Engine oil PENNZOIL or MOTUL

Motul is cheaper than Petronas and it's a very good oil.

Best oil for me is Motul 8100 X-Clean 5W-40 C3, or Liquil Moly. 5W-40 because I got more hot climate here (Greece).

Put about 300K on two different M54's so far. Originally Mobil1/Castrol 0W30 (that was the original BMW recommendation in early 2000s), eventually switched to Pennzoil Euro 5W40 for oil leak reduction.

I switched to Pennzoil Ultra Platinum full synthetic made from natural gas. Oil consumption is 1/2qt in 5K.

I flip between Pennzoil Ultra Platinum and Motul depending on if I choose to order ahead of time or just do it when I feel like.

I would recommend Motul.

I’ve got Motul Sport 5W30 for my MY12 XV, which ain’t a turbo ofcourse????

But next time I’ll go for sport 5W40, as it’s better for long driving in temperatures like 30(+) degrees Celsius outside.

The Sport range is by the way also good again low speed pre-ignition.

Pennzoil Platinum Ultra is also commonly used/recommended instead of the Motul and is cheaper.

I am currently using Motul X clean EFE 5w30 using it because it was Tuner/shop recommended by Dmann/Felix Performance who did change for me prior to a tune/dyno and I haven't switched back.

I always use Penzoil Ultra Platinum and have never had an issue.

I got an oil change with Pennzoil 5W-40 Euro, which I was not too fond of, because the light weight of the oil made my lifter noise sound much more pronounced.