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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 09:33 PM
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I've been looking at AutoZone and Walmart and cannot find any Castrol that has made in Germany or from Germany, they all say made with Domestic and else, can some post a picture of what this bottle looks like and where it says made in Germany?

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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 04:49 AM
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Here is the two versions of what the front of the bottles will look like:



And just make sure it says made in Germany on the back if you find one with the older label on the left (since there were a few American made ones with that label at first) If you find them with the label on the left, they are all made in Germany.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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at the autozone where i get mine.....its easy to spot. the bottle looks different than the others. where it says 0w-30...it has a red backround (as shown in the pics above) and the others do not.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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Is this stuff fully synthetic or is it a blend? I am going to give this stuff a try.
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I think I probably missed a big oil post somewhere, but is the german Castrol ranked higher than the Mobil1 0w40 on the Patman scale?
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Oh, you said "German CASTROL"!! I thought you wanted a "German Castro"!!
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 02 Pewter LS1
Is this stuff fully synthetic or is it a blend? I am going to give this stuff a try.
100% fully synthetic, in fact the base oil it uses is extremely unique and extremely high tech!
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by SMOKINV8
I think I probably missed a big oil post somewhere, but is the german Castrol ranked higher than the Mobil1 0w40 on the Patman scale?
Way higher yes! German Castrol is considerably better than M1 0w40.
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Originally Posted by Patman
100% fully synthetic, in fact the base oil it uses is extremely unique and extremely high tech!
Cool I guess I will go raid my local Autozones for it.
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