BMW Longlife-04

Oils with BMW Longlife-04 approval

The manufacturer of the BMW Longlife-04 tolerance is the BMW company. Oils with this standard are produced in 13 countries of the world, namely South Korea, the Netherlands, Japan, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Finland, France, the USA, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Switzerland. More than 51 manufacturers of motor and other oils are involved in the production of oils that meet the BMW Longlife-04 standard.

Special BMW approval for fully synthetic long-life oils. Viscosity: SAE 0W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30 and 5W-40. Recommended for BMW equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF). Can also be used where BMW Longlife-98 or BMW Longlife-01 oils are recommended.

BMW Longlife-04 was introduced in 2005. The minimum oil requirements meet API SN, ACEA C3 (Low-SAPS). Motor oil with this tolerance can have a viscosity of SAE 0W-30, 5W-30, 0W-40, 5W-40. The tolerance is designed for diesel engines equipped with a soot filter (DPF - diesel particulate filters). The use of Longlife-04 oils is also possible in gasoline engines (only in EU countries plus Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein). Considering the interchangeability of Longlife-04 and Longlife-01 oils for gasoline engines in Europe, we recommend the use of Longlife-04 due to the higher content ZDDP (of the standard supplement for diesel engine oils) and a lower content of SAPS under the mandatory condition of refueling the car with high-quality fuel.