Castrol engine oil

[Mostafizur rahman]

Anyone used Castrol engine oil 0W-30 for their ep3s? What do you think of it, would you recommend?

 

[Kipper]

Good oil, But a 0w30 is too thin for these cars at the age they are from experience. I'd use the 0w40 or the 5w40 version. I thought the 0w40 version was a great oil, Nice low viscosity for the cold morning starts for work and held up well on track, burning off a minimal amount.

As well as the Castrol I've used Fuchs 5w40 super synth & GT1, Motul xcess 8100 - All fully synthetic and done the job both on and off the track.

I like to limit my budget a little bit and change oil twice as often rather than spending £50-60 on more premium branded stuff.

 

[Mostafizur rahman]

Cheers mate, where do you get your oil from?

 

[Kipper]

Cheers mate, where do you get your oil from?

OPIE oils or demon tweeks eBay have a good deal on the Motul 5w40 8100 at the moment, £33 delivered for 5L and some free Motul gloves.

 

[nfspeedy]

Good oil, But a 0w30 is too thin for these cars at the age they are from experience. I'd use the 0w40 or the 5w40 version. I thought the 0w40 version was a great oil, Nice low viscosity for the cold morning starts for work and held up well on track, burning off a minimal amount.

As well as the Castrol I've used Fuchs 5w40 super synth & GT1, Motul xcess 8100 - All fully synthetic and done the job both on and off the track.

I like to limit my budget a little bit and change oil twice as often rather than spending £50-60 on more premium branded stuff.

0W-30 and 0W-40 has the same viscosity

 

[Kipper]

0W-30 and 0W-40 has the same viscosity

Yeh at low temps, But the 0w40 won't thin out as easily at higher oil temps compared to the 0w30.