The good thing about LL01 it has a far longer shelf life but still change it at 5000km or 3500miles intervals.
Its great for weekend warriors.
If you do a lot of km then any good performance oil will do as long as you distance base change it at 5k km intervals and if you do a hell lot of long trips you can take it up to 7.5k mile or 10k km or 12 months.
The problem with LL01 and LL04 is BMW changes it at 15000 mile intervals.
If you ever taken a 100 k mile engine apart based on their mIntenance schedule its literally fed up and full of sludge.
Ive personally seen LL04 engines showing a build up of sludge at 50k km or 30k miles based on the BMW schedule.
My personal view on LL04 is stay clear of it, yes I know it's a standard BMW set but its something in the oil that makes it sludge up quicker.
If you need to use it I would change it at 5k or 6 month intervals, oil is cheap and recyclable.
Its great for weekend warriors.
If you do a lot of km then any good performance oil will do as long as you distance base change it at 5k km intervals and if you do a hell lot of long trips you can take it up to 7.5k mile or 10k km or 12 months.
The problem with LL01 and LL04 is BMW changes it at 15000 mile intervals.
If you ever taken a 100 k mile engine apart based on their mIntenance schedule its literally fed up and full of sludge.
Ive personally seen LL04 engines showing a build up of sludge at 50k km or 30k miles based on the BMW schedule.
My personal view on LL04 is stay clear of it, yes I know it's a standard BMW set but its something in the oil that makes it sludge up quicker.
If you need to use it I would change it at 5k or 6 month intervals, oil is cheap and recyclable.