Best oil for N52 tick

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Zulu4

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 Lincolnshire
Hi all,
I know that much has been written in the annals regarding the N52 tick.
Just wondering if anyone has noticed any improvement using 0w30 oil vs 5w30 ?

(By the way, I reckon if a British manufacturer put out an official bulletin saying you had to rev your engine for 3 minutes to cure a noise, they'd get ridiculed. Somehow the Germans get away with it :? )
 
HVA noise I take it.

I've been using Millers Nanodrive from Opie Oils for the past 6 years. Any HVA tick goes away after a few minutes. Looks like Nanodrive is possibly now Millers EE Performance.

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/

Drive the car and give it an Italian tune up when it's up to temperature.
 
NANODRIVE EE LongLife 5w-30 Full Synthetic Engine Oil - Oil and Filter Service Pack: 7L + Mahle Original oil filter OX387D1

Rule of thumb is 5w-30 up to 100,000 miles then something a bit thicker after 100,000 miles.
 
an alternative to millers is fuchs Titan Race Pro S, Both are Ester based engine oils, Fuchs is usually a little bit cheaper.
Sorted out my HVA noise and used it ever since.
 
Another thing I've noticed with Millers is that there is never any need to top up the oil although it is changed every year.
 
skelters said:
HVA noise I take it.

I've been using Millers Nanodrive from Opie Oils for the past 6 years. Any HVA tick goes away after a few minutes. Looks like Nanodrive is possibly now Millers EE Performance.
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Correct the EE has now developed into the EE performance, it has their nano drive in it and is also ester as well. So new, we are still waiting for some of it to arrive.

skelters said:
Drive the car and give it an Italian tune up when it's up to temperature.
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Top advice :driving: :thumbsup:

Cheers,

Guy
 
BTZ461 said:
Pro-Ma MBL8
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Thanks for that. I was going to add some to my current oil since it was serviced only a few hundred miles ago. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be for sale on this half of the Earth. Are there any equivalents that anyone knows of (Oilman perhaps ?)
 
I personally recommend against the use of oil additives. Engine oils are a fine balance and adding stuff that is not meant to be in there just upsets that balance.

If there is a concern the engine oil is not doing it's job well enough, use a better oil.

I learn't long ago oil manufacturers are quite greedy, if these additives had any merit they would have cornered the market years ago. Most are based on outdated technology, very cheap to produce the profit margins are in the many hundred %.

I see the one in question here claims to be "Micro metallic particles suspended in base oil" and that is pretty much all they say about it, if it was really something special i am sure they would have more to say about it. Then the testimonials, any product that tries to sell itself on testimonials should be steered cleared of.

As you can probably tell, I am not keen on oil additives :D

Cheers,

Guy
 
oilman said:
"Micro metallic particles suspended in base oil"
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That sounds like a pretty accurate description of what we REMOVE from the engine every few thousand miles, NOT what we want to be putting in it :roll:
 
enuff_zed said:
oilman said:
"Micro metallic particles suspended in base oil"
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That sounds like a pretty accurate description of what we REMOVE from the engine every few thousand miles, NOT what we want to be putting in it :roll:
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :rofl:
 
Oh well its the go to product recommended in many manufacturers technical bulletins for providing a solution to the problems the OP is telling us about. Been around for years, and NOT a snake oil product :P
BMW recommend a procedure to cure lifter tick in the N52 engine, which is prone to suffer from it, more particularly if the car sits unused for some time.
 
I found a little video on it.

https://www.proma.global/ProductMoreInfo.aspx?PID=84025&MenuID=6613

Here they say the metal particles are copper and lead (old technology). Copper can be used as an antiwear agent in engine oil but as I said ealier it is all in fine balance and adding this stuff upsets that, not improving it.

I am afraid to me, it looks like a snake oil. Adding a load of copper and lead to your engine oil does not sound like a good idea to me. There is no substitute for quality oil.

Cheers,

Guy
 
Clearly you are the expert oilman, Mitsubishi, (remember their engines in the 80's, 90's and today even were prone to the dreaded lifter tick) and Mercedes, starters for two would tend to disagree with you. But what do I know?
If the car were mine, and a change in oil brand failed to halt the noise even after trying the BMW recommended fix, surely an explorative foray into the upper reaches of the cylinder head should be on the cards?
The noise may be the beginning of some more major. :wink:
 
I hear what you say about snake oil chaps, but then I was recommended this product:

https://www.powerenhancer.co.uk/archoil-ar9200-v2-nano-mo-ws2-friction-modifier.html

It is ester based and contains Mo-WS2 nano particles, so hopefully it will modify my current (almost new) oil to something more like the Millers EE Performance. They offer a money back guarantee if you're not satisfied, so if the tick remains I'll get a refund and no loss to me.
I'll let you know if it works.
 
It didn't work, but fair do's, they were good to their word and refunded me in full.
 
So whats the consensus for N52 lifter tick. Everyday, annual oil service. 5w30 over 100k miles?
 
inkey$ said:
So whats the consensus for N52 lifter tick. Everyday, annual oil service. 5w30 over 100k miles?
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Personally, change your oil regular around 6-8K with a genuine Mann Filter and use it as it was deigned for: a sporting drive. My lifter tick has decreased to only occasional after long stands, as I use it as my daily covering 25-30K. Mpg average 38,1 Happy days :thumbsup:
 
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