So I sold my truck and bought a new 2017 FWD 4 cylinder Chevy Equinox. My Chevy Silverado with the 6 liter motor loved the Euro 0W-30 oil so I bought about 30 quarts on closeout for $2 per quart last fall.

In my stable I now have the Malibu with the 1.5 liter DI turbo motor and the Equinox with the 2.4 liter motor. Both require Dexos Gen 2 oil (the truck didn't). What do I do with this Castrol Euro 0w-30?

1. Run it in both vehicles summer and winter here in central Michigan because it's awesome, oil Certifications be [censored]?

2. Give it away to some of my less fortunate friends with older cars and only use Dexos Gen 2 approved oils?

I could go either way on this. What are your thoughts?

Buy Dexos 2 for one of the cars and save the receipts. Run the 0w30 in the other. If you ever have a warranty issue in the one you have used the 0w30 in, you have Dexos 2 receipts to present... they won't know which car you used it in.

Is it BMW LL-01 rated?

Sounds like some BITOG people have been having trouble finding properly rated motor oil for their BMWs. If you were in Canada I'd be interested in some of it.

When I sold my Dodge Dakota last year I had 5 quarts of Peak 10W30 and a MicroGard filter left over from my stash. I use 0W20 in my Honda and my wife's Nissan. I donated the 10W30 and filter to a local indie garage that works with local churches and does free oil changes for single mothers and other deserving folks a few times a year. It was a very good way to get rid of oil I had no use for.

I resemble that remark and am only a hop, skip,and jump away at MOO U! LOL.

This.

Run the Castrol in the Malibu.

Anything special about dex2 that the castrol doesn't meet?

Run the oil you have. It's top-notch stuff.

I can buy it from you for $5.50 a quart shipped to 93012. My Ford Ranger and BMW 5 series would be very thankful

Wait, I thought the Dexos1 Gen2 was a brand new spec?
I don't pay that much attention since I don't change oil in any newer GM vehicles.

3) buy yourself a AR15 rifle and keep on re-lubing it on a daily basis until your stash of euro 0w30 runs out

Be a bitoger!

+1

Where you at in Michigan? I'd buy it this oil from you.

Use it as it safely applies to your current cars, summer use or all year.

If there's no way you can use it, put it up for sale at $2/qt on the "for sale" section - local delivery/pick up only. You'll sell it all soon enough. No need to give it away unless you're feeling generous. I just sold 28 qts of Castrol Edge/PP for $2/qt that didn't fit into my future plans any more.

dexos1 Gen 2 is not even "live" until September...