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Oil filter Mahle or Hengst
My E550 gets M1 0W40 every 5k, with a new fleece Hengst filter. I don't drive it hard until I see past 80C on the water temp (I don't have an oil temp gauge- only the E63s do). Basically the same procedure I use on my S54 BMWs, and every performance car I've ever owned
Pros: new fleece filter, part of care regimen
Mahle is the way. Allegedly the OEM maker and after using them for a year they look and feel exactly the same.
Pros: same as OEM, long lasting
I do the oil every 5k on both and use liquid moly 5w40 and a hengst filter.
Mileage: 5000 km
I use Liqui Moly Leichtlauf and Hengst filters from FCP Euro on my 1.8T Passat. Highly recommend.
Pros: highly recommend
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
I use liqui moly but I have my doubts about whether it actually is *the best* oil. I'm sure it's good, but any oil that meets the spec called out in your owners manual is "good". I place more weight on the filter than anything else. Hengst for me, get that Fram shit outta here.
Pros: good oil, meets spec
Cons: doubts about best oil
Vehicle:
Audi
No one ever talks about this but the truth is the oil itself will always way outlast the oil filter. What you should be worried about is the paper filter, not the oil! Can your paper oil filter withstand 10k miles in between changes before slowly disintegrating into the oil? If you use a high quality OEM filter then the answer is yes. I use the original Mahle brand filters for my Audi.
Pros: high quality OEM filter
Cons: cheap third party crap
Vehicle:
Audi
Mileage: 10000 km
Liqui Moly Oil change 5W-40 with Hengst Filter
Vehicle:
BMW
Yeah, the first thing I did was an oil change. I put liqui moly 5w-40 in the car and the oil level is top of the dipstick (EDIT: within the max/min level on the dipstick, top of max, I should specify). I put a Mahle filter in there as well.
Pros: oil level at max
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Another Hengst filter?
But I've seen this too, with the genuine Hengst filters
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