Castrol Euro 5W-40 SP in the wild

[vinu_neuro]

Has the updated SP formulation of Castrol 5W-40 been spotted for sale anywhere yet?

 

[KCJeep]

Nope but I will be looking, a VOA would be interesting if anyone finds some.

 

[shortyb]

SN everywhere I've seen it. And since it's usually the same price as the 0W-40 (also SN) at places like Wally, thats just kinda meh. I'll wait for the SP and see what approvals it carries.

 

[85F150efi]

 

[vinu_neuro]

Excellent.

I stopped by my WM last week...half the Edge 5W-40 bottles are the SN version and the other half are... SL.

Normally I would think it is very (very) old stock, but it's got the 'carbon neutral' branding which is from recent years. Also interestingly doesn't have Porsche A40 approval and I can't recall a time when Castrol 5W-40 wasn't on the A40 approved list.

 

[KCJeep]

The zddp levels in the 5w30 are too high for SP thus the SL its current as you noted. I don’t know if a 30 grade can meet A40 or not.

 

[edyvw]

The zddp levels in the 5w30 are too high for SP thus the SL its current as you noted. I don’t know if a 30 grade can meet A40 or not.

Nope. A40-40 grade.
Only 30 that ever had A40 was German Castrol, original, green color.

 

[John1918]

• Castrol 5W-40 with the A40 approval
  • https://www.castrol.com/en_us/unite...nd/castrol-edge-euro-car.html#tab_5w-40 a3/b4

 

[svenson]

i am reading forums from owners from many manufacturers and i have to say that people still insist that the 5-40 is the ideal grade for their car.why people still insist on that oil?

 

[chris719]

Because it’s 10 more than 5w-30.

 

[jcy]

The zddp levels in the 5w30 are too high for SP thus the SL its current as you noted. I don’t know if a 30 grade can meet A40 or not.

I bought castrol euro 5w30 from Napa auto and it's API SP

Made in USA

 

[BrainThicknessVariation]

Just got my free-shipping delivery from WallyWorld, both are SP. Just waiting on the $20 rebate. WallyWorld mail-order giving Amazon a run for its money.

 

[BrainThicknessVariation]

i am reading forums from owners from many manufacturers and i have to say that people still insist that the 5-40 is the ideal grade for their car.why people still insist on that oil?

Is 5w-30 better in the midwest? My Audi manual specificaly says 5w-40.

 

[svenson]

if your audi says a 40 then its the right for you.

i was generally speaking ,nothing personal.most of the car owners who do normal use ,that their constructor suggests 5-30 ,think that is not enough and they look for a 5-40 for better protection.

midwest or not ,ambient temperature has nothing to do with the second number 30 or 40.

 

[BrainThicknessVariation]

if your audi says a 40 then its the right for you.

i was generally speaking ,nothing personal.most of the car owners who do normal use ,that their constructor suggests 5-30 ,think that is not enough and they look for a 5-40 for better protection.

midwest or not ,ambient temperature has nothing to do with the second number 30 or 40.

Ah, I see my mistake. I'm still learning. They should label the x-axis better on those online bar charts.

 

[loneryder]

i am reading forums from owners from many manufacturers and i have to say that people still insist that the 5-40 is the ideal grade for their car.why people still insist on that oil?

Because between the A40 and 229.5 specs, you can't find a better oil.

 

[kschachn]

Is 5w-30 better in the midwest? My Audi manual specificaly says 5w-40.

With the approval dictating a minimum HT/HS the resulting grade isn’t going to make a hill of beans of difference.

 

[edyvw]

With the approval dictating a minimum HT/HS the resulting grade isn’t going to make a hill of beans of difference.

At that time, it might. A decently thick XW40 was a pretty safe bet in some fuel-diluting monsters Audi had.

 

[svenson]

At that time, it might. A decently thick XW40 was a pretty safe bet in some fuel-diluting monsters Audi had.

like which one?

 

[edyvw]

like which one?

4.2 FSI, 2.0 (EA113), 3.2. The were absolute fuel dilution monsters.