Engine oil Mobil or Castrol

I've always been a Castrol man for my BMW car.

I use Mobil 1 in my RT and it's been good.

Mobil 1 0W20 every 2.5k miles.

Castrol Power 1 ultimate is great and cheaper too.

I've had my '88 GLI 16V for over 20 years and always used mobil 1 15W50 without issues.

but real talk: Castrol GTX Synthetic 10w40 in Tennessee summers and 5w40 in winter.

5W30 Castrol edge full synthetic

Castrol Syntec 5W-30, because of this: [https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-drivetrain/258663-vq-oil-analysis-and-info.html](https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-drivetrain/258663-vq-oil-analysis-and-info.html)

Between it and the Castrol Syntec 0W-30 it has less wear indicators in the oil than any other brand, at any other weight.

Redline and motul are the best but I’ve been running catrol for 50k+.

My 1.8T has just over 103k miles. I got it at 78k, and until about the 95k mile mark, I've been using M1 0W-40, then switched to M1 5w-40 Truck and Turbo-diesel, since I wanted peace of mind with its extra additives and protection. I figured since this oil is meant for high operating temps and high load in turbo-diesel engines, it would be just as good in my daily-driven and weekend-tracked 1.8T. I change my oil a few days before going to beat on it over the weekend, otherwise I'll change it every 3k to 5k miles. Also, I have had some valve noise (tapping of some sort), the whole time I've had the car. I'm guessing it's lifter noise. I'm not sure, but I was told to try a heavier weight to counteract it, hence the switch to the only decent 5W-40 sold on base. Still no difference in noise.