Castrol 03084C Edge 5W-30 Advanced Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Quart

If your car calls for 5w-30 but it’s got more than 100k miles on it, this is your oil. If your car consumes more oil than it should, this is your oil. If you own a subaru that calls for 5w-30 but you need to use an oil change shop (where they demand to use ‘what’s on the oil filler cap’), this is your oil. If you own any dit vehicle that calls for 5w-30, this is your oil.

With an hths (high temperature, high shear) of 3.5, this is an incredibly robust 5w-30. Great for hot and cold climates, it’s really the successor to the famous green-colored ‘german castrol’. Oils in-grade have been getting thinner every year as oil formulators bow to pressure for greater fuel mileage and certain green goals. Sl to sm to sn and more sn plus… Thinner (lower hths) with every single revision. Sure they bolster/tweak additive packages to try and compensate for the thinner formulation…. But those tweaked/improved additive packages get used across the line and end up in these thicker oils as well. But, these concessions to short term fuel economy shorten the overall life of your engine. In fact, in the us, your vehicle manufacturer likely demands that you use a thinner oil grade than in nearly every other country. Just google your vehicle’s manual in uae, india, mexico, eu, japan, indonesia, africa, etc etc etc. Those manuals are written by engineer’s and left alone…. Reading as all manuals used to; they provide a range of oil weights based on ambient temperature and use case. Just getting groceries and picking the kids up from school in calgary, alberta (canada) or vermont? 0w-20 is probably just fine for you. Stuck in traffic in houston, mexico city, atlanta, or uae? Towing through the mountains of phoenix or nevada? Running errands in traffic in miami? Towing a trailer in southern turkey? Then 0w-20 is absolutely, empirically not the best oil for you to use. According to the engineers.

Examples:

1) my 2011 subaru outback 3.6r calls for 5w-30 better in the us, but the subaru manual for most other counties (from northern european to african continent) recommends the use of 0w30 all the way up to 5w-40. In texas, i see average summer temperatures that aren’t far off the middle east and are right in line with most of equatorial africa and india. Hot. 112f daytime highs, etc etc. There’s no one size fits all oil for every climate and the engineers who wrote the manual for nearly every other country were obviously overwritten by the bean counters for an extra .25mpg (when new) to bolster their corporate average furl economy scores (cafe). They don’t really care about taking a car that could last beyond 300k miles with relatively little maintenance and turning it into a car that only lasts 100-120k. Because that’s out of warranty. Car runs noticeably smoother on this than on the thin-for-grade sn-plus api rated 5w-30 oils. Especially in 108f+ heart, stuck in traffic. It’s even quieter at idle. Next example…

3) my 2017 lexus gx460 calls for 0w-20 here in the us. No option for any other oil weight even if you live in texas or death valley and tow a trailer. But, in nearly every other country (regardless of geography), the official lexus/toyota manual permits the use of engine oils as heavy 20w-50 for very hot climates. Yikes… That’s a huge difference. Even at 115k miles, moving to this oil showed a huge, obvious increase in engine smoothness at all rpms and loads, with no measurable effect on mpg. The engine is obviously happier in 108f+ heat with the heavier oil and this comports with the manual for most other countries. The engineers at toyota/lexus, when the bean counters actually let them do their jobs, obviously know what they are doing.

I use it in my 2018 gmc terrain 1.6l turbo diesel. It calls for 5w30 dexos 2 motor oil. Its not readily available where i live so i order it online. You have to be careful of oil because dexos 1 gen 2 is readily available and easily confused but it is not good with dpf. I like castrol oil just because i have used it a lot. I realize it is probably all marketing but what the heck it makes me feel good.

2011 terrain with 2.4 engine (105k) suv loves oil! Bought in early 2020. Didn’t do enough research. That’s on me. Selling dealer says it’s between vin numbers for recall. So i’ve tried various brands/flavors.
Ac delco went about 700 miles /qt. (dealer oil change). Brand v syn went 1000 miles. A couple flavors of m1 went 1200 miles.
Then i tried castrol edge 5w-30 in black 5qt jug- i couldn’t believe oil could make this big a difference! No clatter at startup; very little valve train noise running. (other reviewers commented on this too). And 2000 mi/ qt!! And no more ‘brown grunge’ under filler lid.

Switching two other cars to edge……..

Update:
with such good success with edge advanced full synthetic, i thought i’d try the high mileage version. Just like another reviewer, my oil consumption went up. Now only getting 1000 mi/quart…..just like brands m1 and v synthetics…….not like 2000 mi/qt i got with standard edge. (going back to it)

Castrol synthetic is all i have ever used in my
2008 malibu and i have 268,500 mi on her. Oil change on average 3700 mi i get 27 mpg @ 68 mph no loss in performance .

I like that it’s good for high mileage vehicles plus it’s the recommended brand in my vehicle manuel. It’s sometimes more expensive when i’m searching for it, but was a good price when i got it from amazon this time.

It’s been a year since i put this in my 2003 vw passat w8 and i looked at last week and it’s just as clean as the day i put it in, (very very close). It’s actually clearer now than other oils are brand new. It was a bargain last year. I guess it was on sale. I don’t know how to predict those. I will say that if you bring your own oil and filter, the cost to change your oil is very pleasant. You’ve paid in advance, so it’s still expensive to have a car. It’s just great that you can know the quality of what’s going in your car. The clarity may have been partly due to the bosch oil filter. It’s specs are much better than other brands. Install and you know the filter is the best. Bosch cabin filters are awesome too. I’d recommend buying oil filters and cabin filters in quantity so you don’t have to go to the trouble of buying them. Just get the oil. (does oil store well? I began to doubt that. So i’m not recommending that.) i am here to buy it again, so i’d recommend doing these things too. If you take your car to an oil change place, be sure you pick out quality oil, oil filter and cabin filter beforehand, and bring them when you go. It’s your assurance that your doing the best you can for your car, and not just leaving it up to the quicky change place’s choices for their benefit. And yes, of course it’s great to see that the oil change will be so cheap by comparison to buying their oil at the same time. It may be me tricking myself by spreading out the costs, call it what you will. It’s still nice to know everything is my choosing and the oil change charge will be cheap, since you’re bringing your own stuff. It’s like a reward for taking the time and trouble to shop for what you think is best. You might change your mind later. Who knows? I liked this oil and i liked the bosch filters i bought too. This oil seems like it’s smoother at high rpm, over 6,000. That’s where i noticed the engine sounding like it’s ‘taking it easy’. Before, i really avoided driving in that range, but it feels more comfortable. That’s got to be a good sign for the oil. In fact, when you stomp on the gas, the car overreacts and downshifts twice, which lowers the power to the wheels. Best to just ease it up quickly, no stomp. But i was testing the car and noticed that it no longer slows the car when doing this. It’s just the beginning of a more normal acceleration. That’s better oil. Anyway, your performance may vary but i don’t think you can go wrong with this oil. It’s the best stuff i’ve ever had in any of the cars i’ve owned. That says a lot.

I use full synthetic on the 2011 hyundai since the manufacturer put a new engine in the car. Therefore, since it gets very cold up north, i use this oil for better flow on start up. I change the oil every 3500-5000 miles as well as the filter. I have used castrol over 40 years in motor cycles, sport cars and my f150 as well and no issues on engines using this oil.

My 07 toyota prius is 270k. I usually use pennzoil full synthetic from auto zone for $33+ for 5 quarts. Now i am paying $27.xx. I brought 5. Very happy i save able to save this much from amazon! Thank you and will buy again from amazon. Also, fast shipping!

I have had this oil the whole time i have owned my 2004 expedition and it has lasted amazingly. I have amazon deliver it on subscribe an save every 3 months along with a fram filter. I know it’s time for an oil change when it shows up. I highly recommend this oil.

Muy buen aceite siempre he usado esta marca y mus autos se han mantenido muy bien y duraderos

What does oil in my 2008 honda civic si drive to the grand canyon and back to euston hundred plus degrees fahrenheit and no problems.

Affordable price for the money. Quility oil

So far so good trying it for the first time

Right peice

Good

The oil is great, the price was fine, but the horrendous job of packaging they did sticking the gallons loose in a box with a small amount of brown paper in there, obviously they slide around in the box, get tumbled and dropped and one of the 5 qt containers was leaking oil by the handle where it cracked and another at the cap area where it too was cracked. Packaging job was a joke! Not sure i would buy from amazon again!

I use this oil and only this oil for my 2018 focus rs and it does great against fuel dilution and it is specifically designed for lspi. The only problem is that i lost about half a quart from shipping i assume, and it made one hell of a mess at home.

Nothing, been using this product ten plus years..

Fair price for a good product. At the time i ordered it, it was a good price. Shortly after it arrived, walmart lowered their price to $1.50 less. Not a big deal and i’m still satisfied.

The only knock i will give on this order is that i ordered 3 jugs and they arrived loose in a large box. The box arrived barely holding together. It was torn and had holes punctured in the side. One jug was barely in the box. I was quite surprised none of the jugs sprung a leak. I’m satisfied and when it’s time to reorder, i will certainly consider amazon again.

As a side note, i see some discussions about how long an oil is good for; or extended oil changes; or better protection. Take anything you read on the internet with a big grain of salt because if your engine fails, those comments mean nothing to the repair shop. Having said that, my truck oil change interval is 6 months/5,000 miles. That recommendation is with regular motor oil. Now that my vehicle is out of warranty, my choice when using synthetic is to go at least 8,000 but no more than 10,000 miles. I have friends that go 12k to 15k miles on their oil. We all stay on top of our maintenance, do periodic oil sample analysis, and log a lot of freeway miles. We feel we get the best bang for the dollar this way and reduce oil use/waste too.

This oil works great in my land rover with ecoboost engine, but my 5.3 vortex doesn’t like it. I hear a loud lifter ticking when the engine is cold. Going to try another oil.