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Castrol Edge?

Postby TieNN89 » Wed May 21, 2008 10:51 pm

Hi There,
I remembered someone on here said Supercheap was selling Castrol Edge cheap

well I went into SCA today and saw Castrol Edge 5 - 30 for just under 30 save 29 something

Anyway a question to those who are using it is it worth the extra $$ on top of Castrol Magnatec (stuff I'm running atm)? at normal prices that is

I'm running 10w-40 atm is it ok to run 5w - 30 in my nb

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Re: Castrol Edge?

Postby Steampunk » Thu May 22, 2008 9:17 am

AZNTieN wrote:Hi There,
I remembered someone on here said Supercheap was selling Castrol Edge cheap



T'was me! :P
A lower viscosity is always better in colder climates, so go for it.

It's really a matter of personal opinion as to which is better lubricant.
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Postby stevesports » Thu May 22, 2008 10:54 am

ahhh, i would go with the mazda recommendations. Lower viscosity, and correct me if im wrong means thinner oil of what's required, which means higher friction between metal. This could mean higher wear on the parts.

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Postby wun911 » Thu May 22, 2008 11:04 am

I look at my past service reciepts from Mazda and they keep chaning the viscosity, from 10w30 in one servce to 10w40 in another service etc etc.
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Postby Blue94t » Thu May 22, 2008 1:27 pm

Wun,
Ask them to stick with the 10w30, it weighs less :lol:
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Postby Steampunk » Thu May 22, 2008 2:10 pm

5w-30 weighs even less Jake :wink:
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Re: Castrol Edge?

Postby rattyntoad » Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:47 pm

Castrol Edge 5 - 30 for $29 at Repco this weekend only.

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Re: Castrol Edge?

Postby RS2000 » Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:58 am

Edge is fully synthetic, so better than semi-synthetic Magnatec

Don't know what NB you have, but Castrol actually recommend 5W-30 with both oils for NB8B (also recommend 0W-40 Edge)
http://www.datateck.com.au/lube/castr_au/default.asp

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Re: Castrol Edge?

Postby manga_blue » Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:54 am

I used Edge 5W30 for years, including a lot of track work. It's fine and it's a helluva lot better than the retail version of Magnatec which is a cheap dyno oil wrapped in heavy marketing. There is a full synthetic Magnatec available to Subaru dealerships called Magnatec Professional - it's alright if you can find it.
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