Castrol GTX gets caught again

[rg200amp]

Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie
I dunno if this is on-topic, the topic being sludge and advertising claims. However, RP is one company making some very outrageous claims and at lest, it seems Castrol is at least referencing a real industry oil standard and yeah, DID in fact run some test sequences, but as was said TV is a poor forum for technical comparisons.

My point about GTX vs RP is too, that I used some RP recently, a heavy 15w-40 and it burned off like CRAZY. That same car (Volvo V70) now has plain GTX 10w-30 nad has burned not a drop. It's not sludge, but consumption and deposits can be correlated. I mention that story because some people are running to leap off the Castrol bandwagon. I don't see where it's a bad SM-spec oil at all.



True, But since RP is a group IV oil, with a very robust additive pack, I would belive RP before the bargin dino GTX.

But I do see your point.

 

[OilGuy]

RP 15W-40 is only 10% PAO.

 

[BearZDefect]

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
Well now, this is different. At least EM keeps their competition-bashing to a minimum with their advertising. I give them credit for that. Castrol and Valvoline both seem to focus directly on a specific competitor's product.......

While I wouldn't hesitate to use most of their products, this is why I rarely buy Castrol and Valvoline - their advertising nonsense.

 

[StevieC]

.... Give me a burger, fries..... And some extra napkins!

That was a good one! Too bad the product sux.

 

[Bryanccfshr]

The product is overpriced and the blending duties are farmed out. Might as well get some supertech.

 

[StevieC]

Guess the oil is as good as the Brits engineering... Why don't they call it MGB or AUSTIN-HEALEY

 

[vxcalais]

Originally Posted By: buster
In N.A., Castrol is the king of marketing B/S.


I would pretty much say the whole world. They are the reason for the group 3 mockery = Synthetic...

 

[gaspo]

Originally Posted By: OilGuy
...the company said that it “strongly believes that consumers have a right to be informed about products like Castrol GTX, which are engineered to exceed the minimum performance standards met by Pennzoil’s conventional oil.”

According to Amsoil performance test Gtx outperforms Pennzoil YB in 5 out of 7 tests.

 

[Johnny]

Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
Originally Posted By: Johnny
There is no Pennzoil-Quaker State Company and has not been since 2002.


Is that when it all became SOPUS?


Yes

 

[jorton]

Originally Posted By: gaspo
Originally Posted By: OilGuy
...the company said that it “strongly believes that consumers have a right to be informed about products like Castrol GTX, which are engineered to exceed the minimum performance standards met by Pennzoil’s conventional oil.”

According to Amsoil performance test Gtx outperforms Pennzoil YB in 5 out of 7 tests.


I was looking at that comparison test last week. If I had read it 6 years ago(test date of the paper) I might still be a loyal GTX user today.

 

[Jaymus]

Originally Posted By: gaspo
According to Amsoil performance test Gtx outperforms Pennzoil YB in 5 out of 7 tests.


Quite interesting. Especially considering, IMO, that everyone on this site tends to like YB and be against GTX. I'm not against either, but I've always used GTX (and now GC in lawnmower, LS1, and Eclipse 2.4). What test did GTX not outperform YB at? Cold crank test or something? That usually seems to be the biggest gripe from bitogers about GTX, the cold pour point or whatever. I say, who cares, I live in TN. It might get into the teens this winter, but I'll be on some 5W-30 GTX by then.

 

[Bambam]

Marketing [censored], who cares??? How many run oil long enough these days to cause sludge if sludge was still a concern??? Getting worked up over nothing IMHO.

 

[lexus114]

Originally Posted By: **** in Falls Church
I'll bet that Mercedes wouldn't recommend Castrol GTX!

On the other hand, Mercedes has been using and recommending synthetic oils for many years.

I suppose someone will start claiming that the Mercedes testing is like 4-ball wear testing.



Funny thing is,BMW recommends castrol motor oil.

 

[buster]

A different animal though.

 

[lexus114]

Originally Posted By: buster
A different animal though.


Yeah your right.Its the European stuff,which is more like the GC.