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I was just wondering where I could buy this stuff?
Where to buy Castrol Formula R 0W-40?
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Europe also. ![[Smile]](images/icons/smile.gif)
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Yes indeed - in Europe it's labeled "Formula RS 0W-40".
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Just want to check price. In Hong Kong, Castrol RS 0W40 costs arround US$49(Euro 40 or AU$66) for four litres. How about those in your country?
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IIRC, 4 liters in Poland cost around 180 PLN which is about 53 USD. It is similarly priced to Mobil1 0w-40.
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A 5 litre jug of Formula R 0W-40 is AU$65 down here.
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It's Group 4 PAO, probably with Esters for seal swell.
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I thought it was actually group III. Out here (I mean in Poland), this oil is not in a very high regard for some reason. The only Castrol product that people seem to have a good opinion about is the TWS 10w-60.
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The Castrol rep told me it was PAO. He was being honest, because he also told me the 5W-30 Formula R/TXT Softec is a Group 3 Hydrocrack. The Formula RS 0W-40 is also labelled as a full synthetic in Europe.
quote:The label "full synthetic" in Europe is no garantuee for group IV or group V basestock.
Originally posted by Losiho: The Castrol rep told me it was PAO. He was being honest, because he also told me the 5W-30 Formula R/TXT Softec is a Group 3 Hydrocrack. The Formula RS 0W-40 is also labelled as a full synthetic in Europe.
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quote:So you mean GIII can be named synthetic in Europe now?
Originally posted by norwegian oil: The label "full synthetic" in Europe is no garantuee for group IV or group V basestock. [/QB]
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I've seen a Fuchs Lubricants UK lab report on a recent Castrol RS product (although it was the 10w-60 grade) stating that there's been a change in formulation compared to Castrol RS of previous years. It stipulated that the current formulation appears to be GIII, whereas the old one was PAO. Castrol continues to advertize this oil as "full synthetic" in Europe.
Of course, Fuchs is in a business of selling engine oil as well, so reports of this type may lack the objectivity one would require to accept their findings.
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quote:Got the link ?
Originally posted by Quattro Pete: I've seen a Fuchs Lubricants UK lab report on a recent Castrol RS product (although it was the 10w-60 grade) stating that there's been a change in formulation compared to Castrol RS of previous years.
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I honestly believe that the SLX line is the best you can do under the Castrol label...my guess is the ONLY reason you would want the R/RS line, or even the TWS is if you had a high performance machine for which a 30wt was absolutely verboten or not wise to try to use, or if you had consumption issues.
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