Honda2.4

I recently put German Castrol 0w-30 in. At first it was a bit sluggish, but I think it had to do with the gas I was running. (Mobil 87 Otctane) Car is very smooth at high rpms with this oil. Anyone else running this? Could have gone with a solid 20wt I'm sure, and I still might but I want to see how this oil performs in this car being I drive fairly hard.

moda_way

Well the sluggishness is definitely due to the fuel. Shouldn't run anything but 91 octane or higher.

As for the oil, the lighter 0W-30 vs 5W-20 Mobil 1 may not give you any better performance, but I'm not sure how you could scientifically tell.

TSXDude

I heard a lot of good stuff about the German Castrol 0W-30, and i believe the people on www.bobistheoilguy.com swear by it. I used it once and i find it no different from Mobil 1, so i just stick to using the readily available Mobil 1 in my car. (same price around here)

Honda2.4

The oil is outstanding. It's so good that BITOG members had the oil broken down ($700) to find what it was made of. It's a fully synthetic PAO/Ester based oil. Great for HP cars or hard driving 4cylinders. Has also helped eliminate oil consumption in many cars.

Bill Hook

Where does one buy "Das Oil"?

SodaLuvr

Bill,
Autozone only. Look for Castrol Syntec 0w-30 MADE IN GERMANY.

Just too thick for my tastes...I like something in the 8cst range. GC is 12.2 cst. Honda2.4, did you put in the Gold GC or Green GC?

Michael