Product line castrol slx gone in germany

[grodgers]

Here is a link to the new GC 0w-30 in germany its green but not fullysynthetic interesting. So is the made in Germany 0w-30 really what they say it is even as the gold or is it a BP oil. I think so. Something to think about.

http://www.castrol.com/liveassets/b...al_assets/downloads/l/LongLife_2_TOPUP_de.pdf

 

[glxpassat]

The longlife II oil is not SLX (green) or SLX Longtec (gold). It is a lighter weight oil and does not carry the specs of the other two.

 

[grodgers]

all 0w-30 oils that Castrol makes are green, including the new longlife. It may not meet the same specs but its still green. The only one I see carry the slx oil now is the UK. BP makes a Visco 7000 in Ow-30 which just might be whats in the Ow-30 bottles from castrol syntec. all part of the same company. Visco 7000 is just as good or if not better than the green stuff.

 

[shavenstringer]

We still have the original SLX 0-W30 here in Austria. The shelves are stocked full of it. Along with the rest of the SLX line.How is BP Visco 7000 possibly better than SLX?

 

[grodgers]

Germany obviously just discontinued the SLX line. Go to castrol.de and you will see its not there anymore it was last week . BP oils have always been very good oils over in europe bp visco 7000 probably is just as good. all the same specs I believe as castrol slx. true synthetic as well PAO. WERE IS YOUR CASTROL SLX MADE.

 

[glxpassat]

Just because SLX is not being marketed in Germany doens't mean that it's still not made there and sold in other countries. It really doesn't matter to me if it's a BP oil or not, I guess I don't understand your point.

 

[pscholte]

grodgers,

Your comment about Longlife II not being fully synthetic elicited a response from me in another thread which I will repeat, in part, here: y1,

Regarding the possibility of reformulations in Europe with Group III components, I will say what I have said in similar fashion before in this forum...be careful that you don't assume that Grp III/Grp IV/V mixes are inferior (I'm not saying you are, just making a general comment for all). I believe you might find that they are held in high regard by some major "involved-in-racing" oil companies. I am a vollsynthetische guy myself, but I am prepared to say that when it comes to Grp III/IV/V mixes I don't know all that I don't know (in terms of how good they really are).