German Castrol 0w-30?
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From: Mississauga, Ontario
Originally Posted by 98_1LE
The one time I put the German Castrol in my motor is when it spun #6. The car had been driven hard, but I won't use it again.
Update. I went to the store today to see if they got any more in. They still had 2 bottles that said made in Germany, and the rest were the bottles marc and I described earlier that were a different covering, said in America, and had nothing about Germany on them. They said the Germany bottles and the ones mentioned had the same SKU number though, so that is all they will be getting, and thus they are the same thing--is this bs or the truth? Thanks!
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Patman,
Will changing from the Mobile 1 to the German made Castrol cause any problems? From the searches I did you seem to be the resident oil guru. If the Castrol is as good as you say it is I think I might give it a shot.
Will changing from the Mobile 1 to the German made Castrol cause any problems? From the searches I did you seem to be the resident oil guru. If the Castrol is as good as you say it is I think I might give it a shot.
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Anyone care to sum up the difference in the synthetics from germany? I never knew there was a difference... I always been running the red Mobil 1 15w50... I figured it would be thicker and protect a little better but possibly sacrafice a few HP? How do I tell the german Mobil1 apart?
Someone please school me on the oils.
Someone please school me on the oils.
Last edited by phunk; Oct 5, 2004 at 07:55 PM.
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Originally Posted by 1BAD-SS
Patman,
Will changing from the Mobile 1 to the German made Castrol cause any problems? From the searches I did you seem to be the resident oil guru. If the Castrol is as good as you say it is I think I might give it a shot.
Will changing from the Mobile 1 to the German made Castrol cause any problems? From the searches I did you seem to be the resident oil guru. If the Castrol is as good as you say it is I think I might give it a shot.
Three years ago I ran nothing but Mobil 1 in my vehicles and in all my family member's cars. Now I run nothing but German Castrol in all of them. And the oil analysis results I have gotten with this oil have been excellent. I'm looking forward to seeing my first oil analysis results with this oil in my Corvette early next week (I just bought the Corvette 8 weeks ago, and immediately put GC 0w30 in it and have already driven it almost 5000 miles since then!)
What do you think about the oil I found at Autozone w/ the same SKU as the German version pictured at the beginning. They only have 2 bottles of the for sure real German brand, and the rest are the ones I described earlier.
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Originally Posted by phunk
Anyone care to sum up the difference in the synthetics from germany? I never knew there was a difference... I always been running the red Mobil 1 15w50... I figured it would be thicker and protect a little better but possibly sacrafice a few HP? How do I tell the german Mobil1 apart?
Someone please school me on the oils.
Someone please school me on the oils.
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Originally Posted by BoneSS
What do you think about the oil I found at Autozone w/ the same SKU as the German version pictured at the beginning. They only have 2 bottles of the for sure real German brand, and the rest are the ones I described earlier.
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Originally Posted by Patman
You should have no problems at all. In fact I know of a few people who were burning a quart of Mobil 1 every 3k and then switched to the German Castrol 0w30 and found they now use 1/4 or less!
Three years ago I ran nothing but Mobil 1 in my vehicles and in all my family member's cars. Now I run nothing but German Castrol in all of them. And the oil analysis results I have gotten with this oil have been excellent. I'm looking forward to seeing my first oil analysis results with this oil in my Corvette early next week (I just bought the Corvette 8 weeks ago, and immediately put GC 0w30 in it and have already driven it almost 5000 miles since then!)
Three years ago I ran nothing but Mobil 1 in my vehicles and in all my family member's cars. Now I run nothing but German Castrol in all of them. And the oil analysis results I have gotten with this oil have been excellent. I'm looking forward to seeing my first oil analysis results with this oil in my Corvette early next week (I just bought the Corvette 8 weeks ago, and immediately put GC 0w30 in it and have already driven it almost 5000 miles since then!)
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From: Mississauga, Ontario
Originally Posted by Roofer Dave
Would German Castrol 0w30 okay in a 6.0 liter powered work van that's used for heavy hauling and towing a 12,000 lb trailer 20% of the time?It seems kinda thin,but I know you're the expert.Is this oil available for diesels,I have been using Mobil syn since my Duramax was new.TIA
For a 6.0 gas engine the German 0w30 Castrol would be great, keep in mind that this 0w30 oil is not thinner at operating temp, it's much thicker, it's almost a 40wt oil.
FWIW, I haven't burned any oil at all over the last 4700 miles that this oil has been in my engine.
I don't like the "0" Blend oils. IT'S TOO THIN! It's suppose to run like a 30 wt at temp. When you drain it hot it comes out like water!! For HD use I don't like it. I use 15w-50 AMSOIL. I like the 0w-30 in my wifes Tahoe. Bet then again I don't drive my car in the cold weather.
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Originally Posted by LASTLS1
I don't like the "0" Blend oils. IT'S TOO THIN! It's suppose to run like a 30 wt at temp. When you drain it hot it comes out like water!!
