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Hmmm Shell says 5W-30 is the Oil to use for my EP3.It burns off to easily for me. So I would recommend going to 5W-40 from my experience. As I have found that I need to top up less.
in that case sir you have an oil burner!
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in that case sir you have an oil burner!
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What's different about Fuchs oil to Shell oil exactly just curious? Cant be much difference surely correct me if i'm wrong
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All oils meet a certain specification, not just the grade. So check what is recommended for the CTR and what is on the oils you put in.What's different about Fuchs oil to Shell oil exactly just curious? Cant be much difference surely correct me if i'm wrong
Some cheaper Castrol oils compared to Fuchs actually exceed the specs.
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Yep same with my CTR. 5W-40 stays pretty much at max. But the 5W-30 would burn off more over the same period of time.
Bit late on this, only just saw it, but Fuchs factory fill a lot of BMWs. Car companies don't make their own oils, they get the oils made by oil companies and then brand it as their own.
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Tim
What's different about Fuchs oil to Shell oil exactly just curious? Cant be much difference surely correct me if i'm wrong
All decent oil manufacturers will have comparable oils. Like the Shell Helix Ultra ECT 5w-30 is similar to the Fuchs GT1 Pro C3 5w-30 in terms of the specs they meet and the kind of use they are aimed at. Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40 is similar to the Fuchs Supersyn/Supersyn Longlife 5w-40 (depending on application), which is also similar to the Mobil Super 3000 5w-40 or Motul X-Cess 5w-40. The big oil companies like Castrol, Shell and Mobil don't have an ester based range aimed specifically at performance use though. Motul 300V, Red Line, Millers CFS/CFS NT, Fuchs Pro S and Gulf Competition are all top end performance oils that are designed to give the best protection during hard use (and they give the best all round protection), rather than meeting manufacturers specifications for long life servicing and low emissions.
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Thank you explained that well for me! learn something new every day!
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Which BMWs? Last I knew, Castrol were the major oil supplier for BMW.
If this is true, then why do BMW use and recommend Castrol 10W-60 for their M engines (or did the last I knew)? It's also the same oil used in the Bugatti Veyron.
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Castrol were one of the factory fill companies and also did the dealership oils, but Fuchs also supplied factory fill oils (car manufacturers will usually have 2 or 3 oil companies for factory fill to cover delays in supply). To my knowledge, Shell is the new dealership oil for BMWs and I assume they will be doing factory fill as well.
The Castrol Edge 10w-60 is a bit of an oddity in that it is a Castrol oil that does have an ester content, but it's not a whole range, just the one off. The Magnatec does as well, but according to the information we were given, the amount is so low that it doesn't really do much and the Magnatec is not really a performance oil.
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Tim
Castrol were one of the factory fill companies and also did the dealership oils, but Fuchs also supplied factory fill oils (car manufacturers will usually have 2 or 3 oil companies for factory fill to cover delays in supply). To my knowledge, Shell is the new dealership oil for BMWs and I assume they will be doing factory fill as well.
The Castrol Edge 10w-60 is a bit of an oddity in that it is a Castrol oil that does have an ester content, but it's not a whole range, just the one off. The Magnatec does as well, but according to the information we were given, the amount is so low that it doesn't really do much and the Magnatec is not really a performance oil.
Cheers
Tim