M54B30 Oil consumption & type - What are people using?

[BigDaddy]

I am about to buy some oil and I was wondering whether it’s worth getting Fuchs titan race pro s 5w 30. It’s not cheap oil at £56 for 5 litres but I used to use it in my last car on a recommendation and didn’t seem to have any issues.

Am I overspending? 91k on the clock so not mega mileage but I can hear a tapping from the lifters so would like to get some decent oil in there especially as I think I’ve now sorted the oil leak so my money won’t be dripping away.

 

[Zedebee]

Tapping lifters is a N52 problem and you have a M54 :?
You’ll get masses of different answers on here. To be honest any decent quality synthetic 5W30 will do, preferably BMW spec. Some higher milers prefer a thicker 5W40.
It also depends how you use the car, the above is relevant for normal road use. For track work, you probably need the best you can get.
I always use Millers since I’ve had Z4s. It used to be Nano EE, but now I use the cheaper Trident and make sure it’s changed regularly.

 

[BigDaddy]

It’s not a terrible tap/tick noise but if I could lessen it that would be good.

Anyway I think I will get some millers, I’d already seen that as an option on opie oils. Seems a bit daft to chuck another 50 quid at it if not necessary. Cheers.