The Minefield That Is Oil Recommendations (M54 Engine)

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Have a 2003 325ti (with the 6 speed! Tis rather zippy), was wondering what oil to put in.

I got massively confused by Long-life 04 and Long-life 01. Also not sure on whether Castrol Edge 5w-30 (LL04) will be fine or whether I really need the Edge 0w-30 Titanium (LL01) stuff. I live in Norfolk so cold-start viscosity shouldn't be too much of an issue since we never go below -10C!

Anyway, for those of you who have experience or knowledge of the M54 series engine, any advice would be greatful... as would any current deals you know of

Thanks!

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Ta for the replies!

Found some Edge FST 0W30 on eBay going for just over £30 inc. delivery so thought I'd go for that as Magnatec seems to have 'synthetic' properties but isn't actually synthetic.

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2xtwins said:

As to Magnatec, strange that it says "Fully Synthetic" on the bottle if it's not....

Kev

Have a Google. They were apparently able to call it fully synth in the UK via a court order. In Germany, Magnatec is classed as semi-synth since their classifications are much more stringent.