the OEM oil filter has a M badge on it, I make sure I use OEM, as like you i’m still under extended warranty.

[edition]

Not on my filler it doesn’t.

Many thanks all. Bought a genuine filter and the Castrol 0w30.

[A44RON]

A lot of the M5 & M6 nerds on the forums recommend a high-quality thicker 5W-40 or even 5W-50 oil over what the manufacturer recommends for the S63TU engine.

The 0W-30 is a very thin oil for these engines and they get super-hot (oil operating temp is 95-100C...). A 0W-30 would only be optimal if you're in a regular very cold climate like Scandinavia or Canada etc.

This is because manufacturers oil recommendations are balanced towards meeting emissions/CAFE requirements/legislation and not what's absolutely best for your engine long-term. Once the cars get over 5+ years old, they don't care. They're purely in the business to sell new cars to the rinse-and-repeat customers.

Ever since I've taken ownership of mine I've been using Liqui Moly 5W-40. You will also find using a high-quality thicker oil will improve your oil consumption a bit more and offer that bit extra protection from oil dilution if an HPFP or injector fails.

Oh and oil changes no longer than 5,000 miles on these engines!