Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:36 pm
779 above for the LC
Well that means then that my dealer installed the wrong filter.
Another reason NOT to use them anymore.
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Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:42 pm
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:51 pm
Well that means then that my dealer installed the wrong filter.
Another reason NOT to use them anymore.
Not until he swapps it for the correct one.
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 10:04 pm
Alfred, dare I ask which oil you used.
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 11:59 pm
Very expensive fully synthetic Liqui Moly 4T synth 5W-40 Street Race.DaygloDavid wrote: Alfred, dare I ask which oil you used.
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:20 am
That's a new one on me, it hasn't got BMW (Shell) stamped on it, but at least it's made in Germany. (Didn't know that Germany had any oil fields.)Alfred wrote:Very expensive fully synthetic Liqui Moly 4T synth 5W-40 Street Race.
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:57 am
Ring another dealer and ask them what oil they use. Then get really mad with the one that put that in your sump. Looks like the correct grade though, but no idea what quality
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 10:00 am
Sounds like Alfred is doing his own oil & filter change, not a BMW dealer.Alfred wrote:The Oil Filter I just took off.
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 10:08 am
CorrectDaygloDavid wrote: Sounds like Alfred is doing his own oil & filter change, not a BMW dealer.
The dealer put shit oil and wrong filter on it. I am sick of paying for rubbish.
Liqui Moly is top of the line oil, but also comes attached with a matching price tag. Over here in Australia getting 5W-40 oil that is also MA2 is next to impossible to get. Fortunately I located an Internet Whole Seller who imports the oil.
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 10:09 am
As is says on the tin, the Liqui Moly is synthetic, API SM & JASO MA-2.
The BMW (Shell) Advantec stuff is systhetic, API SN & JASO MA-2.
The BMW spec. is API SL & JASO MA-2, therefore, both the above oils meet & exceed the requirements.
The BMW (Shell) Advantec stuff is systhetic, API SN & JASO MA-2.
The BMW spec. is API SL & JASO MA-2, therefore, both the above oils meet & exceed the requirements.
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:12 pm
My Rider's manual says :DaygloDavid wrote: As is says on the tin, the Liqui Moly is synthetic, API SM & JASO MA-2.
The BMW (Shell) Advantec stuff is systhetic, API SN & JASO MA-2.
The BMW spec. is API SL & JASO MA-2, therefore, both the above oils meet & exceed the requirements.
"Additives (eg molybdenum-based) are not permissible because they can attack coated components of the engine..."
Does this mean we should worry about using an oil called "Liqui Moly" ?
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:38 pm
No, it's just a brand name, https://pim.liqui-moly.de/pidoc/P000261 ... 0.0-en.pdfgogs01 wrote:My Rider's manual says :
"Additives (eg molybdenum-based) are not permissible because they can attack coated components of the engine..."
Does this mean we should worry about using an oil called "Liqui Moly" ?
Re: Is Mahle the same as OEM parts
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:50 pm
DaygloDavid wrote: No, it's just a brand name, https://pim.liqui-moly.de/pidoc/P000261 ... 0.0-en.pdf
