F1...quote:
Originally posted by F1Crazy:
Next on my shopping list is German made Castrol Syntec 0W-30.
The last time I checked it was here.quote:
Originally posted by pscholte:
Memphis ought to be floating in the stuff since that is Autozone's HQ...unless they located their SE distribution center somewhere else.
Unfortunately you can't tell unless you live in Germany where Group IV/V oils are labeled Voll-Synthese (full synthetic) and Group III are known as HC-Synthese (hydro-cracked synthetic). I'm sure there are similar regulations in the rest of EU.quote:
Originally posted by kiko:
[QBHow do I know if an oil is GIII or GIV/V? Must have missed that part of the lesson in class. Thanks. [/QB]
Shell uses the term "Synthesetechnologie" to describe their Helix Plus, which uses mostly Shell's XHVI base oil. This is a Group III, but it's a wax isomerate, not hydrocracked VGO.quote:
Originally posted by F1Crazy:
Unfortunately you can't tell unless you live in Germany where Group IV/V oils are labeled Voll-Synthese (full synthetic) and Group III are known as HC-Synthese (hydro-cracked synthetic).
What is a group 3?quote:
Originally posted by Patman:
Wow! So far nobody uses a group 3 "synthetic"
(or nobody will admit to it!)
Hmm, what about using a thick synthetic in the summer?quote:
I would be scared to put a thin synthetic in it. Temperatures round 90-100F in summer, 50F in winter.