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Castrol › Engine oil

LanPhantom 6 Jul 2024, 17:53

Rating 5.0

Castrol Edge 5w-30 Full Synthetic Euro Car. It carries the BMW Longlife 01 cert.

Pros: BMW Longlife 01 cert

Castrol › Engine oil

Kargani 2 Jul 2024, 19:09

Rating 5.0

I recently did my first track day on a day with 105 degrees temps. I went with Castrol Edge 5w-30 and the car did amazing.

Pros: car did amazing

Castrol › Engine oil

spaceraverdk 30 Jun 2024, 18:33

Rating 4.0

I use Castrol for my 05 320 cdi. It meets the extended service oil spec, but I run it as "regular" oil.

Pros: meets extended service spec

Castrol › Engine oil

Machorgolem 21 Jun 2024, 12:47

Engine noise:

Rating 5.0

I use for 2 years Castrol 5w30 its perfect after for top up i use Ina (croatian motor oil) and works perfect

Pros: perfect for top up

Vehicle: Mazda 3

Castrol › Engine oil

Master_Grape5931 18 Jun 2024, 16:30

Rating 5.0

My 2006 WRX has 323k on Castrol 10w-30.

Vehicle: Subaru

Mileage: 323000 km

Castrol › Engine oil

thejadedcitizen 16 Jun 2024, 19:03

Rating 5.0

I run Castrol GTX conventional oil in my 1972 Chevy C10 (350). I also ran that in a 1976 BMW 2002 I had in the 80s.

Vehicle: Chevrolet

OEM Volkswagen › Engine oil

th577 10 Jun 2024, 19:12

Rating 4.0

I had a 2009 Jetta diesel that used a bit of oil until it hit 60000 miles, then it stopped and did not use ANY between the 8000 mile intervals I used.

Pros: stopped oil consumption

Cons: used a bit of oil

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mileage: 60000 km

Castrol › Engine oil

DaBluedude 2 Jun 2024, 22:09

Rating 5.0

I'm a Castrol syntec guy and I like Kirkland oil. So that's what my cars get.

Pros: big brand oils

OEM Volkswagen › Engine oil

Itzed2u 20 Apr 2024, 20:41

Rating 3.0

My previous MK7 GTI used a quart about every 3K miles from the day it was new until I traded it at 212K.

Pros: high mileage achieved

Cons: oil consumption every 3K

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 341180 km

Castrol › Engine oil

New_York_Bozo_ 14 Apr 2023, 11:08

Rating 1.0

Castrol edge is junk.

Cons: junk

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