castrol syntec
01-30-2005, 06:55 AM
#3
I'm not sure about down in the US, but up here in Canada we get only two German versions. they are the 0w30 which I ran in my H/C set up and a 5w40. In the Toronto F Body club we have a member than has studied various oils almost to a doctorate level. He swears by the 0w30 and now uses it in his C5. Also known as Patman on the boards.
As for the Valvoline, I used to use it and one thing about it that seemed good was that the oil looked so clean, even after 1500 miles of hard driving. I had dealership mechanics questioning me what I used since the motor was so clean (pushrods
) I still use it in my wifes Vibe GT.
Anyway, as far as I know the only import Castrol is the 0w30 and 5w40, it says on the back imported from Germany or Belgium.
Rampant
As for the Valvoline, I used to use it and one thing about it that seemed good was that the oil looked so clean, even after 1500 miles of hard driving. I had dealership mechanics questioning me what I used since the motor was so clean (pushrods
) I still use it in my wifes Vibe GT.Anyway, as far as I know the only import Castrol is the 0w30 and 5w40, it says on the back imported from Germany or Belgium.
Rampant
01-30-2005, 08:26 AM
#4
TECH Senior Member
Originally Posted by blackbird007
How can you tell if the castrol synthetic is the good german one or just the regular crap?
ACEA A3/B3,B4
VW 502.00,505.00,503.01
BMW LL-01
MB 229.1,MB 229.3
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