Since German Castrol is gone.... (IT'S NOT!!)
Here's what I've got in my cammed LS1 right now, I only use German Castrol when it's on sale. They had these 5 qt jugs on clearence at our local autozone for $10 bucks, I ended up buying 10 of them. The only other oil I run is Schaeffers.
That is what has been referred to as German Castrol since it changed from green to gold...I use the same oil he posted with excellent results.
When it's on sale in an oil change deal it's the same price as any other synthetic oil change deal.
When it's on sale in an oil change deal it's the same price as any other synthetic oil change deal.
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If it's not the "made in Germany" oil, it's a different formula and additives package. It's still decent oil but it's not German Castrol. Even after the color change, GC was still different and better than all other Castrol oils.
What you're buying is not German Castrol.
What you're buying is not German Castrol.
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If it's not the "made in Germany" oil, it's a different formula and additives package. It's still decent oil but it's not German Castrol. Even after the color change, GC was still different and better than all other Castrol oils.
What you're buying is not German Castrol.
What you're buying is not German Castrol.
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HUH. I see what you're saying there. As I understood it, throughout the years they produced it, "0W-30 German Castrol" was their only oil marked as "made in Germany". Maybe 0W-40 is the new German Castro"? I'll look deeper into this later-and see what the scuttlebutt is over at BITOG.
Good catch!
Good catch!
Last edited by Paul Bell; Dec 10, 2014 at 02:54 PM.
That was my confusion for this whole thread...
It was my understanding the "Made in Germany" 0w40 European Formula oil meant it was made from a true synthetic base stock (hence why it was better than normal Castrol). What minimum research I did indicated nothing had changed which is why this thread's title alarmed me.
If that has indeed changed please post your findings.
It was my understanding the "Made in Germany" 0w40 European Formula oil meant it was made from a true synthetic base stock (hence why it was better than normal Castrol). What minimum research I did indicated nothing had changed which is why this thread's title alarmed me.
If that has indeed changed please post your findings.
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OK folks, I'm updating this post (and LT1 sport's post) as I found better info.
From the third post down here:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...pics/718643/46
The "current" German made Castrol 0W-40 oil IS a fully synthetic group IV/V oil.
Looks like we have a winner!
From the third post down here:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...pics/718643/46
The "current" German made Castrol 0W-40 oil IS a fully synthetic group IV/V oil.
Looks like we have a winner!
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So, thanks to LT1 sport bringing this to light (and thunderstruck507 also), I'm confirming the German made Castrol 0W-40 oil would be a viable replacement for the original GC 0W-30 oil.
It might be a while yet before i get enough miles on but i will update with a UAO report between this new german castrol and the schaeffers that i also run, should be interesting. It's nice to have this cleared up because i too was not sure what had changed from the old german castrol 0w-30 days.
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Here's what looks to have happened:
The Castrol 0W-40 was originally made in Belgium. I believe it was a group III blend.
Since the original 0W-30 that was made in Germany has ended, the 0W-40 was shifted over from Belgium. It looks like the group IV/V full synthetic oils are made in Germany.
One downside I'm seeing is that it's not listed on Autozone or Pep Boy's websites but I'm sure in time sources will be discovered.
The Castrol 0W-40 was originally made in Belgium. I believe it was a group III blend.
Since the original 0W-30 that was made in Germany has ended, the 0W-40 was shifted over from Belgium. It looks like the group IV/V full synthetic oils are made in Germany.
One downside I'm seeing is that it's not listed on Autozone or Pep Boy's websites but I'm sure in time sources will be discovered.
