Castrol Edge Euro 0W-40 A3/B4 Advanced Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Quarts

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There were three major reasons I chose this oil. First it is robust. It has to be. It has MB-Approval 229.5 and this means it can be drained in typical European fashion which is up to 32,000km (20,00 miles) or 3 years, when the engine is gas and it looks like 1 year or 10,000 miles for diesel, provided the vehicle is setup properly for it and the driving conditions are at their most favorable. Second, it has has a favorable price point in the 5 quart size. Thirdly, it is just as capable of longer drain intervals whether used in a gas or diesel engine, provided the engine is set up for it. My engines, one gas and one diesel, are not set up with oil condition monitoring so I will be guided by good judgement and lab results as to change interval.After I put it in the diesel two unexpected benefits became obvious. The engine, a Mercedes Benz 3.0 turbo diesel, ran much more quietly. By this I mean mechanical noises. Combustion noise in that engine, as heard from inside the car is modest at idle and drops too low to notice just above idle. But to not hear engine mechanical sounds from inside car at all rpm's and loads, immediately following the oil change and staying this way in the weeks to follow, is very impressive. The other benefit is a noticeably smoother idle.I have been doing my own oil changes for just over 40 years and this oil is the best one yet.31 May 2020 Update:I have been running this in the diesel (85 Mercedes 300D) 21 months now. The internal mechanical noises not only went away right after the first oil change with this oil but also stayed away during the entire use interval of 5528 miles to the next oil change a year later. This was a first!!I had noticed, one oil change after another, using various brands of diesel HDEO oils for 15 years, the mechanical noise of the engine would go away after changes only to gradually return in about 2000 miles or so.Another plus came from this being a 0W-40. I noticed that the sound of starter is utterly the same year round now. Cranking as low as -10F sounds like cranking any other day. Nice to think of saving stress on the old starter.Conversely, idle oil pressure, once warmed up, behaves just as it did with 5W-40 before.

Great oil for your German vehicle, just make sure it has the correct specs for your car.

Good Price for Euro-Spec oil

Is very high quality 👌

I’ve been using this oil for years on our car that requires German Castrol 0W-40 for extended/extreme conditions. It’s a great oil. I’ve been using GC from new and our car now has 175k miles and the engine is still in amazing shape. I’m sure the oil has had a lot to do with it. It continues to run well and is 100% leak free. It’s good to use recommended oils that meet design specs by the manufacturer and is easy to do when it’s a quality product like Castrol’s synthetic.The only complaint is that Prime membership now promises 1 week Prime deliveries; not 1 Day or 2 Day Prime like it had for years. It’s been hit or miss how quickly this has shipped. Sometimes it comes poorly packaged and bottles are crushed. And often it takes more than 5-7 days to receive it, typically shipping 2 days after it’s ordered. Today it shipped 1 day after order, but instead of taking 7 days promised, Amazon has patted themselves on the back saying “Arriving early” in 6 days instead of 7. For sometime like this it can be important to get it next day, other times I plan ahead. I needed it and I bought a bottle locally instead. I’m undecided on if I’ll keep this extra for next time.

I was skeptical about buying oil from amazon as I’ve had experiences in the past of items breaking inside of the box and I envisioned arriving home to find boxes containing 2 gallons of motor oil sitting up side down in my driveway with a broken caps soaking into my concrete.I bought these because they had a promotion coupon on them, making it cheaper then the parts store, with the fact that Amazon delivers it to top it off.They arrived neatly packed, boxed securely and in individually inside heat sealed plastic bags. No broken bottles. I was impressed. I have noticed that amazon has gotten much better about packing things that might spill or break.Other than the lack of any dramatic arrival of the oil I don’t know what else to say. It seems to be doing its job, as my engine hasn’t seized up yet. Just kidding. It’s a pretty good oil, I’d personally prefer Mobil-1 over almost any other oil (except AmesOil or Royal Purple-but those will run you about $8-12/ a quart). But that’s strictly my opinion. Like I said I gave this a try because it was significantly cheeper than going to the parts store. In reality in most circumstances oils are pretty similar, apart from the weight and being conventional or synthetic. It’s mostly personal bias.In short:I would recommend buying this oil from amazon 👍🏻

Whilst some have said that mobil 1 0w-40 is GTL (gas to liquid) it is not. At least not yet. They use some other temporary measure until their GTL gets going (like shell / Pennzoil) and is grp 3+. GTL USES A FISCHER Tropsch Method which technically is how polyalphaolefins are made (grp iv). But GTL is its own like grp vi or something. (I made that up.)Now i have used this "euro" Castrol dive the early 2000's whwn it was 0w-30 and green. We thought it was cool but were too dumb to know the green wqs a leak detection dye, rofl. Anyway that have way to what we in America get known as 0w-40 edge blah blah and its made in Germany still. But my chipped volvo 2.5T ate it like water. Could t believe it until i looked its cas#'s up and found it to be mostly grp iii and some form ofup to 50% PAO.We also get a usa made 5w-40 that used to be Belgium made like this is now. If one looks this 0w-40 is NOT destined for america! Its belgium made and the cas#'s show it as almost 75% or more PAO. THIS IS the REAL stuff. There now i have blown the lid. Oh well runs out ill go to Toal qyartz 9000 but not saying type as one in particular is the only one that is PAO or GTL.