vad - calm down, your bias is hanging out.
04 Toyota Camry loves 0W-30 Amsoil!!!!
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Is your house the one with the German flag on the roof?
Says who?quote:
Originally posted by Pablo:
vad - calm down, your bias is hanging out.
LOL
I don't profit from the sales of GC in any possible way, don't own a stock in Castrol/BP and I'm not affiliated with any oil or oil related business.
So, what could be a possible source of my bias?
Hmmmm...
All I can say, VAD is, I didn't see you jumping in when all the "GC made my car feel better...." posts were rolling in.
I never claimed to be unbiased, nor do I harshly and relentlessly question other folk's judgments regardless of of scientific origin (or lack thereof) and then turn around and proclaim oil greatness on a single data point.
I never claimed to be unbiased, nor do I harshly and relentlessly question other folk's judgments regardless of of scientific origin (or lack thereof) and then turn around and proclaim oil greatness on a single data point.
Ditto.
I don't proclaim greatness of any product anywhere around here.
I guess you don't recognize my sarcasm.
I don't even use GC in my car, at least not yet.
And you've brought GC up, not me.
I had no intent to discus Castrol in this particular thread.
The original poster chose to praise Amsoil and proclaim its greatness simply basing on his personal perception and then started to bash GC for no apparent reason without any facts .
I guess you don't recognize my sarcasm.
I don't even use GC in my car, at least not yet.
And you've brought GC up, not me.
I had no intent to discus Castrol in this particular thread.
The original poster chose to praise Amsoil and proclaim its greatness simply basing on his personal perception and then started to bash GC for no apparent reason without any facts .
buster,
Where did you find this information about the Amsoil 0W-30?
I ask because I play NO favorites, I try just about EVERYTHING that I think might be worth something to my engine in the crankcase, and am starting to pay more attention to my transmission's needs more these days as well.
per VAD:
The reason I brought up GC is exactly that - sarcasm - as I clearly pointed out, the "feelings" would be OK if it was GC. Any other motor oil "feelings" don't count and are clearly ridiculed.
Maybe I don't. Sorry.
The reason I brought up GC is exactly that - sarcasm - as I clearly pointed out, the "feelings" would be OK if it was GC. Any other motor oil "feelings" don't count and are clearly ridiculed.
I sorta remember that, but 10.5 cSt? Interesting!
Yeah, go to the MSDS under your PC login or dealer login and you'll notice it. Ted also confirmed it. I personally think it's a good thing. Will remain in grade longer also. TSO will not be GF-4 from what Amsoil told me last week.
TSO is 10.5 cSt now.
buster,
That is in line with the 5W-30 and 10W-30,
both of the technical sheets for those two show a new viscosity.
By the way buster, I have not had a problem with the Amsoil 0W-30 or 5W-30 oil thickening in a 11,000 to 13,500 OCI.
That is in line with the 5W-30 and 10W-30,
both of the technical sheets for those two show a new viscosity.
By the way buster, I have not had a problem with the Amsoil 0W-30 or 5W-30 oil thickening in a 11,000 to 13,500 OCI.
I've had great experiences with RedLine.quote:
Originally posted by Dad2leia:
vad, do you have a personal favorite lubricant that you've had great experience with?
I ask because I play NO favorites, I try just about EVERYTHING that I think might be worth something to my engine in the crankcase, and am starting to pay more attention to my transmission's needs more these days as well.
I've been running it in my car since the 10K mi mark.
It got around 70K on the clock.
My car is 5 years old now. The first three years I've been practicing the 10K intervals - freeway driving, long trips.
The last two years until now - 6-7K intervals (short trips in the slow moving traffic).
I just performed an UOA -the oil looks great after 14 months and 7K mi interval.
Incidentally today I took the valve cover off.
The valve train looks like it's just been put together.
I'm gonna create a new topic with a picture.
BTW I hear a lot of good things about the RedLine tranny fluids.
Unfortunately they don't work too well in my car.
It's got a very tricky manual tranny that likes a very special fluid that Ford imports from....drums please...Germany.
And it's being manufactured by....Castrol.
Sorry but it's just the way it is. LOL.
Unfortunately they don't work too well in my car.
It's got a very tricky manual tranny that likes a very special fluid that Ford imports from....drums please...Germany.
And it's being manufactured by....Castrol.
Sorry but it's just the way it is. LOL.
Hey , I just thought I would post that up since ever other car I see is a Camry. The camry ran smooth and quiet b4 the Amsoil oil change. I was running GC 0W-30 green batch and the green is gone, and the new GC sucks. So, I went with a sure thing according to UOA's and VOA's and I was right. The car now runs better and is completely silent. Thanks Amsoil.
Brian
Brian
Maybe so, but it's pretty darn hard to beat the performance of GC given it's relatively low price ($4.39 - $4.99/quart), especially when compared to the prices for Amsoil and Redline.
Bill, you must have missed brianpavlovic's second post in this message thread where he stated:quote:
Originally posted by Bill:
Nothing here written said GC was bad...
maybe because this oil is about a 0W-30 and GC was not mention it may be implied that GC was no good
That's the same price range that I purchase Amsoil for including shipping and I don't have to go hunting for it. It gets delivered right to the door of the shop.
If I purchase some extra for neighbors or friends they pay the shipping and it's even less expensive.
I've never figured out why people think Amsoil is so expensive
I'm sure any one of the dealers on this site can set you up with the same pricing.
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