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Too many variables to say it’s a problem at this point, but I’ll mention it to the dealer next time it goes in. Until I cross 10k mileage, the oil consumption won’t be taken as stable anyway, at least by BMW standards. I don’t know how Toyota’s usually run and I would rather ask my bmw indy...

the higher SAPS in the LL-01 spec oil may not be so great for carbon deposits. But you could always just do walnut blasting. I don’t generally like going backwards on oil approvals since technology has moved considerably since the older specifications. unless the car is being tracked, I lean...

I have a 2020 3.0 Supra, and noticed some oil consumption: First oil change at dealer done at 1000km. No oil top warnings, but I did not run the onboard oil measurement so I don’t know if there was any minor consumption After ~1600mi on fresh OEM 0W-20 oil, I am down half a liter according to...

yeah, I can understand your hesitation. So I read that US gasoline sulphur content has reduced significantly since, towards euro levels. If you run LL-04 oil at half the official oil change interval, you should be more than safe. in Asia, we started using LL-04 before it was officially advised...

I think you should be able to run an LL-04 oil if you are worried about HTHS. But otherwise, If you’re primarily driving on the street, I don’t think you need a much thicker oil. Of course if you’re tracking the car, then go heavier. The temperature is often 98F where i live, and Toyota still...

lower SAPS oil tends to have lower TBN values. Higher sulphur gasoline depletes TBN faster. So LL-04 spec wasn’t originally approved for The US. But now that the sulphur specs are closer to Euro, you should still be able to run lower SAPS engine oils as long as your oil change intervals are...

Ravenol spec sheet. Sulphated ash looks pretty low, which is good for DI engines.

if you aren't running the oil on extended intervals, you should be fine with LL-04. The benefit over LL-01 is that the lower SAPS is better for direct injection engines with lesser deposits. Most owners who bother to look up their engine oil are changing it out much earlier than the official...

I was advised that the stock screws are secured by a clip behind the wheel well liner, so technically, a the longer 2” screw shouldn’t make a difference vs 1.5” unless the spacers are so tall it blocks out the entire screw. But if it worked better in your case, good to know.

I assume you left the drivers door open while turning off the engine? I like to do this when I want to finish the rest of the song but also want some fresh air in the cabin. I then manually power down with the volume button (ling press) or locking the doors. When you open the drivers door...

Are the newer SS screws the same #8 size as the earlier black screws? My kit was ordered a while ago, and the provided black screws looked too skinny compared to the stock ones.

Hi Tim, No problem, what you’ve shared is already very useful. I’ve been testing alarm trigger scenarios with the CX and testing out how to switch it off. Don’t worry about testing the CX for me, fact that your MX+ set it off at least once convinces me that I just gotta get in the habit of...

Appreciate that. If the MX+ is able to disconnect more “automatically” than the CX, I’ll look into picking one up.

For those of you who reported MX+ doesn't trigger the alarm - could I ask you to try connecting Bimmerlink, then leave it connected while switching off the ignition and locking the door? Hoping to confirm that the MX+ indeed has a different sleep mode behaviour versus the CX, before I run out to...

Odd, because with Bimmerlink, I have to specifically disconnect before I lock the car, otherwise it triggers the alarm. Once I cut the connection (close the app/disconnect on the app/kill Bluetooth), alarm stops going off when locking the car. Maybe its an app thing. i dont recall issues when...

do you disconnect from the dongle? Today I tested it out - when I close Bimmerlink before locking the car (dongle plugged in), all good. I then managed to connect Bimmerlink while the doors were locked (but I unlocked the trunk so power came on) - car alarm immediately set off.

this happened to me today, first time and I’ve been leaving the CX plugged in for over a month now. there was another thread that mentioned you need to disconnect from the adaptor. I physically unplugged it in the end, to get the alarm to stop, but I think the problem was I forgot to...

Yes, that’s similar to what is advised by reputable PPF installers here. The film will eventually turn yellow from UV exposure, but may not be as obvious on darker paint colors. The scarier bit is the damage it can do to the paint. A bodyshop owner told me he’s seen a Ferrari with chunks of...

I prefer to get the car warmed up in Normal(Comfort) or Normal (Comfort)+, then switch to sport mode when the oil is up to operating temps. Sometimes I do the switch while on the move, but I worry about the lag in double clicking Sport to get to Sport Individual. I think the sport button...

I wonder if in some cases, those tolerances are legit. But problem is, they can also mask genuine design shortcomings. The N52B25 engine is a great example (not introduced in the US). My car had low annual mileage, which only compounded the problem - every time i went to the dealer shop, they...