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So I was working my parts counter today and a customer brought in some old school Castrol GTX 10w-40. I'm talking really old school guys, like SJ grade with the 80's text/characters on it! What should I do with it? I have like 18 bottles of this stuff sitting my store by my oil tank! I would...

Hey everyone, I'm going to be picking up a 1995 BMW M3 with 157k on the motor. I know that this motor would take a nice thick oil like a 40wt, but I"m conflicted as to what I should use. Cost is no option, I'll pay what I have to for the best motor oil. I'm look for oil that will make the least...

Hello all, I happen to be a Store Manager at Autozone and I stock up heavily on the wonder german oil that we all know and love. As a thank you to the forum, I will give all bay area members that visit my store a 10% discount on German Castrol. My store is located in the east bay. I have...

In these past few months, I took the BITOG advice and ran DELO 400 in my 535i. My gas mileage went down a bit, but after my engine got used to it, things went to normal. Now my engine is quieter and happy. Therefore, I am happy. My question is, how long should I keep it in? I currently have...

So, I currently have hoarded many bottles of GC for my Benz, which is fine for that (it's a 2000) But my BMW (1990 535i M30 engine-75k on a rebuild) cannot use GC. The manual says I should go with a 15w-40. I can run dino or syn, but I have a small engine leak at the oil pan gasket, which I am...

landed myself 27 quarts of the green stuff for 2.00 a qt. at an autozone close out sale in the ghetto. Yayayay!!! I now have 53 qts, and growing!

So.. I walk into autozone to look for some GC... I see fram. I go to pep boys, I see fram. I go to Kragen, I see fram. Wally World... fram. Ace Hardware, more fram. It seems that every establishment that I go into sells Fram. What's worse is, that is most of their stock. Oil or air... I that's...

I was walking around the hardware store, and saw Ace hardware brand oil there for 1.79 a qt. It was SM rated as well.. but heck, who makes it?

So I am being flown out to a debate tournament in about 2 weeks.. I figure heck, I might as well do some shopping while I was there... I figure that the Green Stuff isn't as popular as it is in Cali, so, I was wondering whether or not any of the locals knew if some was left. Thanks!

So I usually get mobil 10w-40 ep at the autozone... I would run GC, but the manual requires 15w-40. The problem being, I don't like the cold start up clatter I get with the M1. I have been hearing for a while now that M1's multi-grade xW-40 usually shear down to a 30wt. So, what I am looking...

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I went to the 2 Az's by my house, they had Green GC! Sweet!!!!!! I now have 29 quarts of the elvish stuff... at 5.19 a qt... man, $150 on oil... eeeeek!

My dad's wrecking yard got a 1992 Viper in yesterday. Insurance just handed it to us, and the owner could careless. The odo reads 73,988. From what we are told, the car got into 6 rolls and landed upside down, but the drivetrain looks soild. So, I asked my dad for the car, and he's gonna let...

Before I learned of this board, I used a fram cartridge filter in my BMW.. then I learned better. I promptly went to pep boys and got me a pureolator. I then cut the cartridge open.. and wasn't suprised... the filter medium was as thick and as durable as construction paper. Very easy to rip...

So, noob question. What is the difference between German Castrol and "regular" castrol? What is the difference between Green and Gold? Also, I hear the OEM oil for BMW is Castrol.. is this true?

Pretty much what the title says, I think the previous owner used dino for 70k.... I put in M1 syn 10w-30, now I got a nasty leak.. It's been going on for about a week or so now.. I narrowed it down to the oil pan gasket(which I would have to jack the engine up) or a the rear main seal. So I am...

I was thinking of running M1 T&Suv, or another 5w-40 in my bimmer... the 10w-30 feels... kinda thin. I want a thicker oil. But I have heard that when those kinds of oils are used, they are more prone to sludging than a regular 5w-30 because of the viscosity. Thoughts?

http://www.synlube.com That pretty much says it... You never have to change your oil again.. Is this actually true? Can this be done? Fellas, we must investigate this.

Yeah, I have to do an oil change on the other car.. a 2000 Mercedes-Benz c230 Kompressor.... I got some M1 5w-30 full syn... but was kinda iffy on the filters considering I now know fram is bad, so I picked up an STP filter from autozone for like $9. Is this any good?

Hey all, I found this site off of bimmerforums.com, and so far I have to say I am impressed. Before I continue, I did run a search, and looked at the BMW thread, but really didn't answer my question, so I figured I would post. I have a 1990 BMW 535i. Engine is 3.5 liter SOHC inline 6.. or one...