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Castrol › Engine oil

dnroamhicsir 21 Jan 2024, 07:36

Rating 5.0

The gallon of Castrol is the same whether you buy it at CT or Napa.

Pros: same quality, good brand

Vehicle: Mazda 3

Castrol › Engine oil

AussieHxC 14 Jan 2024, 16:30

Rating 5.0

Personally I always run Castrol and it's done me well, even in older cars that had been a bit battered.

Pros: done me well

Castrol › Engine oil

Potential_Rich8482 2 Jan 2024, 09:42

Engine noise:

Rating 4.0

Been using the molygen one, noticed a small reduction of oil consumption and better idling than Castrol (VW recommended)

Pros: better idling

Cons: small reduction oil consumption

Castrol › Engine oil

fontimus 1 Jan 2024, 02:39

Engine noise:

Rating 4.0

I use the blue bottle 5w-40 on my 2.5 Mk5 Rabbit.

Runs quieter than when i used Castrol High Mileage.

Pros: runs quieter

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Castrol › Engine oil

catdude142 28 Dec 2023, 23:28

Rating 5.0

About $22 for 5 Qts. of Castrol (you can buy it on Amazon or at Walmart for a decent price). Filter is about $4.00 or more if you buy a premium filter.

Pros: decent price, easy to find

Cons: quick lube unreliable

OEM Volkswagen › Engine oil

TN_REDDIT 8 Dec 2023, 12:10

Rating 5.0

2008 VW Beetle is a 2.5 liter 5 cylinder. Yeah, 5 cylinder. It takes 6.3 quarts

Vehicle: Volkswagen Beetle

Castrol › Engine oil

Latter-Pineapple7096 1 Dec 2023, 10:27

Rating 5.0

Germany, 320d, 2008, 280000km, Castrol Edge 5w-30. Every 15000km

Pros: 15000km change interval

Vehicle: BMW

Mileage: 280000 km

Castrol › Engine oil

Voidbloodshot 30 Nov 2023, 18:48

Engine noise:

Rating 4.0

Castrol high mileage 5w-30 every 3 to 5k

Any other oil I have tried made my lifter tick super loud in cold weather

Pros: quieter lifters

Cons: lifter tick

Castrol › Engine oil

TiffanyH70 26 Aug 2023, 16:24

Exhaust smoke:

Rating 2.5

I ran Castrol 5W30 full synthetic in the engine.It burned a quart every 3500-4000.

Cons: burned oil

Vehicle: Volvo S60

Mileage: 3500 km

Castrol › Engine oil

codered94ram 9 Feb 2020, 17:46

Rating 2.0

I noticed when the castrol 508 spec wears. It smells Faintly of onions and beans. Strange smell indeed, when I took my car to street side VW out of Amarillo, Texas.

Pros: rated for 5 or 7.5k miles

Cons: smells of onions and beans