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saabarupp wrote:
Pepboys has specials on GC fairly regularly.
one post up 
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eurospek wrote:
saabarupp wrote:
German Castrol Bart
5w-30 still?
And without scanning this thread, where can I get some? Stamped Made in Germany?
German Castrol is Castrol Syntec 0w30. If it doesn't say 'made in germany' on the back of the bottle it isn't German Castrol.
Pep Boys and Advance auto carry it. If you buy it when it's on sale the price is reasonable. If you just buy it when you need it, you'll probably be dealing with $40+ oil changes after buying a filter to go with it.
I've used GC in each of my turbo FHI cars since 2005 or 2006. Switching to it (from Amsoil) got rid of the oil consumption in my '04 WRX. I used it from the first day I switched to synthetic in the '06 WRX (no consumption problems ever) and moved the 92x to it when I added the VF39.
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GC is pretty awesome. I stretched one interval to 7.5k, since I was doing a lot of very long distance driving (UT to CA to UT to CO to UT to MO to FL). I lost 1/3rd quart over the first 3k miles, then nothing for the next 4.5k. I'm at 3.75k on this change, and just got another 5 qts and a K&N oil filter for $29 or whatever at Autozone. I use the Subaru filters, though.
The 0W30 GC claims to be more viscous than any Castrol 5W30 at operating temperature (you can find the data sheets online), so don't worry about the rating.
Last edited by jon_s (2011-01-18 18:29:48)
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Miller Lite FTW
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mvcsk8r wrote:
Stay away from mobile 1, it evaporates much too quickly. Every spun bearing post I have seen the person was using Mobile 1. Rotella T 10w40 is relatively inexpensive and doesn't disappear nearly as quickly.
I am intending to offend you so Im not going to say no offence. Your assumption that M1 is bad is Copulating Bull Shite. Show me a scientific study showing that. I hate people who repeat the M1 is Bad without any ability to back it up. Why is it evaporating faster? Please tell me the Scientific way that a oil is evaporating. Mobil 1 is less volatile than Amsoil . And I can back that up with a study and numbers from the Manufacturers Sites...
Oh and from the "official" breakdown tread to your claim that you haven't seen any cars spin bearings on non M1 oil... here ya go
Member: tcooper
Car: 2005 Aero 5MT
Mileage: 75,900
Issue: Spun rod bearing.
Thread: https://saab92x.com/viewtopic.php?id=33873
tcooper wrote:
No I wasnt running M1, my oil was just below then F mark, I was within 3k for my oil change.
Member: SaabRX
Car: 2005 Aero 5MT
Mileage:
Issue: Spun rod bearing.
SaabRX wrote:
p.s. for the record... Rotella T6 5w40
So until someone can show me something other than anecdotal evidence I will assume you know M1 is an OK oil, and you just are to dumb to admit it.....
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+1! 
Something else we agree on! 
Last edited by Nelly (2011-06-14 09:55:19)
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Switching it up a bit, 2 qt. valvoline vr-1 syn 10w-30 racing oil and 2+ qt. rotella t6 5w-40. Both have high zinc content, and I'm catless.
Last edited by saabturbo (2011-06-14 10:44:32)
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Augie wrote:
mvcsk8r wrote:
Stay away from mobile 1, it evaporates much too quickly. Every spun bearing post I have seen the person was using Mobile 1. Rotella T 10w40 is relatively inexpensive and doesn't disappear nearly as quickly.
I am intending to offend you so Im not going to say no offence. Your assumption that M1 is bad is Copulating Bull Shite. Show me a scientific study showing that. I hate people who repeat the M1 is Bad without any ability to back it up. Why is it evaporating faster? Please tell me the Scientific way that a oil is evaporating. Mobil 1 is less volatile than Amsoil . And I can back that up with a study and numbers from the Manufacturers Sites...
Oh and from the "official" breakdown tread to your claim that you haven't seen any cars spin bearings on non M1 oil... here ya go
Member: tcooper
Car: 2005 Aero 5MT
Mileage: 75,900
Issue: Spun rod bearing.
Thread: https://saab92x.com/viewtopic.php?id=33873tcooper wrote:
No I wasnt running M1, my oil was just below then F mark, I was within 3k for my oil change.
Member: SaabRX
Car: 2005 Aero 5MT
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Issue: Spun rod bearing.SaabRX wrote:
p.s. for the record... Rotella T6 5w40
So until someone can show me something other than anecdotal evidence I will assume you know M1 is an OK oil, and you just are to dumb to admit it.....
I am intending to offend you, so I'm not going to say no offense.
Read the damn post date, you nubstik.
*edit* Dammit, I'd go back and bump one of your older posts asking to buy an item that was already sold, but you really are new. 
Last edited by iamchris (2011-06-14 11:06:46)
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Oh yes, the age old Mobil1 argument.
Everyone knows Mobil1 5W-30 is thinner than any other synthetic 5W-30. 
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Mobil 1 0w40 in my motor.
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royal purp, 5w-30
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thebillsman wrote:
royal purp, 5w-30
that.
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also, how is mobil 1 in second place?
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Update on the valvoline vr-1 syn 10w-30 racing oil + rotella t6 syn 5w-40 combination after the first run. No oil burn off at all during the 5000 miles driven, fuel consumption remain the same, very promising so far.
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saabturbo wrote:
Update on the valvoline vr-1 syn 10w-30 racing oil + rotella t6 syn 5w-40 combination after the first run. No oil burn off at all during the 5000 miles driven, fuel consumption remain the same, very promising so far.
What was your ratio?
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tlow98 wrote:
saabturbo wrote:
Update on the valvoline vr-1 syn 10w-30 racing oil + rotella t6 syn 5w-40 combination after the first run. No oil burn off at all during the 5000 miles driven, fuel consumption remain the same, very promising so far.
What was your ratio?
2 qt. vr-1 and 2+ qt. Shell T6. I change it up because I figure the extra zinc content are always welcome, and I'm catless anyway. We'll see how this second run come out.
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why not run one or the other, i dont understand the point of mixing it? 
as for me, i use straight german castrol.
Last edited by crxgator (2011-09-11 09:39:52)
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crxgator wrote:
why not run one or the other, i dont understand the point of mixing it?
as for me, i use straight german castrol.
It's the opportunity to play home chemist and outsmart those stupid scientist and engineers.
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tonka92x wrote:
crxgator wrote:
why not run one or the other, i dont understand the point of mixing it?
as for me, i use straight german castrol.It's the opportunity to play home chemist and outsmart those stupid scientist and engineers.
i mean, if he wants to give the car extra zinc, why not throw in a new pill everday?
Last edited by crxgator (2011-09-11 12:07:46)
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tonka92x wrote:
crxgator wrote:
why not run one or the other, i dont understand the point of mixing it?
as for me, i use straight german castrol.It's the opportunity to play home chemist and outsmart those stupid scientist and engineers.
Hardly, due to cost issue.
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If you're going Mobil 1, Costco usually has a case at a decent price. I also just found out AAA members get a discount at NAPA parts stores... not sure how much, I think 7% or something, but hey something is better then nothing.
As much as I hate to say it, Wal-Mart is usually tough to beat on prices for the more common brands....
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