Just stocked up on German Castrol at AutoZone. They have a special for the next couple weeks. Each 6 quarts of any Castrol oil purchased, you get a 5 dollar AutoZone gift card. (took all my cards and bought more GC)
Will check the color when I open the stuff, I heard it's gold now. $5.99 a quart and you get almost 1 more quart with each gift card. Not too bad......

 

What color is GC now? I thought at one time it was green. Also, what was the sale price per quart?

Thanks

 

Gold now, used to be green, still great oil,

 

price per quart is the same. only benefit is the filter. the also have
mobil1 on sale. 5 qts plus filter for $29.99

 

I am confused, is the NEW (gold) German Castrol the Castrol Syntec in the stores? Or is it something different? And does it come in 5 quart jugs by any chance.

 

Nope...if your thinking about walmart 5qt jugs, you won't find GC...only 5w-30 and some other grades....and yes, GOLD is the current color

 

It's still $5.99 retail price...but if you buy 6, you get $5 off...so that brings the total to about $31 vs $36...

$31/6 = $5.17 a quart

pretty good oil if you ask me..

 

only German Canstrol is the 0w30. and it now says "european forumla" on the front. just to be safe always look on the back of the bottle for "made in germany". the 5w30 is the NA version.

 

Yes its on sale at autozones only, its been on sale for a year and a half or so, so its not all that new, just newer than the good old green

 

Just got a case of Green as opposed to Gold from a different AutoZone.
Has anyone noticed the slight differences in the labeling of the bottles?

1. Gold is API- SL, SJ, CF. Green is just API- SL, CF.

2. Green is Porsche approved and Volvo app. Gold is not.

3. Green reads, "Syntec 0W30 has an exceptional low teperature formulation which provides exceptional pumpability in cold weather and allows for unaided engine starts down to -40 F. Gold has no such designation.

4. Green meets catalyst/emission system capability requirements of ILSAC Gf-3 and GF-2. Gold says nothing of the sort.

Comments..?

 

yeah I remember reading there are slight differences in manufacture recommendations....but as far as i'm concerned, BITOG still agrees that Gold is just as good, if not better than the Green...so you can't go wrong either way....I guess people want to Green cuz they want to crack open the bottle...and check out the green coloring...and smell the sweet scent...that was my motive when I searched for the green...haha

 

I just bought 6 quarts at 5.99 and did not get a 5 dollar card

 

http://www.autozone.com/in_our_store...s_circular.htm The deal has been going for almost a month. Read flyer.

 

Hmm...I've never heard of this "German Castrol." I'll have to check it out.

 

I switched to Gold GC after M1 and my car started to leak oil and burn some oil, i used GC for about 2-3 oil changes and went back to M1, no more adding oil between changes. I have around 200k and have been using M1 since 67k.
Small leak still persists.