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Old 03-04-2007, 05:39 PM
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Oooo that German Castrol oil is green in color!
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 05:57 PM
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Can anybody provide any VALID info on this for me?
thanks
help?
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:11 PM
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I will check the bobistheoilguy forum about the german castrol. So far the large autozones carry it for me.
thats where I got the rumor from
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by imaxorz
Oooo that German Castrol oil is green in color!
If you find the green consider yourself lucky. Forumla was changed a year ago, its a golden color now
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:13 PM
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help?
didnt quite understand your post, you want proof that synthetic is better then regular
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:21 PM
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If you find the green consider yourself lucky. Forumla was changed a year ago, its a golden color now
Aww too bad. I saw it on some other forum and it was green. Thought it was kind of cool.
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:29 PM
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Aww too bad. I saw it on some other forum and it was green. Thought it was kind of cool.
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 06:54 PM
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Its almost like you are putting coolant into your engine. Haha.
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 07:05 PM
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does castrol germanhave another name....theres no "castrol german" on the castrol website...what does GTX stand for?
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 07:09 PM
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thanks for the info ... looks like ill be switching oils on the next change

so i can get the german castrol at auto zone?
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by g35sedan5at
does castrol germanhave another name....theres no "castrol german" on the castrol website...what does GTX stand for?
GTX = regular Dino oil, one of the best

Official name of German Castrol is Castrol Syntec 0w-30




 
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Old 03-04-2007, 07:58 PM
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guess im switching oil....
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 08:10 PM
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now im switchin oil glad someone posted it i was considering goin to royalo purple but i guess ill go to the castrol european formula if i can find it
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 08:37 PM
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well once again...has anyone tried to use the greddy racing oil?

-sean
 
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Old 03-04-2007, 08:51 PM
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well once again...has anyone tried to use the greddy racing oil?

-sean
did some searching over at the oil forums and no tests on it.


Opinion is its probably good, but most likely just another relabled oil brand.
 
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