Castrol question
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From: shavertown Pa.
0W oil
I think that stuff is great if you live near the artic circle, these cars run extremly hot and that oil is very thin on the protection side, its to easy to spin a rod bearing, My pick-up has that 5.3,300 hp. motor, and I changed that for the hotter weather , to 10-30 mobil one, the fuel mileage stayed the same, the 5-30 was said to be for saving fuel, I rather have the protection of a little heavyer oil, and if you are going to realy get on it, i would stay away from that oil untill january, or if its like my car it never sees cold weather use...B
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From: Rehoboth MA . . . NRA Life Member
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
I've never heard of a true 0W oil and the only European Formula I know if is from AMSOIL. I'm not implying that none exist I've just never heard of any other.
This is what I use in my 04 Z06.
This is what I use in my 04 Z06.
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From: King George VA
Originally Posted by cbx1047cc
Does the Castrol 0W that people refer to as GC say "European Formula" on the front?
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The German Castrol to which he refers is a 0w30 not a 0w.
The German Castrol 0w30 does perform very well in the LS1 motor, but for those that prefer, there is an American alternative:
Used Oil Analysis Comparison: German Castrol 0w30 vs AMSOIL Series 2000 0w30
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