Where to buy Castrol TWS 10W-60? Ridiculous M5 oil consumption... - Page 2

dmc · 4th April 2005, 12:00

www.opieoils.co.uk also a good one..

fyi, i get through about 2-3L every 1200 -1500 miles.

And have heard similar stories from other owners

cheers
dmc

rogbacon · 4th April 2005, 13:04

Dave,

Opieoils don't have TWS on their list of products, do they sell it??

Cheapest I have found in the UK is either £38 (4L) group buy on the UK site, or about £10/litre from out of town delaers

Thanks
Roger

Kin Mak · 4th April 2005, 13:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by dopamine

Hi,

Drop Marc a line at http://www.MAPODO.de I'm sure he will sort you out - he is happy to deliver to Ireland. He also sells on ebay.de as do several other.

Travis

Was told they do not do TWS

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I'm sorry but I don't deal with Castrol TWS.
I can sell you for M5 (year of manufacture 1988-1995) Castrol SLX 01, SAE 0W-30 = 4,98 EUR/1ltr.
or Castrol Formula RS 10W-60 = 32,50 EUR/5 ltr.

With kind regards

Marc Porwik
******************

Opieoils told me they cannot get TWS either, they have tired but to no avail.

Rampage · 4th April 2005, 13:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by dopamine

Hi,

I just bought 20 Litres of TS 10/60 for about €150 including delivery - Much cheaper!!
Drop Marc a line at http://www.MAPODO.de I'm sure he will sort you out - he is happy to deliver to Ireland. He also sells on ebay.de as do several other.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Travis

Now thats a far more realistic price for TWS, though only RS is listed on the site?? Will drop Marc an email...

Every Dealer I have phoned outside London advised TWS was £14.99/l, seems to me BMW has raised most M5 parts prices by 50%...

Anyone around the SE of England want to do a bulk buy and share the shipping?

-Steve

Rampage · 4th April 2005, 13:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kin Mak

Was told they do not do TWS

******************
I'm sorry but I don't deal with Castrol TWS.
I can sell you for M5 (year of manufacture 1988-1995) Castrol SLX 01, SAE 0W-30 = 4,98 EUR/1ltr.
or Castrol Formula RS 10W-60 = 32,50 EUR/5 ltr.

With kind regards

Marc Porwik
******************

Opieoils told me they cannot get TWS either, they have tired but to no avail.

There is certainly someone on eBay.de selling it @ 8.35euros/l + shipping...
might be worth an email...

-Steve

dopamine · 4th April 2005, 13:51

Hi Kin Mac,

I was also worried about this, but as I understand it RS and TWS are two brand names for the same product... Do a search on the web and you will find many references like this one I just googled:

"Call the local Carquest or NAPA store in your area. BMW recommends the use of BMW High Performance Synthetic Oil SAE 5W-30 or Castrol RS SAE 10W-60 Synthetic Oil also called Castrol TWS Motorsport SAE 10W-60 Synthetic Oil."

Maybe best to contact someone at Castrol or maybe BMW to confirm, but I am confident enough to put it mine

Cheers

Travis

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kin Mak

Was told they do not do TWS

******************
I'm sorry but I don't deal with Castrol TWS.
I can sell you for M5 (year of manufacture 1988-1995) Castrol SLX 01, SAE 0W-30 = 4,98 EUR/1ltr.
or Castrol Formula RS 10W-60 = 32,50 EUR/5 ltr.

With kind regards

Marc Porwik
******************

Opieoils told me they cannot get TWS either, they have tired but to no avail.

dopamine · 4th April 2005, 13:58

Just found this on this very board: See about half way down the posts for a Castrol spec sheet.

Castrol RS / TWS 10W60 availability in Sweden

Basically says that they are two different, but very similar products, and are mixable and interchangable.

Good enough for me

Rampage · 4th April 2005, 14:02

From reading the many posts on the M5 and oils, the upshot being that some say RS is not the same as TWS and others say it is (maybe a local marketing thing?). TWS is alegedly a special formular developed for BMW et al...???

If TWS and RS were the same... Halfords stock it for £35ish for 4lires...

Does anyone have actual clarification from Castrol on this, I wouldn't trust BMW as they will say anything to sell their "Specially Priced" oil.

-Steve

dmc · 4th April 2005, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogbacon

Dave,

Opieoils don't have TWS on their list of products, do they sell it??

Cheapest I have found in the UK is either £38 (4L) group buy on the UK site, or about £10/litre from out of town delaers

Thanks
Roger

I tend to go with their advice about anything Oil related and would trust their judgement over and above any BMW source.

I believe oils like Royal Purple and Valvoline Pro-r and Pro-s knock anything Castrol make into a cocked hat, (not meaning to start a big debate) but thats just my opinion. Give Opie a call and just have a chat, well worth it and costs no more than a phone call..and could be very informative..

cheers
dave

Rampage · 4th April 2005, 14:40

From reading the many posts on the M5 and oils, the upshot being that some say RS is not the same as TWS and others say it is (maybe a local marketing thing?). TWS is alegedly a special formular developed for BMW et al...???

If TWS and RS were the same... Halfords stock it for £35ish for 4lires...

Does anyone have actual clarification from Castrol on this, I wouldn't trust BMW as they will say anything to sell their "Specially Priced" oil.

-Steve