German Castrol @ AutoZone WTF?
05-22-2007, 05:05 PM
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German Castrol @ AutoZone WTF? Running low on oil, I strolled into a local AutoZone only to find not one quart of QC 0W-30. The guy did an inventory search and said that they weren't going to stock it anymore. Now where am I gonna get my GC?? Is this just here in the NY area or is this elswhere also?
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05-22-2007, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Formula350
I thought most places were stopping their stock of that?
I still haven't read a definitive reason as to why the 0w-30 is so good of a weight :\
I still haven't read a definitive reason as to why the 0w-30 is so good of a weight :\
weight really has nothing to do with it. It's the formulation behind the oil. It's a true synthetic oil, unlike the other castrol weights. It's a nice thick oil. it's viscosity is 12.2 cst @100C. Almost close to a 40w oil. It's shear stable. It will not loose viscosity over time. It produces great UOAs, and is reasonably priced.
Paul, unfortunately for some reason many AZs here in the US have GC on sell through. Mainly because it doens't make up a huge percentage of sell. it's definately not discontinued. A few guys have found M07 batch oil (2007). it's abundant in Canada though. Heck they sell it at Wal-Mart up there, and a couple other places. Im tempted to find the castrol Local distributor and try to buy directly from them. IIRC audi dealer should stock it.
05-23-2007, 12:05 AM
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Well damn, shame they're $5/q or I'd think about switching over. Unless that's the stuff you really can run 15k miles w/o worrying (changing filters every 3K still).
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Originally Posted by Formula350
Well damn, shame they're $5/q or I'd think about switching over. Unless that's the stuff you really can run 15k miles w/o worrying (changing filters every 3K still).
05-23-2007, 12:44 AM
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Well I figure to push 15K, it wouldn't hurt to change the filter every 3K. The new Cummins says you can go 15K in the Dodge trucks, and the new silly Castrol Syntec commercials are claiming 15K as well.
You seem to be quite an oil expert, so would you care to dispel a myth? Is switching to synthetic on a higher mileage motor not wise due to synthetic oil molecules being smaller and more susceptible to leaking through old seals and gaskets?
You seem to be quite an oil expert, so would you care to dispel a myth? Is switching to synthetic on a higher mileage motor not wise due to synthetic oil molecules being smaller and more susceptible to leaking through old seals and gaskets?
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Originally Posted by Formula350
Well I figure to push 15K, it wouldn't hurt to change the filter every 3K. The new Cummins says you can go 15K in the Dodge trucks, and the new silly Castrol Syntec commercials are claiming 15K as well.
You seem to be quite an oil expert, so would you care to dispel a myth? Is switching to synthetic on a higher mileage motor not wise due to synthetic oil molecules being smaller and more susceptible to leaking through old seals and gaskets?
You seem to be quite an oil expert, so would you care to dispel a myth? Is switching to synthetic on a higher mileage motor not wise due to synthetic oil molecules being smaller and more susceptible to leaking through old seals and gaskets?
the only way to tell would be to do a used oil analysis (UOA) and check the insoluble(sp) levels. That usually indicates if the filter is being overcome by more than it can handle.
Im not expert at all. The reason a synthetic oil will "cause" leaks is because its removing a "false" seal. A seal may be compromised before the switch but it may not be made aware until the synthetic oil starts cleaning the build up off it.
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05-23-2007, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by buffman
Im not expert at all. The reason a synthetic oil will "cause" leaks is because its removing a "false" seal. A seal may be compromised before the switch but it may not be made aware until the synthetic oil starts cleaning the build up off it.
Buffman, hey it's VIN Guy from that other forum.
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Originally Posted by buffman
the only way to tell would be to do a used oil analysis (UOA) and check the insoluble(sp) levels. That usually indicates if the filter is being overcome by more than it can handle.
Im not expert at all. The reason a synthetic oil will "cause" leaks is because its removing a "false" seal. A seal may be compromised before the switch but it may not be made aware until the synthetic oil starts cleaning the build up off it.
Im not expert at all. The reason a synthetic oil will "cause" leaks is because its removing a "false" seal. A seal may be compromised before the switch but it may not be made aware until the synthetic oil starts cleaning the build up off it.
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Well it was already mentioned that any Castrol dist. and VW/Audi dealerships. I think the oil is somewhat popular with the gas and diesel engines from VAG.
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