Blackstone Oil Report at 101k mi

[pwrdbym]

Just wanted to share the blackstone report I did at 101k on a 2016 35x.
My normal change interval is 7,500mi but I did this one at only 3,500mi for two reasons. 1. I was doing the oil filter housing gasket at the time and wanted to dump everything out to make it easier. 2. I bought this X5 used from a Toyota dealer and had zero confidence they'd put the correct oil in.
The new oil is 5w40 due to mileage and climate.

[menelaos]

Compared it with mine. My metals were higher at 74K but the flashpoint was higher.

They emphasized on the flashpoint, but it could be your higher mileage.

Thanks for sharing!

[JamesInSJ]

Only 3500 miles on the oil means it's not unusual to have low metal values, which is in the notes (Blackstone avg based on 6,100 miles). Overall looks like you're right in line with averages. High boron is probably indemic to the oil. What 0w30 were you running? BMW's newer TPT oil?

[menelaos]

Originally Posted by JamesInSJ

Only 3500 miles on the oil means it's not unusual to have low metal values, which is in the notes (Blackstone avg based on 6,100 miles). Overall looks like you're right in line with averages. High boron is probably indemic to the oil. What 0w30 were you running? BMW's newer TPT oil?

I used 5W-30

[pwrdbym]

Originally Posted by JamesInSJ

What 0w30 were you running?

The answer is I have no idea. Which is one of the main reasons I changed it early, as noted, the X5 came from a Toyota dealer and they had paperwork of an oil change at 97k (when I bought it) but I had zero confidence it was in any way correct. (Though Blackstone seems to think it was 0w30.)
I use Liquimoly for my fleet in most cases and that's what I put back in, 5w40. I will do another report at my normal interval of 7,500mi next time just to check, but I don't anticipate any issues.

[KCTiger]

Originally Posted by pwrdbym

The answer is I have no idea. Which is one of the main reasons I changed it early, as noted, the X5 came from a Toyota dealer and they had paperwork of an oil change at 97k (when I bought it) but I had zero confidence it was in any way correct. (Though Blackstone seems to think it was 0w30.)
I use Liquimoly for my fleet in most cases and that's what I put back in, 5w40. I will do another report at my normal interval of 7,500mi next time just to check, but I don't anticipate any issues.

Which Liquimoly product did you use? They have a new formulation that seems interesting but I haven't used it. I put Leichtlauf line last time I did mine. Just curious what other Liquimoly users put in their vehicles.

[The Libertine]

Thanks for posting the results - always interesting to read the Blackstone comments/observations on the report.

[pwrdbym]

Originally Posted by KCTiger

Which Liquimoly product did you use? .

For the X5 I used the 2041 "Premium" in the purple bottle. You're referring to the "High Tech" which seems to be marketed as a long interval oil. Though in the description it also notes being suitable for FI engines. The High Tech specifically conforms to BMW Longlife-01 (bis MJ 2018).

Funny enough Liquimoly doesn't recommend any 0w30 oils for the N55 or N63. (N55 and N63 have the same recommendations)
These are Liquimoly's recommendations:

Special Tec 5w-30
Molygen 5w-40
High Tech 5w40
Energy 0w-40

[Speenybean]

Originally Posted by pwrdbym

For the X5 I used the 2041 "Premium" in the purple bottle. You're referring to the "High Tech" which seems to be marketed as a long interval oil. Though in the description it also notes being suitable for FI engines. The High Tech specifically conforms to BMW Longlife-01 (bis MJ 2018).

Funny enough Liquimoly doesn't recommend any 0w30 oils for the N55 or N63. (N55 and N63 have the same recommendations)
These are Liquimoly's recommendations:

Special Tec 5w-30
Molygen 5w-40
High Tech 5w40
Energy 0w-40

Originally Posted by pwrdbym

For the X5 I used the 2041 "Premium" in the purple bottle. You're referring to the "High Tech" which seems to be marketed as a long interval oil. Though in the description it also notes being suitable for FI engines. The High Tech specifically conforms to BMW Longlife-01 (bis MJ 2018).

Funny enough Liquimoly doesn't recommend any 0w30 oils for the N55 or N63. (N55 and N63 have the same recommendations)
These are Liquimoly's recommendations:

Special Tec 5w-30
Molygen 5w-40
High Tech 5w40
Energy 0w-40

How much do these reports cost to have done on an f15 50i??? Thanks

[pwrdbym]

Originally Posted by Speenybean

How much do these reports cost to have done on an f15 50i??? Thanks

The oil reports are all the same at $28 plus shipping $3-5. They'll also do transmission, diff, etc reports if you wish.

Go to the blackstone labs site and sign up to receive free testing kits. Then you take a sample at your next oil change and mail it in.
I recommend paying for the report online ahead of time, then you just write your receipt number on the sample, significantly streamlining the process.