Just curious if anyone has an opinion between the two 40 weight oils. My engine has recently begun to consume oil , it never burned a drop before, on 10w-30 oil. I'm thinking of moving up to a 40 weight oil, and the only good 40 weights I can find up here are Mobil1 Delvac or Castrol Belgium made 5w-40 oils. I might be able to source Mobil1 0w-40 through a petroleum supplier but I don't see it as being any better than the Delvac. BTW, We don't get all of the fancy oils up here in our Wally worlds, so I am pretty limited in choice. I need a good synthetic as it will run in a turbocharged motor with decent amount of boost. I'm a bit concerned about the Castrol possibly being a group 3 oil though, but I don't have any proof that it really is. I might be able to go to something like Castrol 0w-30 GC as it is a thicker 30 weight, as an alternate choice. We don't get the Pennzoil Platinum up here yet , so that is not available. Redline is available to me but too expensive to run 3,000 mile OCI's. Any advice would be helpful. thanks
Opinions, Switch to Mobil1 Delvac or Castrol (Belgium) 40 Weight Oils ?
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If oil consumption is your main concern, I believe that Syntec 5W-40 will be the better option. What car and engine is it anyway?
How about Esso XD-3 0W-40? It's a fully synthetic PAO, half the price of BC and Delvac, and it's made in
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I never realized that Esso 0w-40 existed and was PAO, but I'll look into it as we have an ESSO dealer here in my town.
This is in a 2004 Dodge SRT-4, turbo 2.4L engine.
This is in a 2004 Dodge SRT-4, turbo 2.4L engine.
I agree with you about Delvac 1 JB, but after thinking this one over I am going to go with the BC...so far, Castrol has taken good care of us with the first oil they imported, so I will stand by the second one as well...especially considering his small displacement high-output turbo motor...Castrol has consderable experience with those.
pscholte, You are braver then I am!! I have seen enough UOA Delvac-1 in Tractor Trailer's,Pickups and Porsches to pick it almost with out question. The BC 5W40 is rather weak if you look at it's spec.'s!! It not even 100% synthetic like the GC is or was!
that was my concern with Castrol BC, just what kind of synthetic is it ?.
Delvac-1 is a proven performer BC is not what I would call a proven performer. In addition to Delvac-1 and BC Amsoil has a 5W40!
But haven't they said that about all of the group 3 oils they've produced over the years too ?
I think you have to make a distinction between the domestic and imported Castrols. GC said "Full Sythetic" and it was...and then some...why shouldn't BC be the same?...especially if Castrol is targeting it at sludge-prone Audi 1.8T engines?
Pscholte, If none of the other Castrol products are 100% synthetic like the entire line up of Syntec other then German Made 0W30 then why should I think that any other product they make is until it is proven to be? Castrol's reputation in America is suspect as they are prone to be dishonest. If you lie to me repeatedly then suddenly tell the truth why should take you at your words? You see were I am comeing from? The spec. as far as additives,pour point,flash point yada yada yada ..... did not impress me either when someone posted them a few months ago. Then you have almost zero UOA to judge the product by as well.
As far the the GC issue is concerned as soon as we knew what we had they did the classic Castrol switch-a-roo! Now we have no idea what we have?
Pscholte, I think you are not objective as you were too enamored by GC so you are biased from the get go! Tell ya what run some USA made 0W30 in your car and then come talk to me about Castrol's wounderful Synthetic oils!!!
As far the the GC issue is concerned as soon as we knew what we had they did the classic Castrol switch-a-roo! Now we have no idea what we have?
Pscholte, I think you are not objective as you were too enamored by GC so you are biased from the get go! Tell ya what run some USA made 0W30 in your car and then come talk to me about Castrol's wounderful Synthetic oils!!!
I happen to agree with JB on this one. Other then the GC, I do not think Castrol is all that. In fact, I think Mobil 1 is a superior product. Their have been sludge issues in many VW's (correct me if I'm wrong) and some have blamed it on Castrol's Group III oils. I would chose M1 SUV, Amsoil 5w-40 or RL 5w-40 over BC anyday. It's unproven and the specs are so so...
Here are the over magnified BC specs: Castrol 5w-40
..this version, a 5w-40 Castrol alos, looks better. Which one is the BC?
Another 5w-40 Castrol
[ July 03, 2005, 04:41 PM: Message edited by: buster ]
Here are the over magnified BC specs: Castrol 5w-40
..this version, a 5w-40 Castrol alos, looks better. Which one is the BC?
Another 5w-40 Castrol
[ July 03, 2005, 04:41 PM: Message edited by: buster ]
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