About the time I was hitting the "Add Reply" button, I realized that it was at least a partly silly question. On the other hand, they do now have the 0w-30 grade of "GC", and that had me wondering whether the Europeans might be starting to go in the direction we've been traveling for many years.quote:
Originally posted by n8wvi:
Just a guess, but why would the German market have 5w-20?
Dave
Actually, Castrol introduced Formula SLX 0w20 in Europe way back in 1999. I first posted about it in February 2003 in this post. However, it now appears that this Castrol 0w20 is no longer featured on the Castrol of Switzerland web site.quote:
Originally posted by ekpolk:
About the time I was hitting the "Add Reply" button, I realized that it was at least a partly silly question. On the other hand, they do now have the 0w-30 grade of "GC", and that had me wondering whether the Europeans might be starting to go in the direction we've been traveling for many years.
The phrase you were looking for is "for all intents and purposes." Two plural nouns, not an adjective and a plural noun.quote:
Originally posted by Dr. T:
The GC is an A3 rated 0-30. For all intensive purposes...
It would be if the makers would engineer dry sump oils systems for all cars and find a way to control the warm-up phase of the engine oil .quote:
Originally posted by Dr. T:
I'm not saying they'll never sell a 5-20 (eg. for the disposable car lines), but I doubt a 5-20 will ever be a high HP / high-performance oil.
Is it "American" Group III Syntec, or is it the PAO based "German Castrol"? I'm guessing it's the American version, but that's just a guess. . .quote:
Originally posted by mikemc:
If it's as expensive as the rest of the Syntec line they can keep it. I can get lots of Ford Spec. 5w20's for under 2 bucks and if I truly want a syn 20 there is M1.
That is also my opinion.quote:
Originally posted by mikemc:
If it's as expensive as the rest of the Syntec line they can keep it. I can get lots of Ford Spec. 5w20's for under 2 bucks and if I truly want a syn 20 there is M1.