Engine oil LIQUI MOLY or PENNZOIL

Grab a good quality 0/w20 synthetic. I'm currently using Pennzoil and a Fram filter.

I run Pennzoil ultra platinum oil and GM syncromesh trans fluid

Ultra premium is the best oil after amsoil, but amsoil is too expensive for this car, pennzoil is the best and cheap

I've been using penzoil platinum

I’ve used nothing but Pennzoil Platinum since the free oil changes ran out, 150k or so now, and never had a problem.

I prefer ultra platinum over mobil 1 since ultra is used with a group 3+ base oil, which has better heat handling than regular group 3 oil.

Any oil that carries the BMW LL-01 approval should do the trick.

I’ve used German Castrol(aka Castrol Syntec 0W-40 made in Germany) or Liqui-Moly Leichtlauf 5W-40 in my old 650i with no issues.

my switched his n55 to liqui from bmw dealer oil and he said it runs wayyy better and quieter.

The most notable change between the Gen1 and Gen 2 is viscosity. It is much thinner than old oil. few of my customers have already noticed higher oil consumption compared to old formulation. Liqui Moly has done the same. They have reformulated their popular Leichtlauf 5W40 to much lower viscosity. @ 100C it is almost as thin as 5W30.

The new LM MolyGen or whatever it is called is not as good as the oil that was discussed thoroughly in this thread. I strongly recommend you stick to the LM Leichtlauf (part number 2332). If you engine sounds \"angrier\", and if that's not in your head, then that is a bad thing.