Recent content by 345hemi

i was very surprised when i went on and found them because Castrol is usually very secretive like the have nuclear weapons program going on.

im going to try the mobil super HM next go around because this car has been fed a steady diet of the mobil super 5000. the 2.7 is known for sludge problems and the mobil super 5000 has kept her sludge free this whole time.

my buddy uses that in his trailblazer and he said it made his valve cover leak go away in his trailblazer with 175,000 on it.

i remember my father swore by gtx when i was a kid. before the days of synthetics

i went on the main web page and it had on the bottom of the picture little green boxes pds and msds.

http://msdspds.castrol.com/ussds/amersdsf.nsf/Files/F5412EF71900100E80257DBE0058F4DE/$File/BP%20GHS%20US%20SDS%20-%20US%20US-Lubes%20Americas-Castrol%20%28Wayne%2C%20NJ%20US%29464811-US12%20US13%20US81English%20%28US%29.pdf

http://msdspds.castrol.com/bpglis/FusionPDS.nsf/Files/65CFC837B6CDD27980257DCE0053FD85/$File/BPXE-9TFCUW.pdf

put it in today and turned out not to be a oil sensor leak but a pan gasket leak. $20.00 part and changed it car seemed to like the oil cause it runs smoother than on the Mobil 5000.

really? i will stay away from next gen then

I recently picked up some Castrol GTX High Mileage for my daily driver a 2006 Sebring Touring with the dreaded 2.7 litre motor. It has 119,000 miles on her now and still runs like a top. Been using Mobil 5000 conventional on her in 5w20 with a 3000 - 5000 mile interval. Started leaking a little...

I ve used qsud the past 210 oil changes in my hemi at 7000 mi oci. Runs smooth and silenced the infamous hemi tick. Its a SOPUS product so its quality oil. I called SOPUS and they said there is very little difference between PP and QUSD in layman terms its splitting hairs. One cleans a tad bit...

Thanks Chris for that info!

Well thanks for the advice. Those who answered seriously. I have heard from alot of different people different things like an oil company may use different add packs and the combination of the two may cause excessive wear or sludging

Ok it's OCI time and my car takes 7qts. I had a 5 qt jug of 5w20 PP and had 2 qts of PU in the basement also 5W20. I was wondering will it do any harm to mix these 2 or should i just go purchase 2 qts of PP. Both are the same weight and same manufacturer im guessing one has stronger add pack but...

http://www.epc.shell.com/Docs/GPCDOC_X_cbe_24855_key_140003587115_201007020127.pdf