Castrol Edge Euro Car 5w-40 VOA

[Furyus67]

Castrol Edge Euro Car 5w-40
API SP
ACEA A3/B4
LL-01
MB 229.5
A40
RN0700/RN0710
VW 502/505

I mailed the sample to Oil Analyzers Indianapolis on Monday and received the report by Wednesday. On my submission form I did not include product brand or information. Only product viscosity grade.

 

[RDY4WAR]

The TBN is lower than Mobil 1 Euro 5W-40, along with less B and Mo, though with a touch more ZDDP. This oil recently sheared -13.66% in KRL, shearing down to a 30 grade in both KV100 and HTHS.

 

[buster]

The TBN is lower than Mobil 1 Euro 5W-40, along with less B and Mo, though with a touch more ZDDP. This oil recently sheared -13.66% in KRL, shearing down to a 30 grade in both KV100 and HTHS.

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HPL No VII 5w30


Terrible results for the Castrol. I'd stay away from that oil. One could argue though that it meets some demanding specs.

 

[ceecbtg]

Castrol is not special on 5w30 and 5w40 and overpriced here. For me ruled out 99% times.

 

[fantastic]

Thanks for testing it.

 

[robczar]

Why is everyone trashing the oil, what's wrong with the report? Standard SP add pack that everyone uses, with high viscosity. A lot of 5w40 SP oils are down to 13.5cst now. Maybe they shear down to the same point, but wouldnt you want the one with higher viscosity anyway? This is assuming the 5w40 will be used in a higher than average power output engine, with mpg not an issue.
I had an oil burning monster, threw everything at it, and often. My memory says Castrol consumed less than a lot of other favorite brands. No uoa's or anything, take it for what you will, but it was on sale often and always in stock. If you change it often, how do you lose?

 

[chris719]

Why is everyone trashing the oil, what's wrong with the report? Standard SP add pack that everyone uses, with high viscosity. A lot of 5w40 SP oils are down to 13.5cst now. Maybe they shear down to the same point, but wouldnt you want the one with higher viscosity anyway? This is assuming the 5w40 will be used in a higher than average power output engine, with mpg not an issue.
I had an oil burning monster, threw everything at it, and often. My memory says Castrol consumed less than a lot of other favorite brands. No uoa's or anything, take it for what you will, but it was on sale often and always in stock. If you change it often, how do you lose?

It’s mediocre looking on paper vs its competitors, but it is cheap so there’s that. It’s perfectly good in any applicable Euro car.

 

[himemsys]

Castrol Edge Euro Car 5w-40
API SP
ACEA A3/B4
LL-01
MB 229.5
A40
RN0700/RN0710
VW 502/505

I mailed the sample to Oil Analyzers Indianapolis on Monday and received the report by Wednesday. On my submission form I did not include product brand or information. Only product viscosity grade.

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Here is my report on the same oil (also API SP) from 2023.

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Thread 'Castrol EDGE Euro Car 5W-40 A3/B4 API SP'

Sep 28, 2023

Very interesting...approvals for both ACEA A3/B4 and API SP, so suitable in engines that are prone to LSPI.

Other approvals include:
BMW LL-01
MB 229.3/229.5
Porsche A40
Renault RN0700/RN0710
VW 502 00/505 00

Meets engine test requirements of Chrysler MS-12991
Suitable for use in MB 226.5

No Titanium, though to be fair, the word "titanium" doesn't appear anywhere on the bottle.

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Main differences:
-Moly cut in half
-more silicon and sodium
-higher viscosity
-lower base number
-slightly higher starting oxidation