They are Elf tears....
VOA GC04 / GC05 0W30
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Originally posted by wavinwayne:
They are Elf tears....
Just so you know...the Elves and I had a chat...you are spot on...they ARE Elf tears, but not because of anything to do with the quality of either vintage of the oil..they are sad that anyone would think they would...um-m-m-m, well, do "you know what" in the Elixer.
If these are Castrol Elves, they can't be trusted.
That GC05 VOA looks very similar to the SLX LongTec VOA I posted a while back:
http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=000216#000000
http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=000216#000000
If you take a good look at the additive package of the GC05 oil and Amsoil S2k oil, they are identical. Castrol could very well be using the same additive package as Amsoil for this oil.
Amsoil VOA
BORON 64
SILICON 4
SODIUM 0
CALCIUM 1722
MAGNESIUM 598
PHOSPHORUS 822
ZINC 958
BARIUM 0
TBN 12.0
SUS
VISCOSITY
@ 210 ºF 63.9 56-64
Flashpoint F 430 >365
Amsoil's TBN is higher.
Amsoil VOA
BORON 64
SILICON 4
SODIUM 0
CALCIUM 1722
MAGNESIUM 598
PHOSPHORUS 822
ZINC 958
BARIUM 0
TBN 12.0
SUS
VISCOSITY
@ 210 ºF 63.9 56-64
Flashpoint F 430 >365
Amsoil's TBN is higher.
You could just send me some
Is this the classic Castrol "bait and switch"? Looks like a repeat of PAO CAstrol SYntec to GIII Castrol Syntec! We will have to see how it does in Patmans ride!
Your VOA looks a little different to the Oz tech data sheet for SLX Longtec (namely TBN). I'm not sure how to convert SUS viscosity into cSt ?
*edit* This is the data sheet I'm referring to :
http://www.castrol.com/liveassets/b...l_assets/downloads/f/Formula_SLX_B1164961.pdf
[ April 01, 2005, 08:13 PM: Message edited by: Losiho ]
Everybody take a deep breath about reformulation. Oil companies are constantly tinkering with their formulations. Just look at how much reformulation Mobil did between the old Trisyn and the now SS. Remember, it's the additives that make the oil change colors, not the base stock. I'm hoping the GC stays green, because if it's going to gold, pscholte and Patman will go broke buying new jewelry.
Hey, Pat, want to catch and Emirates Air flight to Bahrain...there's a fabulous Gold Suq (market)there. Golden Glow
If it's actually "Made in Germany" a new formulation can only be good news, imo. How do the spec sheets look on the other German SLX-Gold variants?
Good call Pete! Longtec is probably what we have now, but I wonder why Castrol would not update the bottle to show that this oil meets specs that regular SLX did not.
This theory is in agreement with the notion that we really don't care what's in 0w-30 Syntec if it carries mfg specs, whether it's made in Germany, USA or the Keebler Factory. GC Gold looks promising if it is German origin. If it USA-made, it MUST carry the appropriate specs to be acceptable, but the looming question is: "how much can the forumla be tweaked without being re-submitted for approvals?"
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