Does anyone know where I can find...

[Thunder]

Castrol Syntec 0w-30...... the catch.... its gotta say "made in germany" on the back. I need to find it.

[Alley]

I think I may have some in my ass. One moment...

[Thunder]

You lie

Apparently this stuff was sold at autozone like hotcakes... now they are startign to phase them out?

[Ervin]

^^^ Yes, because German oil made cars run perfectly
This was unacceptable for auto part stores (who need to make money off of our broke ass cars) hence leading to the discontinuation of german oil sold in the US

That is my theory. Accept it!

[86Shelby]

I would try Autostoned. Durrrrrr. Maybe any other auto parts supplier? Actually, I bet you could get that stuff by the case if you'd stop in at Rasing Cane's and pick me up some chicken fingers.

[Thunder]

If you could guarantee me at LEAST 5 quarts, i would buy you some chicken fingers.

[David]

Post this up on LS1tech. I'm pretty sure there is a vendor on there that can get you cases.

[mattmoto441]

why is this so special?

[David]

Alot of people will swear by it. The same individuals will tell you it "fixed" a noise or something alone those lines. I think it's a waste of money but then again I change my oil every 2-3k miles when it's easily good for 4-5. I'll look and see if i can find the oil thread on corvetteforum later that compares the cas vs mob1.

[c0z]

changing oil is overrated

[David]

i'm gonna get the 15k mile oil the next time i change.

[DarkSlide]

I ran my fastback without oil and coolant a few times...oddly enough it actually seemed to run better with no oil :lost:

Not on purpose btw, I had a nasty leak so I was losing like 1.5qt every 1.5k miles.

[SHIFTER]

i'm gonna get the 15k mile oil the next time i change.

ugh thats what caused the protege to go kab00m

[David]

lol

did you have your oil tested afterwords? I think this winter i'm gonna buy an oil test kit and see whats up.

[coop]

super tech ftw

[Thunder]

I think it's a waste of money

So its a waste of money to try a different oil that people have good things to say about, and costs as much, if not CHEAPER, than mobil 1? Wheres the logic in that?!

[roo]

super tech ftw

[roo]

I know for sure Walmart has the 5w-30 and 10w-30 for $20 (5q bottle) right now but I don't know about the 0w. I was going to pick some up last night for the mullet but I went with super tech instead. I figured if super tech oil is good enough for the space shuttle then it's good enough for the mullet.

Castrol Syntec came from the factory in my Jetta TDI and they recommended 10k oil changes with it. I know there were guys over on the TDI forums that had their oil tested after 10-15k miles and it was still within spec. Good stuff

[Thunder]

I know for sure Walmart has the 5w-30 and 10w-30 for $20 (5q bottle) right now but I don't know about the 0w. I was going to pick some up last night for the mullet but I went with super tech instead. I figured if super tech oil is good enough for the space shuttle then it's good enough for the mullet.

Castrol Syntec came from the factory in my Jetta TDI and they recommended 10k oil changes with it. I know there were guys over on the TDI forums that had their oil tested after 10-15k miles and it was still within spec. Good stuff

same with the ls1 guys... 8000 hard miles... test comes back clean and say they coulda probably ran another 1-2k miles. I figured, if its in town and at 5.99 a quart (just like mobil 1), why not. But apparently the stuff ishard to come by in some of the smaller autozones (like the one in lincoln)

[David]

Have you tried calling them and asking if they can order it? i had the guys at orileys order me a case of the tranny fluid that i wanted.. didn't cost any extra. They didnt' charge me for the rest of the case either that i didnt' use... If anything call them ask em if they can get it... i'd bet chris at 48th could figure out how to get you some.

[ADV1]

huh, I hadn't heard about this... I've always done the ol Mobil 1 or in the case of my wifes car, Quaker State...

I'm interested...

[Thunder]

brad (00redss) works at autozone. I might stop in to talk to him sometime.

[DSMMIKE]

i u regular castrol gtx ftw

[Yngvar]

Have you tried calling them and asking if they can order it? i had the guys at orileys order me a case of the tranny fluid that i wanted.. didn't cost any extra. They didnt' charge me for the rest of the case either that i didnt' use... If anything call them ask em if they can get it... i'd bet chris at 48th could figure out how to get you some.

I have to say the guy a orileys seem to be a lot nicer than the guy at auto zone

[David]

Chris is always willing to go the extra mile for me..... He almost knows when i walk in that i'm gonna make his head hurt. lol

[blk97z28]

I am going big dog style AMSOIL $7.70 a quart for 5W-30!

[82355]

changing oil is overrated

I concur.

Martin

[Js04sILVerBullet]

Castrol Syntec 0w-30...... the catch.... its gotta say "made in germany" on the back. I need to find it.how about a "Volkswagon" dealership? They might since there German cars

[DarkSlide]

I am going big dog style AMSOIL $7.70 a quart for 5W-30!

You never drive your car tho.

[JesterMX6]

Valvoline 15w40 FTMFW

[Thunder]

Alot of people will swear by it. The same individuals will tell you it "fixed" a noise or something alone those lines. I think it's a waste of money but then again I change my oil every 2-3k miles when it's easily good for 4-5. I'll look and see if i can find the oil thread on corvetteforum later that compares the cas vs mob1.

You never find that thread?

Found some at Autozone (musta restocked, didn't have any when i looked a while back)

Car idles slightly quieter (less valvetrain noise)

Cold idle = 45 psi
previous = ~35 psi

Warm idle- ~40-42 psi
previous- ~28 psi

at WOT= ~60 psi
previous= ~45 psi

This switching from Mobil 1 10w-30 to Castrol Syntec 0w-30. I am using a Mobil 1 filter instead of AC Delco.

Normally, I wouldn't make a fuss over that, but I only had that mobil 1 in there for about 3000-3500 miles... I changed it somewhere past 40k, now im sitting at 43500, but my speedo has been off for 3 weeks since the rear swap, so it could very well be 43000 actual. I know I beat on the car, but I didn't think it'd break down so quickly... the oil looked goopy and black, thats for sure. I didn't think to save some for analysis though unfortunately, its sitting mixed with another oil at Lepas house.

And for the record, it was cheaper than the mobil 1 at autozone. The mobil 1 there was 6.23 / qt and the Castrol was 6.09.

[dsmdarryl]

you have do something besides put gas in it? wtf

[David]

does anyone else see anythign wrong with thunder's post?

[JesterMX6]

u mean besides the whole thread?

[David]

ya.. but specifically the results he obtained.

[JesterMX6]

no...

[Thunder]

does anyone else see anythign wrong with thunder's post?

What? :rolleye:

[82355]

You paid as much for a quart as I like to pay for a gallon???

Martin

[Thunder]

synthetic isn't cheap unfortunately.

[82355]

Nor is it worth the price.

Martin

[86Shelby]

Next time don't bother comparing oil pressure dependant on the throttle position. It's all in the oil temperature and engine RPM. If your oil pressure actually jump up that high at WOT, but then comes back down when you chop the throttle you have other issues that need attention.

If your oil doesn't turn black, it's not doing it's job. The blackness is the crap it's picked up in your engine; instead of leaving it sit and accumulate like some 'clean' oils. If it's goopy when drained, then something really isn't right- make many short trips? haha

[Thunder]

Next time don't bother comparing oil pressure dependant on the throttle position. It's all in the oil temperature and engine RPM. If your oil pressure actually jump up that high at WOT, but then comes back down when you chop the throttle you have other issues that need attention.


Its not based on throttle position, when I say WOT, im saying I'm taking it to my shift point (6000 rpm). at 3500rpm+, it stays at 60psi.

And unfortunately, I don't have an oil temperature gauge... so i just beat on the car a bit, and thats how i figured a "warm" pressure reading.

The fact of the matter is, there was a big difference... and yes, I know it should be black... please, I'm not stupid. But after such little miles? I dunno...

[86Shelby]

M1 does have a very good detergent package.

[Thunder]

well that very good detergent package, seems to have but cutting down on my oil pressure.

[BossRoss]

why would the speedo being off affect your odometer?

[roo]

oil pressure is overrated

[Thunder]

because my odometer is read based off the speedometer ..

[BossRoss]

why? even if you got 10 miles at 20mph. or at 60mph your still only traveling 10 miles. i always thought there was a seperate sensor for the odometer

[Thunder]

yes, but the odometer is calculating distance using velocity based on my speedometer and a timer. So if my speedometer is reading 60 mph, but I'm actually traveling 50mph, its going to say I'm going farther than I actually am.

If time = 5 minutes
and velocity = 60 mph (speedo)

then my odometer is going to say I've traveled 5 miles.

however

if in reality, i'm doing only 50 mph, then I've actually traveled 4.1 miles.

[BossRoss]

i always thougt it was a wheel sensor. based on how many revolutions the front or rear wheels turn

[Thunder]

when you start putting hundreds of miles on the car, the gap widens.

[Thunder]

Well, I tried it with milemarkers going to omaha. I traveled 39 miles according to the mile markers, but my odometer read 46 miles. The only way I could get an accurate number, is if I had some sort of GPS.

[David]

well ray almost hit what i was referring too... there is still something wrong with your thinkig/results...

your clue: W

[86Shelby]

He changed too many variables to even get into the weight of the oil difference. Now if the filters had stayed the same, there would be something resembling a case for the higher presure.....almost. One thing most people don't account for with oil filters is the bypass valve. Some have a weaker spring than others. Stiff spring - most everything goes through the filter and there is naturally a pressure drop. Weak spring- oil bypasses the filter media and you effectively have higher pressure in the oil galleries due to a lower pressure drop.

[David]

of the two oils that he has used... which has a higher viscosity?

[Thunder]

k

[David]

k is not a valid answer. Please check your answer and try again

[Thunder]

not in the mood to answer questions like a 2nd grader, or to be treated like one. If you know something I don't, say it, don't play 20 questions. Much like Ray's responses.