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Castrol

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Castrol › Engine oil

riazg 15 Jun 2021, 20:30

Rating 4.0

I use castrol in my 2014 cx5.

Vehicle: Mazda

Castrol › Engine oil

Motorista 25 Apr 2021, 00:09

Rating 5.0

I use Castrol Edge European Formula 0W40 for all of my VWs (2005 Phaeton, 2014 CC 3.6, 2017 Jetta SE and now a brand new 2019 Alltrack SE): I buy it from Amazon, for $ 24.47 for 5 qts. The oil has a "European Formula" label on the front and specifically states "VW 505. 00 and 502. 00 " on the back, and is made in Brussels, Belgium.

Pros: VW 505. 00 and 502. 00

Vehicle: Volkswagen Phaeton

Castrol › Engine oil

golfdave 24 Apr 2021, 16:33

Rating 5.0

I got some Castrol Edge Titanium FST 0W40 which is VW502 00 approved. I decided to try this oil as their name is on the oil filler cap, as in the past with other cars I always used Mobil 1 0W40.

Pros: VW502 00 approved

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Castrol › Engine oil

zoomer296 3 Apr 2021, 14:41

Rating 5.0

Castrol Edge European formula 5W-30. Closest thing to group IV you can easily find in the states.

Pros: closest thing to group IV

Vehicle: Honda Civic

Castrol › Engine oil

Ares62 30 Mar 2021, 01:47

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Rating 4.0

I switched from the lm to Castrol and it works as intended at a much more affordable cost.

Pros: works as intended

Cons: more affordable cost

Castrol › Engine oil

_Chicken__Nugget_ 29 Mar 2021, 16:18

Rating 4.0

I use 5w40 Castro’s European blend in my 06 e60 530xi and it seems like it does the job.

Pros: does the job

Vehicle: BMW

Mileage: 125000 km

Castrol › Engine oil

21JumpSt 29 Mar 2021, 16:08

Rating 5.0

I used Castrol Edge 5w40 last oil change and the engine feels smooth and burns little to no oil.

Pros: engine feels smooth

Cons: burns little oil

Castrol › Engine oil

julyoh 25 Mar 2021, 06:52

Rating 5.0

I used Castrol GTX 10W-40 High mileage and never had issues.

Pros: no issues

Vehicle: BMW

Castrol › Engine oil

BoltingBubby 16 Mar 2021, 23:33

Rating 5.0

Pennzoil Ultra Platinum or Castrol Edge are probably the best all round oils.

Pros: best all round oils

Castrol › Engine oil

ligonier1898 19 Dec 2014, 14:21

Rating 3.5

have used Castrol 5w-40 as VW calls for and change at 5000 mile intervals. Now at 129K, it still uses one or two quarts between changes and performs as well or better than new.

Pros: performs better than new

Cons: uses one or two quarts

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mileage: 8047 km

Part number: 5W40