Castrol GTX offer at Asda

[kiethton]

All, after seeing the offer for Castrol GTX oil (semi-synth) 4l for £12 - would it be ok for use in my 1987 Porsche 924s?

I know that its not the "Castrol edge brand" as I've been using to top up to date but would it be ok?

Car does about 5k miles a year - mixed driving - Planning on 3k mile oil changes from now (home serviced with the aid of my new xmas tool kit and axle stands)

Oil pressure generally shows as between 4 and 5 on the gauge - quite high?

Will this stuff do the job? I'll stick with the 10w/40 as is currently?

Edited by kiethton on Tuesday 25th December 22:44

[MoelyCrio]

I'm pretty sure GTX is this price normally in Costco. They normally have it on an aisle end with Edge (which is well priced). Maybe worth a look if you're already a member?

[Kong]

£15 delivered on Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Castrol-10W-40-Petrol-Dies...

[kiethton]

Apologies, it was £20, now £12......

The main thing is that it works as it should and won't cause any issues.....

[tr7v8]

924S doesn't need even need semi synth, let alone synth. Any 10W/40 or heavier grade will be fine. My 944 ran on Vavoline VR1 Turbo which is mineral 15W/50. Great oil pressure & good protection. In fact I have a load of it here having sold my 944. If you're in Kent we can do a deal?

[4key]

Tescos had 1 litre bottles of 10w40 magnetec on offer throughout all of last month, they were something stupid like £1 each. You had to be standing there when they put them out though as the first person to see them took the lot

[kiethton]

tr7v8 said:

924S doesn't need even need semi synth, let alone synth. Any 10W/40 or heavier grade will be fine. My 944 ran on Vavoline VR1 Turbo which is mineral 15W/50. Great oil pressure & good protection. In fact I have a load of it here having sold my 944. If you're in Kent we can do a deal?

That sounds good, logistics considered...

Ping me a PM and we'll sort something out?