Why use Liqui-Moly oil in your BMW or MINI?

Liqui Moly 5W-30 has been tested and approved by BMW in Germany under the Longlife-04 standards. It has an American Petroleum Institute (API)?rating of SM, and it’s rated by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) as A3-04/B4-04/C3-04.

The most important aspect of engine oil is not changing it often enough. BMW suggests that you can replace the oil every 15,000 miles. While this contributes to BMW’s “lower cost of ownership” numbers and reduces BMW’s maintenance costs during the “free” Maintenance Program, but after servicing these vehicles for many years, we can see that it’s not in the best interest of the engine longevity and performance in the long run.

We believe you should change your oil approximately every 7,000 miles if you use an oil that meets BMWs Longlife-04 standards and more often with an oil that does not.

ModelManufacturer SpecificationRemarksLIQUI MOLY- ProductsPart # 1 LiterPart #5 Liter
Gasoline/ DieselLM special productUntil 1998MoS2 SAE 10W40LM 2042LM 2043
Gasoline/ DieselBMW Longlife-981998-2001Synthoil Premium SAE 5W-40

LM 2040


LM 2041


Gasoline/ DieselBMW Longlife- 01All Gasoline and Diesel
Engines without DPF
Leichlauf High Tech SAE 5W-40

Special Tech LL SAE 5W-30
LM2331

LM 2248
LM2332

LM 2249
Gasoline M -SeriesBMW Longlife- 01M -Series with turboLeichlauf High Tech SAE 5W-40

Special Tech LL SAE 5W-30
LM2331

LM 2248
LM2332

LM 2249
Gasoline M -Series M -Series without turboSynthoil Race Tech GT1 SAE 10W-60LM2068LM2024
DieselBMW Longlife- 04All with DPFTop Tec 4605 SAE 5W-30

Longtime High Tech SAE 5W-30
LM2243

LM2038
LM2244

LM2039

Approvals for BMW motors

  • Longlife-98 Based on ACEA A3/B3, can be used from model year ?98, is replaced by Longlife-01
  • Longlife-01 Based on ACEA A3/B4, can be used from model year ?01, is replaced by Longlife-04
  • Longlife-04 Based on ACEA C3, can be used from model year ?04
  • Longlife-12 FE Based on ACEA C2, can be used from model year ?13, reduced HTHS viscosity, not backward compatible
  • Longlife-14 FE+ Based on ACEA A1/B1, can be used from model year ?14, reduced HTHS viscosity, not backward compatible

BMW Approved!

LIQUI MOLY motor and gear oils have received the stamp of approval from BMW and other major vehicle manufacturers. These approvals represent the official manufacturer certificate of acceptance of our quality and approved use for keeping the vehicle within warranty requirements.

Change your BMW/MINI engine oil with LIQUI MOLY

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