Castrol 5w50...
#5
Shelby GT500 Member
Mixed reviews. I've had service personnel tell me they use it at their dealerships, and these are BMW and Land Rover dealerships, because it wears better--again, according to them--than Mobil 1 or other equivalent 5W50's. I have changed the oil twice now in my GT500, and have used it both times. I've had three oil analyses done, one on the original factory oil when I changed it the first time, the 2nd analysis when the 2nd oil change was at 1500 into its life, and the 3rd earlier this week when I changed out the oil again with another round of the Castrol 5W50. The Castrol read low on a lot of the viscosity measurements from the 2nd analysis; I am waiting to see if they still read low on the 3rd analysis, which I should receive mid- to late next week. I'm not talking alarm-bells-going-off low, it was just out of range, but...yeah, it was just out of range. The engine is showing reduced wear volumes in most metals, though, which is very good--but I don't know if it's because of the oil or because it's a hand-built 5.8L Trinity engine and not a factory-assembled 5.0.
#6
Shelby GT350 Member
Do an oil analysis at 3k (drain off a small amount) and see how it's doing. There are lots of opinions out there but analysis is the only real way to determine how the oil is performing. I plan on trying a couple types and doing analysis to determine the best performing oil for my car
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I have been using Castrol full synthetic since my original oil change after break in (4 changes now). All the oil analysis I have done have shown excellent results and in fact I could have gone further than the cars oil monitor advised me and I tend to drive hard quite a lot. It uses no oil over the time between changes.
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#13
Bullitt Member
Be careful that you're not using the high zinc Castrol 5W-50 made for classic cars, you catalytic converters will not be happy:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=2416847
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=2416847
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Be careful that you're not using the high zinc Castrol 5W-50 made for classic cars, you catalytic converters will not be happy:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=2416847
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=2416847
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/c...-50#fragment-1
Last edited by johnny_h55; 11/6/14 at 09:42 AM.
#20
Bullitt Member
Are you sure on that? I just bought 10 Quarts and now I am not sure if I should be using it since I read your post. This is the one I bought:
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/c...-50#fragment-1
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/c...-50#fragment-1