I know there are lots of posts regarding engine oil and I see that alot of people recommend using Castrol Magnatec , is there any better oil to use , I currently have left over about 15 litres of Exol Vimax 0w 30 fully synthetic oil that I use to use on my Honda Accord 2.2 CDTI , its ACEA B3 , my RRS has done 111k would this be okay to use ?

normal spec is 5w30.
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I'd personally not use 0w when the manual says use 5w, but that's just me.

The car needs 5w, so for the sake of £18 are you going to risk your 7k engine? RRS gone
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Like awd, I'd be disinclined to deviate from the recommended oil if it were my car.  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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check this:

http://www.discotr.es/viewtopic.php?p=104675#p104675

there is a list of approved oils for our engines.

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awd man wrote:

I'd personally not use 0w when the manual says use 5w, but that's just me.

The car needs 5w, so for the sake of £18 are you going to risk your 7k engine?

How do I tell if my 2005 RRS is DPF or non DPF

Your motor hasn't got a DPF they were only fitted to late 2010 models onwards.

Thanks Ady

to see if our car have DPF, just look under the car:

with DPF:

http://www.discotr.es/download/file.php?id...h43_04.png

without DPF:

http://www.discotr.es/download/file.php?id...h45_39.png

In the end I bought 10 litres of Fuchs Titan XTR Synthetic 5W 30 oil , got a good deal £36 including delivery , did a fair bit of research and Fuchs lubricants are well recommended.

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In the end I bought 10 litres of Fuchs Titan XTR Synthetic 5W 30 oil , got a good deal £36 including delivery , did a fair bit of research and Fuchs lubricants are well recommended.