Why mess around with non-recommended oils?

[winfred]

delo is great oil and does wonders in m20s and m30s it reduces the valve train noise by a noticeable amount

Delo 10W40 is not a high mileage oil. It is primarily a heavy duty oil for hard-working diesel engines. It has no seal swelling additives or other junk like that. I just happen to use it in my high-mileage 525i.

[ryan roopnarine]

I also believe that the SAE has said that the (IIRC) zinc in the additive packages of diesel oil may shorten catalytic converter life if changed too frequently. i think that they said 5,000+ miles was a safe interval. if you only have chunks of cadillac (sic) converter left, you're good to go, though.

[BigKriss]

Do you think this is the same oil? There is no Chevron brand in Australia.

http://www.caltex.com.au/products_oil_detail.asp?id=211

delo is great oil and does wonders in m20s and m30s it reduces the valve train noise by a noticeable amount

[bubba966]

0w30 is good in my V8 mobil one... but I still have the old stock that is full synthetic... dont know what I will change to. 0wt is great here year round except its getting a tad colder now. -6F

Use 0w30 Amsoil as it's still full synthetic. Runs better than the mobil one I had in my M60 when I bought it. And the PO was nice and changed the oil for me right before I bought it as I was going on a 3,750 mile drive back home. Told him it wasn't needed as the oil had around 1,000 miles on it before he changed it. But he changed it anyways.

[winfred]

maybe, probably any diesel truck rated oil will have the same general property's

Do you think this is the same oil? There is no Chevron brand in Australia.

http://www.caltex.com.au/products_oil_detail.asp?id=211