Castrol Syntec Sale!

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by Frodo

Unless I'm missing something, that AutoZone ad is just for motorcycle oil...

Correct. My bad. I use the Mobil 1 20W50 V-Twin in my 993 Turbo. An excellent oil for the aircooled Porsches.

I've never seen this oil on sale, and when I bought some last week, I did not realize the sale was only for motorcycle oils.

[jtessmer]

Call ahead to Oreilly store and they will order you the filter. They usually have it in about a day or two. Then you can stop in and pick it up witht he oil.

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

I dropped into my local Porsche indy shop yesterday to ask them about doing a CEL inspection and possible repair. While I was there, I happened to notice the parts display they had set up. In the display they had bottles of M-1 and Lubro Molly. I asked them of M-1, Lubro Molly and Castrol Syntec which was best. Well you should have heard them break out laughing. When they calmed down, they said they would not put Castrol Syntec in their lawn mowers. To them it is bad stuff. They said if you want to blow up your engine use it.

Hans has been a Porsche mechanic for 50 years and the other guy (I dont remember his name) has been a mechanic for over 20 years. So I asked them to give their "opinions" of M-1 and Lubro Molly. They said none of todays oils are as good as they used to be. They finally told me they preferred the Lubro Molly.

[clickman]

Originally Posted by Idaho Red Rocket 3

When they calmed down, they said they would not put Castrol Syntec in their lawn mowers. To them it is bad stuff. They said if you want to blow up your engine use it.

I don't know that I would be using those particular folks myself. Personally, I prefer to listen to a respected indy that works on facts, like UOAs.

[mts]

The Syntec UOA's are very good. Did they tell you what they were basing their opinions on?

[Lobo1186]

Originally Posted by Idaho Red Rocket 3

They said if you want to blow up your engine use it.

I would have pointed out that regardless of motor oil choice these motors will blow up anyways...

[teamwenz]

Pretty funny about the Castrol Oil leading to engine failure. If that was true every BMW would be in the shop. BMW's oil is Castrol Synthetic, that is all they use and there oil changes are generally 15,000 mile intervals. I would not go that long between changes but it seems like a pretty good recomendation from BMW if that is all they use. Lubro-Molly and Motul also seem like good alternatives. I guess everyone has there opinions.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Idaho Red Rocket 3

I dropped into my local Porsche indy shop yesterday to ask them about doing a CEL inspection and possible repair. While I was there, I happened to notice the parts display they had set up. In the display they had bottles of M-1 and Lubro Molly. I asked them of M-1, Lubro Molly and Castrol Syntec which was best. Well you should have heard them break out laughing. When they calmed down, they said they would not put Castrol Syntec in their lawn mowers. To them it is bad stuff. They said if you want to blow up your engine use it.

Hans has been a Porsche mechanic for 50 years and the other guy (I dont remember his name) has been a mechanic for over 20 years. So I asked them to give their "opinions" of M-1 and Lubro Molly. They said none of todays oils are as good as they used to be. They finally told me they preferred the Lubro Molly.

I find it interesting that Castrol Syntec has a TV commercial claiming 8 times better wear protection than Mobil 1 & apparently Mobil 1 can't deny this since the commercial has been airing for over a year. :chicken:

[chamilun]

still waiting to see proof that the 5k interval recommend in several places for boxsters somehow is protective against engine damage. The argument is essentially that 80% of the oil never breaks down; its the 20% of 'additives'

Every oil analysis I've ever seen, and the BMW camp (Im in there) has been having oil checked forever, I can't recall seeing 15k oil that is in bad shape at all.

Maybe Jake R can comment on whether he thinks the frequent oil changes is beneficial

[jmatta]

Maybe Jake R can comment on whether he thinks the frequent oil changes is beneficial

He already has, numerous times; as well as Charles Navarro. Search the various threads and you'll see he recommends it's one of the best things you can do for your engine, regardless of oil brand. I've been using Castrol Syntec 10W40 for the last few years and change it annually (approx 3k miles).

[chamilun]

http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24656&highlight=oil+change+frequency

Not sure why you answered for them, but I have searched, and haven't found any evidence that frequent oil changes change anything. Not saying it doesn't, but facts are important