Who else is carrying BC?
I am in San Diego, and so far did not see AAP here!
I am in San Diego, and so far did not see AAP here!
New Castrol 0W-40 ? Has 5W-40 been replaced....
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Originally Posted By: dailydriver
Originally Posted By: CATERHAM
M1 0W-40's higher VI means it's lighter on start-up than both Castrol 0W-40 and even GC 0W-30. How much lighter? It's still 10% lighter at 60F and progressively more so at lower temp's and this is despite M1 having a significantly higher HTHSV.
Now, can the same thing be claimed for the Red Line 0W-40 over the sacred 'holy grail' M1 0W-40??
In other words, does RL's higher VI make it thinner than the M1 at ALL temps, DESPITE it's ~.2 higher HTHSV, or is the VI difference not great enough to make up for that HTHSV difference?
M1 0W-40 is the "bench mark" 0W-40 because it's an OEM oil with spec's that are very hard to beat, not to mention it's available everywhere and reasonably priced.
The 'holy grail' is a VI as high as possible and the 197 VI of RL 0W-40 is the highest of any 30wt or heavier oil in NA but due to it's higher 4.0cP HTHSV I think it will be heavier than M1 0W-40 at all temp's.
Originally Posted By: CATERHAM
M1 0W-40's higher VI means it's lighter on start-up than both Castrol 0W-40 and even GC 0W-30. How much lighter? It's still 10% lighter at 60F and progressively more so at lower temp's and this is despite M1 having a significantly higher HTHSV.
Now, can the same thing be claimed for the Red Line 0W-40 over the sacred 'holy grail' M1 0W-40??
In other words, does RL's higher VI make it thinner than the M1 at ALL temps, DESPITE it's ~.2 higher HTHSV, or is the VI difference not great enough to make up for that HTHSV difference?
M1 0W-40 is the "bench mark" 0W-40 because it's an OEM oil with spec's that are very hard to beat, not to mention it's available everywhere and reasonably priced.
The 'holy grail' is a VI as high as possible and the 197 VI of RL 0W-40 is the highest of any 30wt or heavier oil in NA but due to it's higher 4.0cP HTHSV I think it will be heavier than M1 0W-40 at all temp's.
Originally Posted By: 97tbird
Finally made my AAP run; visited 2 stores:
1st one only had BC - got all 6 qts they had on the rack; (more coming next week but i will be out of country) - rang up as BOGO
They didn't carry GC at all.
2nd one had 4 BC qts on the rack - that's all they had; got all 4 qts (rang up as BOGO) -
[ok who cleaned up BC in these 2 stores??)]
They also had GC
got 8 qts of that BOGO .... I was tempted to buy more, but I get curious about other oils from time to time and this should cover me for at least 2 self oil changes on the Bimmer
So the tally is 8 qts of GC and 10 qts of BC for BOGO - quite happy
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Does the 0W-40 actually state; "Made In Belgium" on the back of the bottle??
Finally made my AAP run; visited 2 stores:
1st one only had BC - got all 6 qts they had on the rack; (more coming next week but i will be out of country) - rang up as BOGO
They didn't carry GC at all.
2nd one had 4 BC qts on the rack - that's all they had; got all 4 qts (rang up as BOGO) -
[ok who cleaned up BC in these 2 stores??)]
They also had GC
So the tally is 8 qts of GC and 10 qts of BC for BOGO - quite happy
Does the 0W-40 actually state; "Made In Belgium" on the back of the bottle??
Originally Posted By: dailydriver
Does the 0W-40 actually state; "Made In Belgium" on the back of the bottle??
Yep it does - Pic:
Does the 0W-40 actually state; "Made In Belgium" on the back of the bottle??
Yep it does - Pic:
So anyone knows who else is carrying BC except AAP?
In San Diego we do not have AAP so...
In San Diego we do not have AAP so...
Man, I've tried every AAP I can think of in a 30 mile radius and this stuff has not shown up, only the old 5w-40...
AAP website has the fucntion to see which oils they have in stock in any specific store by entering zip code - saves a lot of time, and it updates pretty quick.
(Both AAP stores showed zero BC available after I came home
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(Both AAP stores showed zero BC available after I came home
Originally Posted By: edyvw
So anyone knows who else is carrying BC except AAP?
In San Diego we do not have AAP so...
Napa shows it on their website. But when I called one of their local stores, they were clueless as far as how to order it for me.
So anyone knows who else is carrying BC except AAP?
In San Diego we do not have AAP so...
Napa shows it on their website. But when I called one of their local stores, they were clueless as far as how to order it for me.
I went few days ago to local NAPA to buy something else. I saw Liqui Moly M1 0W40, but not BC or GC.
Will have to pay more attention
Will have to pay more attention
I said it's on their website. I didn't say they carry it in store. It'd be a special order IF they can figure out how to order it for you.
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
I said it's on their website. I didn't say they carry it in store. It'd be a special order IF they can figure out how to order it for you.
Ah, I understood you saying it is in the store.
Well, I hope this BC will become popular so other stores start to carry, untill then good ole GC
I said it's on their website. I didn't say they carry it in store. It'd be a special order IF they can figure out how to order it for you.
Ah, I understood you saying it is in the store.
Well, I hope this BC will become popular so other stores start to carry, untill then good ole GC
It seems the only AAP stores that have BC are in the south. What sense does that make?
But then again even finding GC was a chore around here.
But then again even finding GC was a chore around here.
Actually today I will go and try to see if anyone has it in CA.
KCJeep wrote: "But then again even finding GC was a chore around here."
With a location as general as "USA," I don't see how that statement means very much.
With a location as general as "USA," I don't see how that statement means very much.
Originally Posted By: GMorg
KCJeep wrote: "But then again even finding GC was a chore around here."
With a location as general as "USA," I don't see how that statement means very much.
Kansas City. The "KC" in KCJeep. Being from Mizzourah I'd have figured you to pick up on that.
Still not happy about the SEC thing.
It took some searching but I was able to find GC at the AAP in Lees Summit.
KCJeep wrote: "But then again even finding GC was a chore around here."
With a location as general as "USA," I don't see how that statement means very much.
Kansas City. The "KC" in KCJeep. Being from Mizzourah I'd have figured you to pick up on that.
Still not happy about the SEC thing.
It took some searching but I was able to find GC at the AAP in Lees Summit.
Originally Posted By: 97tbird
Originally Posted By: dailydriver
Does the 0W-40 actually state; "Made In Belgium" on the back of the bottle??
Yep it does - Pic:
THANKS!
Originally Posted By: dailydriver
Does the 0W-40 actually state; "Made In Belgium" on the back of the bottle??
Yep it does - Pic:
THANKS!
So now we have Belgian castrol as well as German castrol. Interesting.
I used BC well before Katrina hit. In fact, I think that it had already left the market before Katrina. But, bluesubie is absolutely right about BC being 5W40. There are BITOG threads around if you are interested. I am curious if BC was actually on the US market before GC-Green. I am pretty sure that is was gone before GC-Gold.
I just bought 6 more quarts today. Plan on stopping by another AAP on the way home from work and seeing what they have left. 5W-50 seems to always be in stock.
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