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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

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

usernamesherearedumb 30 Nov 2023, 15:10

Rating 5.0

I use Castrol Edge 0W-40 in my '08 328, N52. Based on used oil analysis from Blackstone Labs, I'm at a 6K mile change interval.

Pros: 6k mile change interval

Vehicle: BMW

Castrol › Engine oil

ackerbone 13 Nov 2023, 23:52

Rating 5.0

The OEM oil filter worked well to keep insolubles low, and after 8,570 miles on this fill of Castrol High Mileage, the 2.8 TBN shows the oil had active additive to spare.

Pros: keeps insolubles low

Vehicle: Toyota Sequoia

Mileage: 8570 km

Castrol › Engine oil

BMWtooner 11 Nov 2023, 01:03

Rating 4.0

Castrol Europeans 0W40 is my typical go-to but Mobil-1 is great, get whichever is cheaper.

Pros: great performance

Castrol › Engine oil

bagel_maker974 20 Jun 2022, 13:04

Rating 3.0

I've tried most of them. I went like 2 years doing all sorts of testing on my car and never noticed a difference. I stick with good old Castrol Edge like the factory recommends.

Pros: easily available locally

Cons: no noticed difference

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 5000 km