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KKM - I couldn't agree with you more on this subject! I am also strongly opionated that the first oil change should be done at around 5K miles, instead of the recommended 10K. I know the CT engine runs cooler, and being a hybrid the actual ON time is less than a regular vehicle. But without fail, in my all "first oil" changes I found what appears to be "metallized sludge" in the oil. No, I haven't perfomed any oil analysis but by visual inspection of the oil, it was quite obvious that there were metal in the oil. Kudos for you KKM !!!
 
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The 5K oil change in the maintenance display is a misnomer according to my dealer. They would NOT do the oil & filter change at 5K. Mobil 1 Sythentic API Service designation with viscosity SN 0W-20 is one of the better sythentic oils, readily available at discounted stores such as Walmart. 0W-20 is the oil that Toyota/Honda generally uses for their engines. Mobil 1, API service designation SN is good for 10K miles or 12 months. If you are looking for long life oil, BMW recommends Mobil 1, Sythentic 0W-40 with European service designation LL04 which is far more stringent than API service designation SN; but their service interval is 25K or two years. Similar sythentic oils are available from MB/Audi. To counter the endemic problems of owners changing the oil prematurely, BMW has eliminated dip stick in ther engines since 2009; so the owners won't change oil just because it is brown. After 24 months/25K miles, the engine oil from my BMW came out as black and thick as tar. So I stopped following the BMW condition based service recommendations.

I don't see any issues to use any brand sythentic oil with viscosity 0W-20 provided it got API service designation SN or better in your CT if you change oil at around 5K miles intervals.
 
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