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Oil choice- Castrol replacement-
Posted: May 19th, 2009, 8:31 am
by Robert
Hello Guy,
I want to use Castrol RS 10W60 as you advise but this oil does not exist any more it seems there are two new types: Castrol TWS 10W60 and Castrol Sport Edge 10W60.
Can I use equally one of these oils ??
Thank you !
Robert
Re: Oil choice- Castrol replacement-
Posted: May 19th, 2009, 9:33 am
by Guy Croft
Castrol Edge Sport 10W60 looks like a good choice, here is what Castrol themselves say about it:
http://datasheets.bp.com/bpglis/lubtds. ... enDocument
GC
Re: Oil choice- Castrol replacement-
Posted: May 19th, 2009, 5:12 pm
by Robert
Good evening,
You gave me a track to follow and I found on the different specifications of each product that :
RS is API SJ
TWS is API SJ
Edge is API SM
So the last one is more "modern" and better (SM>SJ) from what I understood from API standards.
Concerning ACEA they are all A3 B3 B4.
Hoping it helps all of us using the CASTROL 10W60.
Robert
Re: Oil choice- Castrol replacement-
Posted: May 19th, 2009, 11:45 pm
by miro-1980
Hi,
I switched to Castrol Edge Sport 10W60 last season and I am perfectly happy. What prompted the change was my oil temperature was exceeding 130 deg C and I was afraid that the X Castrol 'High Mileage' I used was not capabple of handling such high temp. The Castrol Edge Sport 10W60 seems to handle the high racing temp very well.
My recommendation: go for it !
Miro