German Castrol Oil 0w-30 ... any users?

[giannid]

Hello guys,

I haven't visited this forum in a while ... been extremely busy with work and family. I've been doing detailing as a 2nd job. Glad to see new people join all the time ...

I have used M-1 10w-30 since I purchased my aurora without any issues. I tried their 0w-30 formula and the northstar started getting really noisy on the top-end.

A lot of people swear by this German Castrol oil that acts more like a sae 40 than a 30. Has anyone here used it? Any issues with top-end noise (ticking, etc.).

Thanks in advance,
Gianni

[Marc]

I think that 0W-30 is intended for use only in areas where it gets VERY cold.....as in Arctic regions.

[KliffsAurora]

10W 30 seems to be a good oil to use.

[robaurora01]

I only use what is recommended by the owners manual as it was designed for that kind of oil not a mix of other stuff

[aldrichd]

Nov 13, 2009 11:35:38 GMT -6 Marc said:

I think that 0W-30 is intended for use only in areas where it gets VERY cold.....as in Arctic regions.

Ditto.
It would have to be really cold (-20 degrees) and the Owners manual for my 1999, page 6-13, suggests 5W-30 synthetic OR 0W-30 oil.

[RCSRGREAT]

not a good oil for auroras.... specially in PA... maybe very north Canada haha....

[KliffsAurora]

Santa uses it in his car

[jason]

Never heard of the stuff. I just use 10W-30 synthetic. The carquest kind, it's cheap and made by Valvoline.

[bigbryan]

are you talking about Castrol syntec 0w30??