If it was the old Group III repacked, wouldn't they have "energy conserving" in the API donut? I don't believe the American version is as thick as the GC.

"cast-off Euro oil" or not, this stuff is working very well, that's all I care about. Even if it turned out to be made from a group 3 base oil I wouldn't care. This oil is readily available here in Canada, costs less than the top level synthetics (in some cases half the price!), and has shown me the lowest lead wear in my LT1 by a very huge margin.quote:
Originally posted by Audi Junkie:
Just a thought here that I doubt the new red GC bottles are the LongTec. I have both oils and they appear identical. Why do we always get the cast-off Euro oils?![]()
Yes, if it's green and it says made in Germany, that's the good stuff.quote:
Originally posted by Engine_Mapper:
So what's the bottom line here? As long as we see "Made in Germany" on the back, are we getting the good stuff? As long as its green and alcohol-smelly, are we getting the good stuff?
So where exactly are you finding GC in Denver? Every store I've checked so far only has the N.A. 0w-30.quote:
Originally posted by Engine_Mapper:
So what's the bottom line here? As long as we see "Made in Germany" on the back, are we getting the good stuff? As long as its green and alcohol-smelly, are we getting the good stuff?
YES BEWARE!! I fell into that trap on one of my shopping sprees .... there was a while when the old US made 0W-30 was put into the "GC like" bottles. Differences to spot those are: says made in us and these do have a Starburst symbol on the front (GC does not!).quote:
Originally posted by Patman:
Interesting, as I've never seen any red label stuff up here that was the US made stuff.quote:
Originally posted by hkkc:
Patman, I saw the red label GC 0W30 at Wal-mart. It definitely didn't say Made in Germany so don't know if it is the real stuff of the group III blend.
Well the stuff in Schaeffer's is the same too!! Schaeffers and GC look and smell absolutely IDENTICAL !!! I did the test comparing them in two water glasses.quote:
Originally posted by Terry:
Hint, the add you smell in GC , Synergyn, and Nuetra is a similar chemistry !
TD