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Castrol › Engine oil

Tabby Cats 4 Sep 2003, 23:38

Rating 5.0

On my car (1992 SLC VR6) on a 100 degree humid summer day, I see a max of 260 degree Farenheit on my oil temp display. I'm running Castol (non-synthetic) 20w-50w in the summer, but I switch to 5w-30w or any of the less expensive 5w-xx oils during the winter. I've been doing this for 5 years now, changing the oil & filter every 3000 miles, and so far, no problems.

Pros: no problems, 5 years

Vehicle: Volkswagen Corrado

Mileage: 4828 km

Mobil › Engine oil

dbrowne1 22 Aug 2003, 04:56

Rating 5.0

I pulled my chipped K03 at 50K miles and looked at it, along with the oil lines, and everything was perfect. Not one sign of coking. This was after using Mobil 1 from 10K to 50K.

Pros: perfect condition, no coking

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 50000 km

Mobil › Engine oil

dino01 13 Aug 2003, 13:47

Rating 4.0

15w/50 mobil1 or 20w/50 anything else. fixed me right up.

Pros: fixed the problem

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Part number: 15W/50

Mobil › Engine oil

Cadenza_7o 26 Jun 2003, 00:28

Rating 4.0

Go with a decent brand like Mobil 1 SuperSyn 0W-40 next time.

Pros: decent brand

Mobil › Engine oil

VDUBNDizzy 13 Jun 2003, 12:40

Rating 4.5

Mobil1 0W40 is thin enough for me.

Pros: suitable viscosity

Mobil › Engine oil

TyrolSport 13 Jun 2003, 12:07

Rating 5.0

Mobil 1 is still in a beach chair sipping Corona's at 260deg

Pros: withstands high temperatures

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

SilverFlash 30 Apr 2003, 06:27

Rating 4.0

I too have used the SynPower since 16,000 miles. The tested sample had 8100 miles on it and had very good readings. I also had the Total Base Number tested which is the additive package. It was 2.0 which is low. They suggested I go no longer than 8100 miles on this oil in my engine due to the additives being low.

Pros: very good readings

Cons: additives being low

Vehicle: Saab

Mileage: 13035 km

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

smiGTi 29 Apr 2003, 22:10

Rating 4.0

I ran this fill from mid Fall through the winter until 4/14/03. I filled up with about .25 of a qt 3000 miles into the interval. Analysis done by Blackstone Laboratories. Total miles on oil: 4,886 DAVID: Although we expect an engine’s break-in period to be past by about 10,000 miles, we suspect that the 5 ppm lead we found in this sample is from lingering wear-in. Upper-end wear (see aluminum, chrome, and iron) looks great. Lead should decrease in the next sample, as should silicon, which is leftover sealers used at the factory. Insolubles were good at 0.4%, showing your oil filtration system is getting the job done.

Pros: Upper-end wear looks great

Cons: lead from lingering wear-in

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 7863 km

AMSOIL › Engine oil

TexasVWdriver 28 Apr 2003, 01:28

Rating 5.0

I'm using Amsoil 15w-40 in both of my Diesels with great results.

Pros: great results

Castrol › Engine oil

turbotrixie 26 Apr 2003, 00:33

Rating 5.0

i pay 8 bux a liter for Castrol TWS MotorSport 10w60 oil...so, that's like 42 bux (after tax) for 5 liters, then next change i'll pay like like 29ish for 4 liters...since i have a half liter or more leftover from the last change... then like 6 bux for OEM filter, drain plug and seal... so...48 bux/35 bux per change for me, just for oil & filter...