Are there any needed differences between Gtx start up protection and regular gtx? does one show better uoa #'s and a lot better start up?
Gtx start up vs Reg Gtx Differences?
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? and since i already bought gtx are there any safe oil additives that I could put in to basically make it like gtx w/start up protection?
I would stay away from oil additives, generally speaking...none are needed for a quality oil such as Castrol GTX.
Rislone makes a Winter Start product in a 16 oz bottle. Not sure what is in it, but maybe that would make regular oil like Start Up. But if Startup is supposed to have ester, you could put half a quart or so of Redline in and get a Startup effect I suppose.
Why don't you exchange it?
One bottle of Syntec instead of GTX.
well i would exchange except i got a good deal on it. i was just wondreing if gtx with start up protection is worth paying 75 cents more than regular gtx and is it really supposed to help w/engine wear. my friend told me to get stp engine oil treatment and that it would do the same thing castrol gtx w/start up would do.
Nope if you are inclined go with the Syntec Blend as it has all the properties of GTX Start Up with more synthetic per an email conversation I had with Castrol especially since it seems to be the same price always near me.
I haven't even mentioned syntec blend. I've been asking if there is a big difference between gtx and gtx start up. Anything worth paying the extra 70 cents for? Or could stp oil treatment turn my regular gtx into an oil that could have some more start up protection. etc?
My car is running Startup right now, switch to that at the beginning of Sept from Havoline. It doesn't startup up any smoother that I can tell. But it DOES seem a bit smoother at idle and a tad quieter at high RPMs.
I like the idea of esters but I can't risk running something like Redline cause its an old engine and I dont want it leaking badly. It already leaks a tad front one of the front seals.
This oil has stayed cleaner than most other oils have. I have run supertech, valvoline, havoline, a mix of a couple, and now Startup. Those other oils got dark brown in less than 500 miles. Now this oil has been in there for 800 miles and is just a dark honey color. Starting to turn dark brown.
I like the idea of esters but I can't risk running something like Redline cause its an old engine and I dont want it leaking badly. It already leaks a tad front one of the front seals.
This oil has stayed cleaner than most other oils have. I have run supertech, valvoline, havoline, a mix of a couple, and now Startup. Those other oils got dark brown in less than 500 miles. Now this oil has been in there for 800 miles and is just a dark honey color. Starting to turn dark brown.
Don't use STP oil treatment. It will thicken your oil a lot. For easier startup, put some synthetic in.
so just stick w/gtx for now and in the future go with gtx start up protection? I dont car about an "easier" start up. I just heard it wears out your engine a lot when you first start it up that's why I was wondering if putting some oil treatment would do the same job as gtx (with start up protection) ?
Good decision. Since you are in Arkansas, start up wear will be nowhere near as bad as in northern winters. I don't think you have a thing to worry about.
Now if you want to go overkill you can get oil pan heaters for the few colder mornings (I use one in winter which is usually below 32 down to zero or so), or you can get a pre-luber, which stores pressurized oil and releases it into the engine oil lines prior to start up.
Now if you want to go overkill you can get oil pan heaters for the few colder mornings (I use one in winter which is usually below 32 down to zero or so), or you can get a pre-luber, which stores pressurized oil and releases it into the engine oil lines prior to start up.
Since you are in Arkansas, start up wear will be nowhere near as bad as in northern winters. I don't think you have a thing to worry about. Run whatever oil you like, whatever is cheaper, but not 20w50. My preference would be high mileage oil, Maxlife to be specific, and in 10w30.
Now if you want to go overkill you can get oil pan heaters for the few colder mornings (I use one in winter which is usually below 32 down to zero or so), or you can get a pre-luber, which stores pressurized oil and releases it into the engine oil lines prior to start up.
Now if you want to go overkill you can get oil pan heaters for the few colder mornings (I use one in winter which is usually below 32 down to zero or so), or you can get a pre-luber, which stores pressurized oil and releases it into the engine oil lines prior to start up.
Okay, I tried the editpost back door with the address line at the top but it did not work. Anyway, disregard the first post.
so castrol gtx w/start up protection isnt going to make a difference for me?
The difference is marketing. If you bite, you pay more for the target version. How would you ever know if the start up version is different for the same viscosity?
i dont know lol, that's why im asking. IS ANYONE ALIVE OUT THERE?!?!?!? yo?
No answers because no one knows.
I agree Lonnie, "Marketing" is the typical response when nobody knows. I'll bet there are differences... But, you would have to become a chemists, get a job with the oil company and study, study, study to ever really know. For all anybody knows, synthetic is cra-p. (joking), But I think you see my point.
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