My local BMW stealership just changed from M1 0W40 in all petrol (gasoline) cars to Edge 0W40. Something is going on.
Castrol EDGE 8 X better Wear Protection than Mobil
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Originally Posted By: sprintman
My local BMW stealership just changed from M1 0W40 in all petrol (gasoline) cars to Edge 0W40. Something is going on.
Yeah like I couldn't find Edge 0W-40 here! (yet)
My local BMW stealership just changed from M1 0W40 in all petrol (gasoline) cars to Edge 0W40. Something is going on.
Yeah like I couldn't find Edge 0W-40 here! (yet)
Originally Posted By: DragRace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ8uzFwpTkw
Castrol Edge commercial I found,pretty cool!
Pretty cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ8uzFwpTkw
Castrol Edge commercial I found,pretty cool!
Pretty cool.
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: sprintman
My local BMW stealership just changed from M1 0W40 in all petrol (gasoline) cars to Edge 0W40. Something is going on.
Yeah like I couldn't find Edge 0W-40 here! (yet)
I hope they do bring the 0w-40 to the U.S. market. It would be cool if they make it a full line of product across the grades.
Here's a pour point video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFmJh9l4MXw
Their own EDGE 5w-30 only has a pour point of -45C. Maybe that's the jar on the left.
Originally Posted By: sprintman
My local BMW stealership just changed from M1 0W40 in all petrol (gasoline) cars to Edge 0W40. Something is going on.
Yeah like I couldn't find Edge 0W-40 here! (yet)
I hope they do bring the 0w-40 to the U.S. market. It would be cool if they make it a full line of product across the grades.
Here's a pour point video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFmJh9l4MXw
Their own EDGE 5w-30 only has a pour point of -45C. Maybe that's the jar on the left.
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: StevieC
Maybe because they had already packaged that product before they came out with the 8X claim, and this will show up on newer stock that is being packaged as of today?
The 8X claim is not on the bottles. It is on cardboard stands placed near store shelves. I guess that particular store hasn't rolled those stands out yet.
I snooped around, looking for display signs hiding behind the rack, but saw nothing.
Originally Posted By: StevieC
Maybe because they had already packaged that product before they came out with the 8X claim, and this will show up on newer stock that is being packaged as of today?
The 8X claim is not on the bottles. It is on cardboard stands placed near store shelves. I guess that particular store hasn't rolled those stands out yet.
I snooped around, looking for display signs hiding behind the rack, but saw nothing.
Originally Posted By: sunfire
Is Castrol claiming 8X better wear protection than M1 in the Sequence IVA test like Valvoline?
That is basically what the image in the first post is saying.
Is Castrol claiming 8X better wear protection than M1 in the Sequence IVA test like Valvoline?
That is basically what the image in the first post is saying.
Originally Posted By: rg200amp
Originally Posted By: sunfire
Is Castrol claiming 8X better wear protection than M1 in the Sequence IVA test like Valvoline?
Yes
Valvoline claimed 4x better
Castrol is claiming 8x better
Just a another twig on the pyre.
I'm thinking that the Castrol people have probably run their OWN Seq 4A tests. (Somehow, I doubt Valvoline would be keen to share their info.)
Valvoline's tests were likely conducted sometime mid year. Castrol is late to the party, implying that their tests were conducted at a later date. This suggests that more recent M1 batches might also be failing the 4A test!
Will other oil manufacturers join the dogpile?
How long can XOM stonewall?
Has anyone found some shred of real data supplied by Castrol to support the 8X claim?
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode of "As the Camshaft Grinds."
This is kinda fun!
Originally Posted By: sunfire
Is Castrol claiming 8X better wear protection than M1 in the Sequence IVA test like Valvoline?
Yes
Valvoline claimed 4x better
Castrol is claiming 8x better
Just a another twig on the pyre.
I'm thinking that the Castrol people have probably run their OWN Seq 4A tests. (Somehow, I doubt Valvoline would be keen to share their info.)
Valvoline's tests were likely conducted sometime mid year. Castrol is late to the party, implying that their tests were conducted at a later date. This suggests that more recent M1 batches might also be failing the 4A test!
Will other oil manufacturers join the dogpile?
How long can XOM stonewall?
Has anyone found some shred of real data supplied by Castrol to support the 8X claim?
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode of "As the Camshaft Grinds."
This is kinda fun!
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Originally Posted By: Geonerd
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode of "As the Camshaft Grinds."
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode of "As the Camshaft Grinds."
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: Geonerd
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode of "As the Camshaft Grinds."
Originally Posted By: Geonerd
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode of "As the Camshaft Grinds."
ExxonMobil just posted another 45.2 billion in profit in this "recession" how are they doing it with oil prices in the tank? Making Mobil 1 with Group 3 oil instead?
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090130/earns_exxon_mobil.html?.v=19
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090130/earns_exxon_mobil.html?.v=19
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: sunfire
Is Castrol claiming 8X better wear protection than M1 in the Sequence IVA test like Valvoline?
That is basically what the image in the first post is saying.
Oops I missed that... in the image and first post... that shows how ignorant I am towards Castrol. Once Pennzoil and Amsoil comes out with their 12X and 16X better than M1... Mobil and API will need to come forward.
Originally Posted By: sunfire
Is Castrol claiming 8X better wear protection than M1 in the Sequence IVA test like Valvoline?
That is basically what the image in the first post is saying.
Oops I missed that... in the image and first post... that shows how ignorant I am towards Castrol. Once Pennzoil and Amsoil comes out with their 12X and 16X better than M1... Mobil and API will need to come forward.
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Originally Posted By: Geonerd
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode of "As the Camshaft Grinds."
That's hilarious
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode of "As the Camshaft Grinds."
That's hilarious
Originally Posted By: Art_Vandelay
Originally Posted By: Geonerd
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode of "As the Camshaft Grinds."
That's hilarious
I agree +++1!
As for Mobil profits, they made the money on idiot oil speculators that pushed crude prices into the stratosphere. And we all suffered.
Originally Posted By: Geonerd
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode of "As the Camshaft Grinds."
That's hilarious
I agree +++1!
As for Mobil profits, they made the money on idiot oil speculators that pushed crude prices into the stratosphere. And we all suffered.
I found this commercial in another language (russian?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluCqoC5quw&feature=related
Castrol Edge = Castrol Syntec?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluCqoC5quw&feature=related
Castrol Edge = Castrol Syntec?
Originally Posted By: ThirdeYe
I found this commercial in another language (russian?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluCqoC5quw&feature=related
It's Polish. One of the guys in the commercial is a famous Polish race car driver.
FYI, there are a bunch of Edge testing video on the Polish castrol website, too.
I found this commercial in another language (russian?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluCqoC5quw&feature=related
It's Polish. One of the guys in the commercial is a famous Polish race car driver.
FYI, there are a bunch of Edge testing video on the Polish castrol website, too.
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