Where can I find German Castrol?
01-04-2006, 07:58 PM
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Where can I find this stuff? I have looked everywhere on this island and cannot find any anywhere. I am exahusted. Does anyone know where to get the German Castrol 0w30 (green)? I dont mind having it shipped in. TIA
01-08-2006, 11:17 PM
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Could you enter your location in your profile? 
( https://ls1tech.com/forums/profile.php?do=editprofile , near the end)
Places that I've heard might have German Castrol 0w30:
AutoZone
some Volkswagen dealerships
possibly some BMW dealerships ('SLX')
Wal-Marts in Canada
Canadian Tire
Partsource
Apparently some AutoZones are willing to special-order it when they're out of stock.
The UPC code is 079191000687.
Unfortunately, it seems that there is not a single place that sells it online.
There doesn't seem to be a decisive confirmed opinion yet on whether the GC gold is as good as the GC green (or better?), but if everywhere around you is out of the German green but do have the German gold, it should at least be a good second choice
( https://ls1tech.com/forums/profile.php?do=editprofile , near the end)Places that I've heard might have German Castrol 0w30:
AutoZone
some Volkswagen dealerships
possibly some BMW dealerships ('SLX')
Wal-Marts in Canada
Canadian Tire
Partsource
Apparently some AutoZones are willing to special-order it when they're out of stock.
The UPC code is 079191000687.
Unfortunately, it seems that there is not a single place that sells it online.
There doesn't seem to be a decisive confirmed opinion yet on whether the GC gold is as good as the GC green (or better?), but if everywhere around you is out of the German green but do have the German gold, it should at least be a good second choice
Last edited by ACW; 01-08-2006 at 11:34 PM.
01-09-2006, 12:25 AM
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Fwiw, the Belgian Castrol Syntec 5w40 (another alternative) is available online:
http://www.worldimpex.com/item_detail.html?sku=73642
http://www.worldimpex.com/item_detail.html?sku=73642
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Good luck! 
01-09-2006, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Rebob5
what the big deal about German Castrol??????? Just wondering.
"In short, German Castrol is a much better synthetic oil that originally was only available in europe but has somehow made it's way onto our shores. It's A3 rated and is a Group IV + V oil that has shown to be excellent"
"There are reasons people are trying to find this stuff. All of the VOAs and UOAs that I have seen for this oil look excellent. The only thing people have noticed that I am aware of that some people don't like is that some of the German Castrol in VOAs has some iron in it. The evidence from every UOA that I am aware of indicates that the oil reduces wear and works great. One guy said that he had never had better fuel mileage then when he used the German Castrol. It is synthetic oil in every sense of the word and not identical to the American made Castrol Syntec. And it costs about the same as Mobil 1-much cheaper then many European synthetic oils.
All available information that I have been able to come across indicates that the German Castrol flows very well in extreme cold, and performs almost like a 40 weight oil in extreme heat. It can be used for extended drains."
(There's a whole forum about this oil at that forum, but mysteriously the site seems to no longer allow viewing without registration, despite having worked fine yesterday!)
