FYI: the pour point for Motul 0w40 and the German Castrol 0w30 are almost IDENTICAL. That should tell you something about the German Castrol, no?quote:
Originally posted by buster:
Thanks! Wow, all ester based. I'll have to do a search. I'm always ranting about using the search function and look what I do.![]()
No not really. I'm hopeing it will be a great oil, and one that is here to stay. I really would like another great oil in the OTC oil market other then Mobil 1. However, there is no proof that it's staying here and we need more UOA's. I also dont believe group III oils will hold up in the long run compared to true PAO synthetics. Amsoil, M1 and Redline all use the same approach. For 5k miles, the German Castrol might be great, but what about 10K plus? It is A3 rated, and I would think it is very capable of long drains, but we havn't seen any yet.quote:
FYI: the pour point for Motul 0w40 and the German Castrol 0w30 are almost IDENTICAL. That should tell you something about the German Castrol, no?
Very, very good point. I found this to be the case as well. We have no Motul around here but for that price, I'd pick that over S2k. Thanks for the spec. sheets.quote:
I don't think the NOACK % is an indication of whether it'll burn more, as my car burns Amsoil 10W-30 much faster than the Amsoil 0W-30.
I guess you haven't been following all the German Castrol threads too closely. There is NO WAY this oil can be Group III based with a pour point of -81°F. It MAY have some Group III in it, maybe up to about 20%, but that's just my speculation. It could be ALL ester, or an ester/PAO blend. But with a pour point that low, the primary component has to be esters.quote:
Originally posted by buster:
I also dont believe group III oils will hold up in the long run compared to true PAO synthetics. Amsoil, M1 and Redline all use the same approach. For 5k miles, the German Castrol might be great, but what about 10K plus? It is A3 rated, and I would think it is very capable of long drains, but we havn't seen any yet.
Your right, I havn't.quote:
I guess you haven't been following all the German Castrol threads too closely
Patman:quote:
Originally posted by Patman:
A guy in my car club owns a speed shop up here and he sells Motul 0w40. He offered to sell it to me for his cost of $11.50 per liter so I could test it out, but it was after I put in GC 0w30 already. He normally sells it for $13.50.
I'm curious about it, however if GC 0w30 doesn't work out, I'd rather try Mobil 1 0w40 since it's only $7 a liter here.
But even still, it's got me curious.
JB,quote:
Originally posted by JohnBrowning:
Where are you guys getting the Motul from in the United States? I ask because I have only found one plae and they mostly listed the race only Motul products. Thanks!!!
Private message me so as not to incure editing of the link. Thanks!
M1 is not who it finshed second to...quote:
Originally posted by Asmodeus:
I was reading on the Motul site, and noticed that there 0W40 is 229.3 certified, but not 229.5 like Mobil1's 0W40.
Is this sufficient reason to have it land in 2nd place?![]()