Correct Oil

[glendog74]

Originally Posted by mattbedford

Yeah its not the right one. Cstrol edge is for m series bmw. Sport version is for turbos i think...

TWS is the recommended oil for all M cars - it's specified in the service and is also sold over the counter at BMW parts.

I have bought 2 refills at two different dealers and both specified TWS for the CSl...

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by glendog74

TWS is the recommended oil for all M cars - it's specified in the service and is also sold over the counter at BMW parts.

I have bought 2 refills at two different dealers and both specified TWS for the CSl...

def only use Castrol TWS MSport 10W-60 or the engine will disintegrate within 3 miles

[NZ_M3]

A write up I did for another forum on the engine oil ...


ENGINE OIL .... THERE IS ONLY 1:

- There are mixed information out there about the engine oil for the S54B32, some say there's two approved oil out there, whilst others stand by the fact that there's only 1 approved BMW engine oil for this motor.
- THERE IS ONLY ONE APPROVED BMW ENGINE OIL FOR THIS MOTOR PERIOD!!

So where's the confusion coming from? - well put simply, different branding between different continents. And the initial information from BMW that Castrol RS 10W-60 was also an approved oil in the Training manual for the S54B32 - it no longer is and have not been since end of 2002 when engines started blowing up.

Page from the training manual (read the last sentence)

REMEMBER THE FORMULA RS 10W-60 IS NO LONGER APPROVED!!! THERE'S A BMW TIS FOR THIS (SINCE MID 2002)




The ONLY Approved oil is: Castrol TWS 10W-60 (or the UK equivalent Castrol Edge 10W-60) - These two are the SAME OIL, just different branding between different continents.

Castrol Edge "Sport" 10w-60 IS NOT AN APPROVED OIL and not the same as the UK version of Castrol Edge 10w-60

Here's the spec for the TWS
TWS Motorsport 10-60

Relative density @ 20.0 deg C = 0.865
Viscosity at 40 deg C = 163.1
Viscosity at 100 deg C = 24.3
Viscosity Index = 181
Flash Point (closed) deg C = 198
Pour point deg C = -42
TBN = 8.1


Information on:
Castrol Edge in the UK
http://www.castrol.com/castrol/productdeta...ntentId=7027067

Castrol TWS data sheet
http://www.tds.castrol.com.au/pdf/4247_TWS...397_2006_09.pdf

In comparison to Castrol Edge "sport" data sheet (you'll notice quite a difference between the two)
http://www.tds.castrol.com.au/pdf/4398_EDG...0W60_200601.pdf

So remember to put the correct oil into your motor.

[TANKSLAPPER]

They still sell TWS at BMW ! ! !

They don't sell Edge ?

if you put your car in for a oil service,bmw use edge

[mattbedford]

Thanks for that. Ive got the Castol Edge sport Going Back and getting Castrol Edge. So glad i checked on here as i nearly used that Sport version !!

[glendog74]

Here's what BMW supplied me with last week - even came with a gay pouch:

[Mark CSL]

Here is the OIL I USE the same as i buy from BMW
TWS i have it in cans and 60L Drum

[quote=glendog74;22713]Here's what BMW supplied me with last week - even came with a gay pouch:

[glendog74]

I think they may well be the same...