TunedRX300

Here is a list of AZ that carries GC, I just picked up 12 quarts @ $4.49 per quart.
http://theoildrop.server101.com/foru...0&fpart=1&vc=1

You can find discussion on why this oil is better than Mobil 1
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=269982

Of course, buy only the German Castrol

Trexus

Thanks TunedRX300. There's an Autozone in Pinole which is right next door to Richmond. I'll definitely go there to get some Germany made Castrol...

LexFather

German Castrol has "soul" lol

92 SC400

That list is well over a year old now. I know at least two of those locations no longer carry it. I know this for a fact as I went there every month from March-April and they kept telling me they no longer carry it and will not be. As for the the other's, I cant say definitively. But, no less, that list IS dated (April 2006).

redkingjoe

hi bubs,

i'm in hong kong

if i can't find, german castrol 0w30...what should i look for?

Shell Helix Ultra 5w30/5w40?
Mobil 1 0w40 european formaular?
Amsoil?

geko29

If your car calls for 5w30 or 0w30, I wouldn't get a 5/0w40. Generally those thicker oils are for cars designed for long oil change intervals. If you can find the Helix, that'd be fine, but I've never personally seen it. Since it's relatively easy to mail-order, I'd just go with the Amsoil. You can use their Product Selector to find the particular oil(s) they recommend for your car. Joining their Preferred Customer Program gets you about a 30% discount, and pays for itself by the second order (first, in my case) also.

zzzzdoc

Both Ferrari and Lamborghini suggest / use AGIP.

It's a bear to find, but a local Maserati dealership carries it.

That being said, if Mobil 1 is good enough for F1, then it's good enough for me. I put that in all the Lexus's (?Lexi) I own.

DASHOCKER

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Yup Agip is the factory fill for those cars. My oilchange guy carries that stuff. Had some members go to his shop for Agip & Amsoil and they are very pleased with both oils.

Trexus

For all you CL members in the NorCal area the Autozone in Pinole carries the German Castrol 0W30. Just got some this morning...

TunedRX300

Your knowledge is also obsolete, one of the AZ took GC label off the shelf but I was able to get a case from 5w-30 section last week. The one I bought is from M07 lot, which indicates the manufacture date is 2007, so GC is alive and well.

I8ABMR

i use mobil one as well, bec they use it in formula one and the fact that they are coming out with new formulations that contain detergents that keep the engine from sludging for 5,10,15k between interval.

Rollin'ES3

Mobil1 Fully Synthetic hands down

PhilipMSPT

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Motul.

Definately Motul.

Stelth91

The "W" stands for winter (meaning at 0c). The lower the # means the higher the viscosity. If an oil is 5W30, that means it acts as a "0" oil at freezing but a "30" weight oil at operating temp. If an oil is too thin, it wont stick to the parts properly, and if the weight is too thick, it wont work as well in the small crevasses. The reason why an oil would act very thin at freezing would be for an easier start-up. Rear diffs use like 100 weight oil, the stuff is like tooth paste.

Trexus

Castrol, definitely Castrol...