Castrol GTX 5w20 vs SOPUS products

[wolf_06]

Hi all,

Some GTX 5w20 one sale, Im about to dump the 10w30 GTX for my engine soon.
I had Quaker State GB before and really liked it. How would you rate Castrol to Pennzoil, Quaker, Shell, Canadian Tire home brand Formula 1??? Performance wise and protection. Lets forget the price one this one...

 

[mechtech2]

Get a name brand in a viscosity you like/need.
Then forget about it.

 

[wolf_06]

Originally Posted By: mechtech2
Get a name brand in a viscosity you like/need.
Then forget about it.
yeah I'm trying to lol, there's a lot of fanfare about sopus on this forum, wanted to know if gtx is still in the race...

 

[dave1251]

Yeah there is a lot of fanfare in this Forum. Sopus has the best selling PCMO's in North America. But that does not mean other name brands or inferior. Pick on that is on sale that meets your needs and forget about it.

 

[SLCraig]

I have used all the brands you list including F1 and they all do the job.

I'd run GTX for sure if the price were right (it never seems to be)

 

[wolf_06]

Originally Posted By: SLCraig
I have used all the brands you list including F1 and they all do the job.

I'd run GTX for sure if the price were right (it never seems to be)


Did you like Quaker GB better than GTX?

 

[isercastik]

Oil is oil. Change every 5k and you'll be fine.

 

[ottotheclown]

The only issue other than price vs add pack, is the GTX cold cranking #. GTX vs All other oils that is. Seems the add pack makes it line up 100% to Valvoline white bottle or Next Gen. almost free deal on NG these days. Up to you but free is cool IMHO.

 

[lexus114]

Originally Posted By: isercastik
Oil is oil. Change every 5k and you'll be fine.



And you call yourself a bitoger?

j/k

 

[wolf_06]

Originally Posted By: ottotheclown
The only issue other than price vs add pack, is the GTX cold cranking #. GTX vs All other oils that is. Seems the add pack makes it line up 100% to Valvoline white bottle or Next Gen. almost free deal on NG these days. Up to you but free is cool IMHO.
Is valvoline a tiny bit better than gtx?

 

[lexus114]

Originally Posted By: wolf_06
Originally Posted By: ottotheclown
The only issue other than price vs add pack, is the GTX cold cranking #. GTX vs All other oils that is. Seems the add pack makes it line up 100% to Valvoline white bottle or Next Gen. almost free deal on NG these days. Up to you but free is cool IMHO.
Is valvoline a tiny bit better than gtx?



Better in what way? I think they are both fine motor oil`s.

 

[fisher83]

I saw a display of Castrol GTX at Wal-Mart that was $15.97 for a 5 gallon jug and you get a bonus Hot Wheels car with it. That's enough to sway me.

Like I posted before in response to the MaxLife question, you really don't need anything special. I wish I had taken a picture under the valve cover of my old Accent after 100k miles almost exclusively on Super Tech 5w30. It was very clean. Some say buy what's on sale and some say pick something and stick with it. I say that since your car takes less than 4 qts of oil, I would look to Quaker State conventional because it is almost always on sale in individual bottles. That is most likely what I am going to run in my vehicles on my next oil change.

 

[Bgallagher]

Originally Posted By: lexus114
Originally Posted By: isercastik
Oil is oil. Change every 5k and you'll be fine.



And you call yourself a bitoger?

j/k


on an oil loving website and calling it just oil. How un-American of you j/k

 

[volk06]

Originally Posted By: wolf_06
Originally Posted By: ottotheclown
The only issue other than price vs add pack, is the GTX cold cranking #. GTX vs All other oils that is. Seems the add pack makes it line up 100% to Valvoline white bottle or Next Gen. almost free deal on NG these days. Up to you but free is cool IMHO.
Is valvoline a tiny bit better than gtx?


No. The have an identical add pack. The only difference would be the base oil compositions, which, no one knows.

 

[ottotheclown]

Better for what and where??