Is German Castrol really going the way of the dinosaur?

[jdub]

Basically she said a lot of nothing Rick...part of it is a repeat of the stuff on Castrol spec sheets. "Products may vary in raw materials as a result of the regional production facility."...translation, German Castrol is a Grp IV PAO based oil...North American Castrol SYNTEC SAE 0W-30 is a Grp III hydrocracked mineral oil.

 

[slidebabyslide]

suprageezer: If you want some GC i can get you some and ship it to you, my AZ has a crap load.

 

[s000pra89T]

Just to further support its production...picked up a box of GC with M08's on the bottles. And receipt confirms it with the part# 340533 06068 from previous post. :thumbup:

 

[89BklynSupra]

AZ is running a sale on these, 5 quarts + a craptastic fram filter for $24.99.

 

[xscurry]

The Autozone near me has a few cases worth - all with an M07 date. The item number 340533 06068 did not match anything for that store though. It was on the shelf.

 

[suprageezer]

I finally received a response from Autozone about that part number above. It turns out the Autozone Sku# is 340533. I just stopped by Autozone and used that number and wham it was there. They didnt have it in that particualr store but they have it in a store a few miles away so I'll pick some up tomorrow. Thanks everyone for the help with the number, and info.

 

[MassSupra89]

Just stopped by Autozone here and they had 7 left. So I just bought them all.

 

[rumptis]

They have a bunch at my AZ, I have picked up 10 quarts so far. Trying to maximize the AZ rewards.

 

[drjonez]

the trick is to buy 4 qts + something cheap to come in @ $25....then you get the reward and the oil!

 

[whudafux]

So I was going thru the oil we got in the delivery at Pep Boys earlier tonight and I see a few cases of Castrol Syntec 0w30. It turns out we are starting to carry the 0w30 Castrol oil now. At least in the Southern part of Florida. Our Atlanta distribution center has 2000 quarts and the Indiana distribution center has 2500 quarts. Our part number for it is 06068. The code on the bottom says M06 on ours.

 

[suprageezer]

North American Castrol Syntec 0W-30 is not the same as European Castrol 0W-30. That comes straight from an email to me from BP Europe which owns Castrol.

 

[jdub]

The key to tell the difference:
"European Formula" on the front label
"Made in Germany" on the back label

 

[whudafux]

I just checked the stock today and they say "Made in Germany" on the back.

 

[supraguy31]

I thought about this today so I went down to the local Autozone and asked. They have the 0W30 Synthetic European Formula (12 Bottles) and they showed me where they had 15 cases in the back. It said European formula on the front of the boxes and the ones on the Shelf. I will go back and check tomorrow about the Made in Germany label on the Back of them

Anybody need any. Price was $6.49 a Bottle or 41.00 for 12 Bottles.

 

[jdub]

I just checked the stock today and they say "Made in Germany" on the back.

Excellent! That's the good stuff

 

[suprarx7nut]

Just went to Pep Boys here and they had a full shelf of GC. I believe it was 6.49 a piece.

It seems like places are starting to carry GC on a regular basis.

 

[jdub]

Yep...saw it at PepBoys here in AZ as well
Choice is a good thing!

 

[tlo86]

surprised how cheap the oil was.. picked up 2 cases at a local autozone. cheaper than mobil 1 :sarcasm: (surprise surprise)

 

[Zumtizzle]

After i showed my cousin an Oil Analysis from a C6 Z06 owner using GC, and my stash. He went to Pep Boys and saw it and bought a case, and did a oil change in his truck. He said it felt so much smoother.

 

[suprarx7nut]

Pep Boys is running a special on Castrol Syntec. Buy 5 quarts + PureONE filter for 21.99 after 5$ mail in rebate. Even without the rebate its 28.99 for 5 quarts + PureONE filter.

If anyone has problems getting this stuff, I'll be happy to pick some up and ship it off for ya for a very minimal charge. Just enough to cover shipping really.