I remember when first discovering/joining BITOG that GC 0W30 was among the "Darling" oils of the forum. I did score some on closeout from AutoZone back in, IIRC, ~ 2004 for a $1/qt.
Here are some shot of 0w40 Castrol made in Germany. Again, observed at Walmart. Enjoy.So what is the skinny on this Belgium made 0w-30? I use the Castrol 0w-40 made in Belgium in our Jetta and people seem to really like it…
It was like looking through an empty bottle of Jagermeister, or pick your favorite thick green glass bottle. Literally green in color with a slightly cloudy/thick appearance.So exactly what shade of green was it? (ha-ha, but serious)
What, no Kyocera ingredients in the current concoction?It's still available. Good stuff but nothing too special as it was back in the early years.
Your lawnmower is now Nurburgring certified.I just used the last of my green stuff in my lawnmower this month.
It didn't change to US-sourced, it went from 0w-30 German made to 0w-30 Belgian. Pretty sure they were largely the same thing, at least it appeared that way in VOAs; in fact the Belgian 0w-30 available today still carries an API SL rating and all the same certs.I remember its BITOG popularity dropped fast when it changed to the US-sourced Gold oil and lost its German green colour.