Red Line High Performance Engine Oil

Recommended where the following are required: API SJ/SH/SG/SF/CF-4/CE/CD/CC

Compatible with seals designed for petroleum

Compatible with petroleum and synthetic oils

Flows well in very cold climates

Reduces engine temperatures

Prevents foaming even at high speeds

Protects bearings at high speeds and temperatures

Increases high-temperature oil pressure

Provides upper cylinder wear protection

Formulated for turbo protection

Additional anti-wear and "ZDDP" ingredients

BENEFIT SUMMARY:

Ultimately, we feel your best option is Red Line oils every 5,000-6,000 miles.

Another topic common on the forums and track side discussions is oil change intervals. Auto manufacturers, including BMW, are stretching their intervals to excessive levels in the name of "modern oil technology". Modern synthetics are much better than older conventional oils, but we feel they're still not good enough to go 15,000 miles of average daily driving. To get an idea of what 15,500 oil changes look like after 90,000 miles, click on the Red Line oil quart at the right to see a BMW M54 engine head after extended oil services... not pretty! The engine was so sludged it had to be disassembled and rebuilt, a considerable cost compared to just reducing your oil change intervals! Save yourself this despair by changing your engine oil every 5-6k miles with quality engine oils with proper anti-wear additives. If you still feel you have to use API approved engine oil, we suggest using Red Line's anti-wear "break-in" additive found in our fluids section. This additive is more than just a break-in fluid and includes the ZDDP and anti-wear elements not contained in API approved oils.

Oil Service Schedules:

Fortunately, there are still oil manufacturers making the best oils they can produce, with no interest in reducing their anti-wear additives to be API compliant. Red Line is one of those manufacturers, and the brand we fully stand behind! Every quart of Red Line engine oil has a complete anti-wear package containing ZDDP and other anti-wear additives for proper engine protection. All three World Challenge E90 race cars use off the shelf Red Line products in the engine, transmission, and differential. Our street cars also use Red Line products to increase longevity and performance. We'll go to the local auto shop for our car wax and wash, but not our lubricants!

One of the biggest topics in modern synthetic engine oils is the level of Zinc Dialkyl-Dithio-Phosphate (ZDDP) anti-wear additive contained in the oil. ZDDP protects by creating a film on cams and flat lifter contact points in response to the extreme pressure and heat at the contact point. The film of zinc and phosphorus compounds provides a sacrificial wear surface protecting the base metal of the cam and lifter from wear. Every synthetic engine oil manufacturer has different levels of this particular additive included in their base-stock, among other additives to increase the amount of anti-wear properties in the oil. The real issue is modern API (American Petroleum Institute) approved oils lack the anti-wear properties needed for our performance driven engines. There are numerous reasons why the EPA has required the removal of these anti-wear additives from modern oils including added pollution and increased cost of these particular elements. These modern "updated" oils have almost zero ZDDP, and this can play a serious role in your engine's lifespan, whether your dealer will inform you of this or not! So, if you can find an API approval stamp on the label of a quart of oil, chances are it lacks the anti-wear properties needed for proper protection. This is unfortunate, because a majority of oil manufacturers have "met" these specifications so the everyday customer and "quickie lube" will use their lubricants. This leaves our options at the local auto parts store slim for finding a quality lubricant.

"ZDDP":

Red Line Synthetic Engine Oils are designed to provide the highest degree of protection and cleanliness for your engine. Redline uses the most stable synthetic components available and formulate their products for wear protection across a wide range of operating conditions. Red Line lubricants contain polyol-ester base-stocks, the only lubricants which can withstand the tremendous heat of modern jet engines, which makes our motor oil a necessity to properly lubricate a turbocharger or hot-running engine. The synthetic base-stocks have a natural multi-grade property, which means that large amounts of unstable polymeric thickeners are not required to manufacture our multi-grades. Red Line Synthetic Motor Oils will provide better protection than a petroleum oil of the next higher viscosity grade under high shear conditions. Here's why...

Red Line offers the ultimate lubrication and protection for your engine, superceding the requirements of API standards!