I'm finding it harder and harder to find Havoline where I live. Castrol is everywhere I look. Is one oil better than the other?
How do Havoline and Castrol stack up against one another?
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They both post fine UOA's. Unless you own a Toyota 4.7L V8 (where ANY oil can go 7000 miles), I think the edge goes to GTX. Seems to me it just holds up longer than the Havoline product. ...just my $.02.
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ive come to the impression (more and moreso since Ive seen the API SM UOA and VOAs) that havoline has a great additive package, but GTX has the best most shear stable VIIs.
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Both are very good oils, but Havoline is a better deal for the $$$. They don't spend any money on TV commercials.
Has anyone ever seen a Havoline oil commercial ??
Has anyone ever seen a Havoline oil commercial ??
If you look through the UOA's, you'll find that they're both fine oils.
At my local auto parts store, however, the Castrol is 38% more expensive than the Havoline. There's no way that it's a 38% better oil.
If you can find it on sale for less than the Havoline, then go for it. Otherwise, I'd source some more Havoline, or maybe Chevron Supreme, which is practically the same stuff.
At my local auto parts store, however, the Castrol is 38% more expensive than the Havoline. There's no way that it's a 38% better oil.
If you can find it on sale for less than the Havoline, then go for it. Otherwise, I'd source some more Havoline, or maybe Chevron Supreme, which is practically the same stuff.
I remember seeing some WAY back in the days. Their big claim to fame was it protected against "volatility burnoff" (I think that's the correct term). They were touting that, saying how the thin oil film on the cylinder walls, bearings (what have you) had a higher resistance to, basically, burning up and evaporating. Meanwhile GTX commercials kept talking about "viscosity and thermal breakdown" and "engineered for today's higher revving engines".....I know, I watched too much tv as a kid
"Has anyone ever seen a Havoline oil commercial ??"...OK, I'm going to date myself here. I remember the "trooper tested" commercials from the '70's. Both oils are very good, I use Havoline because I can always find it on sale somewhere.
Hey Robb, have you checked Walmart? They recently started stocking the Havoline line at a regular price of $1.21/quart. Also, Autozones carry Havoline as well as Advanced Auto Parts.
If you can't find it, then I'd just go with any name branded oil that's on sale cause you won't notice any long term meaningful difference.
If you can't find it, then I'd just go with any name branded oil that's on sale cause you won't notice any long term meaningful difference.
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