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Castrol GTX 20W-50

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  1. thecarnut

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    I went to Walmart to get some oil and to my surprise saw that Castrol has introduced an oil for older cars. I guess they finally figured out that the only people that were buying their 20W-50 weight oil have an old car.

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    thecarnut, May 4, 2022
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    Kind of like Coke Classic
     
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    Yeah I noticed this recently too! I bought 3 jugs and dumped it in the 911. Well done Castrol
     
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    Is Zinc the same additive that Castrol GTX had back around the early 1970's? I recall you could stick a finger into the filler hole and feel the coating. I thought it was graphite back then?

    In any case, nice to see this.
     
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    No idea what it was back then as that's reaching back before I was around haha. These engines don't run incredibly high seat nor nose valve spring pressures anyway. The domestic stuff running 150-190lbs at the seat really needs the high zinc juice.
     
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    Good for breaking in camshafts.
     
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