Maybe someone should write detroit about this great gas mileage break through.
Why am I getting the best gas mileage ever with the German Castrol?
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It's not going to be formatted correctly but here is what the MSDS's says about SLX composition:
German manufactured version:
UK manufactured version:
Probably not enought to draw many satisfactory conclusions.
With my abhorrent lack of chemistry training, I'm guessing, but what I see here withholds exactly the information we are looking for. Maybe MolaKule or G-Man II can ferret out something. In the meantime, I'll just live with the fact that it has a green hue, smells pleasant...and IT WORKS!
[ October 03, 2003, 12:37 PM: Message edited by: pscholte ]
[ October 03, 2003, 12:37 PM: Message edited by: pscholte ]
Just go to your AutoZone, buy up their supply of the old stuff. Wait one week, after they have replenished their supply with the GC, and then return it all. Tell them you thought it was the european formula when you bought it, but they obviously don't carry the european formu...wait there it is right the on the shelf - exchange the old for the new stuff. If they still don't have the GC, tell them that you need an oil that meets ACEA A3/B3 B4-98. This'll confuse the **** out of the guy and he'll take it back.
I know I don't have enough info yet, but I gave my dad some GC to use in his Ford Focus. He has been doing the Mobil1 5w-30 thing at 10k intervals since the car was new - 2000 Focus. He now has about 90k miles on it.
Yesterday I asked him if he was experiencing any problems and if the car seemed to still be running the same. He said he hasn't noticed a difference except maybe an increase in gas mileage. He said he's not 100% sure yet, but when he fills the gas tank the guage always drops off F before 50 miles. He said he has 64 miles on the current tank of gas and the guage is still on F.
He figures his MPG on a regular basis and always gets 29.4 MPG give or take a few points. He'll let me know how he does with this tank and the next.
If he can get an increase of 2 or 3 MPG, I'm dumping my Amsoil (currently at 1400 miles) and putting in GC.
Yesterday I asked him if he was experiencing any problems and if the car seemed to still be running the same. He said he hasn't noticed a difference except maybe an increase in gas mileage. He said he's not 100% sure yet, but when he fills the gas tank the guage always drops off F before 50 miles. He said he has 64 miles on the current tank of gas and the guage is still on F.
He figures his MPG on a regular basis and always gets 29.4 MPG give or take a few points. He'll let me know how he does with this tank and the next.
If he can get an increase of 2 or 3 MPG, I'm dumping my Amsoil (currently at 1400 miles) and putting in GC.
I want to ammend my previous post to claim a little less MPG gain. Say my old average was 21.7 mpg and now I am getting about 23.2. On a long low-speed run, I was maintaining 38-42 over a 15 mile strip, unheard of in a car like mine, 3600lbs AWD auto V6 wagon. I saw recently, 2 MPG gains are realized in tires with low rolling resistance, Michelin XSE Technology for instance. 1-2mpg gain with a high lubricity oil is possible, imo.
pscholte, I do believe that gummy bear scent has you hypnotized...quote:
Originally posted by pscholte:
Well you KNOW I am going to believe you!
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