Engine oil Castrol or Shell

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472

538

4.3

Engine noise

4.2

Exhaust smoke

4.0

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4.4

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351

4.5

Engine noise

4.3

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4.2

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Shell › Engine oil

B12Teuton 14 Mar 2003, 14:35

Rating 5.0

Go with the Shell Rotella 5W-40 available at Wal-Mart

Castrol › Engine oil

crow22 13 Mar 2003, 17:18

Rating 5.0

I have decided to use Castrol GTX 5W-30.

Castrol › Engine oil

janb 24 Dec 2002, 07:40

Rating 4.0

For your hi-mileage IDI w/ 'consumption' fever, stick with the 15w-40, probably in a dino, and add a qt of synthetic same wieght same brand, at change You will get the lubricity of the snythetic for fraction of cost.

Pros: lubricity for fraction of cost

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Shell › Engine oil

Cooper 22 Nov 2002, 23:38

Rating 5.0

I'm going to buy Shell Rotella T 5W-40 synthetic, available at Wal-Mart, for the first oil change I have to do myself.

Castrol › Engine oil

1fastdub 22 Nov 2002, 21:29

Rating 5.0

I'm currently using Castrol Syntec 5W-30.

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Castrol › Engine oil

VWpowa 29 May 2002, 01:45

Rating 5.0

my car seems to like castrol gtx 20 w 50 the best...i have tried them all...

Pros: car seems to like

Castrol › Engine oil

NSTDI 25 Jan 2002, 23:37

Rating 5.0

My oil changes have been all at the dealer, at 15,000KM (about 9300 miles) intervals, Castrol Syntec.

Pros: low oil consumption

Vehicle: Volkswagen Beetle

Mileage: 15000 km

Castrol › Engine oil

DrMSH 19 Nov 2001, 08:59

Rating 5.0

Castrol Syntec 5W50 is what I use in my car, and it didn't burn any more oil or leak at all when I made the switch at around 123,000 miles... I change it every 4,500 miles or so..

Pros: no leaks, no burning

Mileage: 123000 km