I have used Castrol oil exclusively in my vehicles (97 Dodge Dakota, 2008 Toyota Prius, 2011 Toyota 4Runner) since the purchase of my Dakota in 1997. I switched over to the Synthetic Oil in 2008 with 10,000 mile interval oil changes per vehicle since the switch. I would not consider another oil, my Dakota has 289,000 miles and I never have to add oil between changes, Nuff' said.
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I have used this oil in a Chevrolet Trailblazer 4.2 (80,000 mi) and a Silverado 5.3 (40,000 mi) and in both cases, both motors burn massive amounts of this oil! After 1,200 miles my mom asked me to look at her Trailblazer because it was knocking, I pull out the dipstick and nothing! The motor was 5 quarts low out of a 7 quart oil pan!
I had the same issue with the Silverado but to a much lesser extent, I was adding constantly and when I changed the oil there were metal chips on the drain plug. I was running both vehicles at a 2,500 mile oil change interval and still getting terrible results. The Trailblazer fouled out a brand new set of Bosch +4's.
I started asking around at work, (I work at an auto parts store) and two other people there had tried it in their cars (Crown Victoria 4.6 and Ford Fusion 3.0) and both had the same issue. The worst part is the oil burning doesn't immediately stop after you stop using it, it takes THREE oil changes for the oil consumption to completely stop!
I've been trying to pin down why my friend's 09 Honda Accord is burning oil profusely and in generally terrible engine condition, now I think I have the answer because he's using this oil.
This just baffles me because of all the people who are just going to pour this stuff in, close the hood and not check again until it's time to drain out, well, that will be easy because they'll have an empty crankcase.
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