$69 10L castrol a3b4 5w30

Brule · 10-21-2015, 12:45 AM

Repco has these on sale with a limit of three per customer.

DR-JEKL · 10-21-2015, 02:23 AM

Was on at SCA a few weeks ago for $38?

I got about 30L of it for $29 last year at SCA for my other cars (I use mobil 1 0W40 in the 335i

Brule · 10-21-2015, 02:56 AM

Yea I got 2\5L from sca.
Seen this and thought I better get 20L enough for a year or so

Scotty89 · 10-21-2015, 03:43 AM

???

$69 for 5L is full price.

bmwheath · 10-21-2015, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Scotty89

???

$69 for 5L is full price.

Its a 10L bottle

totti84 · 10-21-2015, 05:41 AM

SCA was $34.98 each a few weeks ago

Scotty89 · 10-21-2015, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwheath

Its a 10L bottle

Aha! I just read the receipt without looking at the picture of the bottle.

Good find! Did it mention how long the sale is on?

DR-JEKL · 10-21-2015, 06:13 AM

Ahh 10L...

It's weird I've never seen it in 10L bottles before!

Mayuri Krab · 10-21-2015, 07:21 AM

Think I'm just gonna be sticking with Penrite, I never really liked castrol for some strange reason I can't recall.

Scotty89 · 10-21-2015, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mayuri Krab

Think I'm just gonna be sticking with Penrite, I never really liked castrol for some strange reason I can't recall.

Can't go wrong with penrite.

Castrol is good but they have all sorts of other cheaper spec products, some in very similar bottles. I like that penrite doesn't do this. They have quality product, or none at all.

naynay · 10-22-2015, 07:42 PM

got a mate with a honda engine fully rebuilt. used penrite and blew his motor. took them to court and won.

Pete.J · 10-29-2015, 07:11 PM

Don't bother with the Australian Castrol formula, it's a group 3 cracked hydrocarbons.. in other terms it's a shit run of the mill oil designed to be put in Toyota Corolla and Mazda 3.

Why go cheap on oil when you've spent a decent amount of money on a BMW powered by BMW's best N54 engines??

The best oils out there are Group V ester based oils like Amsoil and Royal Purple HPS
The second best are Group IV like Castrol German formula, Liquimoly... etc.

You can buy the above in Australia from eBay, there are a few Australian eBay sellers that import them.

Royal Purple HPS:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Royal-Pur...5K009TxJblBk4g

German Castrol:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CASTROL-E...EAAOSwYGFUsGc~

Pete.J · 10-29-2015, 07:17 PM

P.s. You can buy Liquimoly and Royal Purple at Autobarn, but you'll pay an extra $20 over eBay's price

If you don't drive your car hard, then don't bother with these oils, but if your car sees north of 4,000rpm often I wouldn't go without a group IV oil in my crankcase at minimum.

Lastly, buy a magnetic drain plug to give you an indication on the level of wear your engine is seeing, I've got one and every time I change my oil by myself I notice the thin layer of meta debris on the magnet. I clean it and put it back, it's just a good indicator on how much wear is occurring between oil changes.

^ I've visually noticed slightly less wear when I switched from Mobil 1 (Group III) to Motul 8100 X-cess (Group IV based).

CYL · 10-29-2015, 08:51 PM

interesting
I also heard from the mechanic that the Castrol that BMW recommended is not really a good quality oil.
May I ask how many of members here are using something else other than Castrol?

10-21-2015, 12:45 AM	#1
Brule Brigadier General 827 Rep 3,189 Posts Drives: 2007 335i e92 6spd man Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Darwin iTrader: (0)	$69 10L castrol a3b4 5w30 Repco has these on sale with a limit of three per customer. Attached Images
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DR-JEKL Major General 898 Rep 6,285 Posts Drives: Space Grey E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Newcastle Ozstraylia iTrader: (3)	Was on at SCA a few weeks ago for $38? I got about 30L of it for $29 last year at SCA for my other cars (I use mobil 1 0W40 in the 335i
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Brule Brigadier General 827 Rep 3,189 Posts Drives: 2007 335i e92 6spd man Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Darwin iTrader: (0)	Yea I got 2\5L from sca. Seen this and thought I better get 20L enough for a year or so
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Scotty89 Buy a 335 they said... It'll be fun they said... 117 Rep 995 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [10.00]	??? $69 for 5L is full price.
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totti84 Major 112 Rep 1,140 Posts Drives: N54 135i 6MT Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (5) Garage List 2009 BMW 135i M Sport [0.00]	SCA was $34.98 each a few weeks ago
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10-21-2015, 06:13 AM	#8
DR-JEKL Major General 898 Rep 6,285 Posts Drives: Space Grey E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Newcastle Ozstraylia iTrader: (3)	Ahh 10L... It's weird I've never seen it in 10L bottles before! Last edited by DR-JEKL; 10-21-2015 at 06:22 AM..
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Mayuri Krab The Cheap Arse Asian 47 Rep 585 Posts Drives: E90 335i & R33 Skyline GTS-T Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Perth, Australia iTrader: (0)	Think I'm just gonna be sticking with Penrite, I never really liked castrol for some strange reason I can't recall.
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10-22-2015, 07:42 PM	#11
naynay Banned 178 Rep 1,426 Posts Drives: 2006 E92 335i FBO Join Date: May 2013 Location: Melbourne Australia iTrader: (0)	got a mate with a honda engine fully rebuilt. used penrite and blew his motor. took them to court and won.
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10-29-2015, 07:11 PM	#12
Pete.J Lieutenant 322 Rep 568 Posts Drives: BMW M4 DCT (F82) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Melbourne iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW M4 [0.00] 2006 Honda Accord Euro [0.00]	Don't bother with the Australian Castrol formula, it's a group 3 cracked hydrocarbons.. in other terms it's a shit run of the mill oil designed to be put in Toyota Corolla and Mazda 3. Why go cheap on oil when you've spent a decent amount of money on a BMW powered by BMW's best N54 engines?? The best oils out there are Group V ester based oils like Amsoil and Royal Purple HPS The second best are Group IV like Castrol German formula, Liquimoly... etc. You can buy the above in Australia from eBay, there are a few Australian eBay sellers that import them. Royal Purple HPS: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Royal-Pur...5K009TxJblBk4g German Castrol: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CASTROL-E...EAAOSwYGFUsGc~ __________________ Current: F82 Mineral White M4 7DCT Gone but never forgotten: E92 Sparking Graphite 335i (N54) 6MT build thread.
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Pete.J Lieutenant 322 Rep 568 Posts Drives: BMW M4 DCT (F82) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Melbourne iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW M4 [0.00] 2006 Honda Accord Euro [0.00]	P.s. You can buy Liquimoly and Royal Purple at Autobarn, but you'll pay an extra $20 over eBay's price If you don't drive your car hard, then don't bother with these oils, but if your car sees north of 4,000rpm often I wouldn't go without a group IV oil in my crankcase at minimum. Lastly, buy a magnetic drain plug to give you an indication on the level of wear your engine is seeing, I've got one and every time I change my oil by myself I notice the thin layer of meta debris on the magnet. I clean it and put it back, it's just a good indicator on how much wear is occurring between oil changes. ^ I've visually noticed slightly less wear when I switched from Mobil 1 (Group III) to Motul 8100 X-cess (Group IV based). __________________ Current: F82 Mineral White M4 7DCT Gone but never forgotten: E92 Sparking Graphite 335i (N54) 6MT build thread.
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10-29-2015, 08:51 PM	#14
CYL Major 129 Rep 1,382 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	interesting I also heard from the mechanic that the Castrol that BMW recommended is not really a good quality oil. May I ask how many of members here are using something else other than Castrol?
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