Castrol EDGE 5W-30 A3/B4 is an advanced full synthetic engine oil suitable for use in automotive petrol and diesel vehicles, where the manufacturer recommends an ACEA A3/B4, API SL/CF or earlier specification 5W-30 lubricant.
Castrol EDGE 5W-30 A3/B4 is approved for use in vehicles from leading manufacturers, please refer to the product performance section and your owners handbook.
Industry Specifications:
ACEA A3/B4
API SL/CF
BMW Longlife-01
MB-Approval 229.3 / 229.5
VW 502 00 / 505 00
Supercheap price beats a members only price?
you just say you are Autobarn member they will beat for you (sca online chat)
Mine only got 50 cents lower but got free delivery
@davidchin199834
Well this Supercheap Price beat Guarantee is the best thing Ive learn't here for a long time.
Thank you!
Ive got a Supercheap store just 10mins drive (3km) away
Nearest AutoBarn is 40 mins drive (23km) away.
Nearest Repco is 25 mins drive through 8.5km of traffic
So Ive missed some great AutoBarn and Repco deals because its too far to drive to either.
Now I know to go straight to my local Supercheap store with the Repco, AutoOne or Autobarn special price.
Hooray!
I stocked up. Thanks. Price beat with delivery from supercheap
How did you get delivery included from SCA?
My order of 4 bottles was over the $130 required for free shipping
Is this stuff fine to mix with Nulon Apex+ 5W-30?
https://autobarn.com.au/ab/Autobarn-Category/Shop-our-Full-R…
Asking cause I got a couple of bottles of the nulon last sale but had to use one on another car so only have one left which isn’t enough for my Mazda 3.
Otherwise I can probably find the nulon stuff for 45 ish Aud which I don’t mind, seems to have the latest API rating compared to this Castrol which is a bit older. Not sure if there is a general consensus on this castrol oil vs the nulon.
For such a small cost, I would never suggest mixing oils.
can but shouldn't
Don’t mix oils. It’s not worth it for such a mediocre saving. Unpredictable performance and interactions.
I don't see any harm as long as it's the same viscosity and same blend, synthetic/mineral etc
In short, its Fine to mix different brands of the same oil type and specification.
In this case its a 5W-30 full synthetic so on paper you can mix with any other brand of the same.
HOWEVER!
Some oils contain additives that may not be recommended for your engine.
Others dont.
For example, I recently found out that oils with additives are not recommended for my Honda CR-V , regardless if the viscosity is to spec.
You can always go to the Autobarn or Superchaep web sites, plug in you car rego number and find out which oils are compatible. Or if in fact the one on special is compatible with your car.
I recently found out that oils with additives are not recommended for my Honda CR-V ,
You might wish to expand on this.
The oil that a CRV comes from the factory with has an additive pack from the oil manufacturer. Maybe you mean "don't add oil additives to oil"??
About the only oil I know of (and this may have changed in the past 15 years) that doesn't have an additive pack is Mobil Jet.
Mixing synthetics is fine, mixing mineral oil with synthetics is not.
An example, if you get your car serviced and then later check and "top up" the oil, you're mixing.
Or … get an EV and avoid this nonsense altogether :)
Yeah someone said the additives in brands can be weird. So they can mix if different. Mazda 3 should be under 5ltr in most cases. If you have the 5.1 ltr requirement, you can buy a small bottle.
one left which isn’t enough for my Mazda 3
Mazda3: CAN drive with 3 litres of oil until another-sale…minimise hard-corning though, lol.
Also, all the PREMIUM-brand oil last 12+ mths oil-change interval, provided you don't load your engine & a few extra mths is ok, eg Nulon-Apex+
If you drive for mileage, get the THINNEST PREMIUM-brand oil in the 5W-30 grade. Nulon-Apex+ is prefer over Castrol-Edge.
Shaking 5L bottles 5W-30: Yes, you CAN feel & hear the differences in thickness, eg Castrol-Edge vs Nulon-Apex+, lol…prove it to YOUR-self.
Room-temp: THINNER-oil as per above-test, DO translate to THINNER-oil @ operating temp, my experience.
Those believe 5W-30 brand-model all have SAME thickness/viscosity, think-again…maybe these oil can fall within-a-RANGE? https://precisionlubrication.com/articles/oil-viscosity/
Those who have 200kW+ engine & prefer to load them, THICKER-oil is preferred, imo: Castrol-Edge over Nulon-Apex+
MIXING-oil: the next time you change your engine-oil, close the oil-sump-nut & leave it OVER-night. Next day, remove the oil-sump-nut & see how much USED-oil come out. Also, IN-side your engine, do you think there's any-oil still cling to all-the-surfaces & there's NO-pool of used-oil on FLAT-surfaces? 🤔
"the next time you change your engine-oil, close the oil-sump-nut & leave it OVER-night"
And forget top fill up the engine oil the next morning when you are in a hurry to go somewhere.
Not a good idea.
The amount of residual oil is Minimal!
MIXING-oil: the next time you change your engine-oil, close the oil-sump-nut & leave it OVER-night. Next day, remove the oil-sump-nut & see how much USED-oil come out. Also, IN-side your engine, do you think there's any-used-oil still clinging to all-the-surfaces of parts & there's NO-pool of used-oil on FLAT-surfaces? 🤔
There's always used-oil INSIDE your engine & you're always MIXING USED-oil with new-oil with every-oil change, some believe it's minor. Enthusiasts practice flushing-used-oil & sacrifice NEW-oil, say 1 lire to keep USED-oil impact to a min. Test-it & look @ the colour of the FLUSHED-used-oil: what does it say about amount of the used-oil that's INSIDE your engine?
I welcome enthusiasts/ICE-mechanics who have REAL-life-experience, can share with details why their-experience is different…happy to broaden knowledge. Those who ask me to provide used-oil-analysis to support my experience, quote bobistheoilguy-forums as justification their belief etc etc…pls move-on & comment elsewhere.
You can feel and hear the thickness (viscosity) of an oil by shaking it at room temps and then extrapolate your findings and can work out what visvosity it will be at engine operating temp.
Probably the stupidest concept Ive read about on ozbargain. The viscosity of an oil at operating temp is totally and absolutely controlled by additives, in this case "viscosity index improvers" which are totally unrelated in ANY way to the viscosity of the oil at room temp.
Sometimes we get a laugh at peoples stupidity.
You again…really?
Pls waste your time on other-comments.
But after you've FACT-CHECK say, Castrol Edge vs Magnatec-A5, SAME 5W-30.
Room-temp: THINNER-oil as per above-test, DO translate to THINNER-oil @ operating temp, my experience.
Have you figured out REAL-world test using YOUR-car 🤔
@ab c: You dont know that an oils viscosity at op temps is totally controlled by additives? Come on, this is very very basic stuff.
Your posts are hilarious!
I bought Nulon Apex+ 5W-30 5L last month when it was on Special for $48 at Repco and put it straight into my car (oil change)
Great stuff !
Is this stuff fine to mix with Nulon Apex+ 5W-30?
You'll be fine. No issues. OTOH, mixing coolant is asking for trouble.
Thanks Mate, bought 2
I just checked and I have like 6 of these from previous deals, better give it a miss haha
Those are rookie numbers. I still have 2x 20L from that $15 per drum deal, think it was repco.
Bought 2 bottles still.
I am getting through it, do a lot of driving and change my own oil.. maybe I should get more, could be the last time it's this cheap 😄
See comments below, you need to think up other uses for it. Salads is a good idea.
@jjsnacks: I use used engine oil from my eGas Falcon to coat the plywood base of my trailer. Used engine oil from LPG engines often looks like new.
how long can these be stored for? i founded 2 new bottles for 10 years and afraid to use them.
A good video here about it. The conclusion is that it depends, you just need to physically inspect it really.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E1T4XFPgBeo
All PREMIUM-brand oil can be stored 10+ years…cap sealed & away from sun-light, lol
Off-course observe-oil & feel for smoothness for any sign of degradation ?
They were previously on $25 each. I still have 6 from that years ago. I use it in cooking-not so good on the salads.
Thanks OP, also pricematched with SCA
How long can i keep these on the shelf?
According to the guy above who cooks his salads in engine oil, many years.
Serious question: how often / how much do you all top up your engine oil?
Depends.
Toyota you just run it until it dies. No oil required.
Audi, you fill up a litre every time you fill with petrol. No need to change the oil, burning is a feature!
I'm asking because I have problems with my BMW X5 petrol V8 leaking and burning oil. Are these problems really that common?
It was a joke. But yeah, not uncommon for a lot of euro cars to burn a lot of oil. I'm not sure if the bmw v8 is one of those engines, but I wouldn't be surprised. I recall some owners were told buring up to 1L per 1000km was 'in spec', ridiculous if you ask me but this is pretty far from an oil problem.
That's not a BMW problem it's a feature!
Mate, you've brought yourself a bunch of problems when you bought that BMW X5 V8.
Corolla 2009, approx 185,000km mileage. Top up (approx 200-500ml) maybe once in between my service interval (annual or 10,000km whichever is the earlier). Sometimes I don’t bother and just wait for the oil change.
2003 Rav4, 360k km, uses zero oil between changes.
That was a golden time for the RAV4…. Dunno about the new models though. I have a 2022 version. Wait n see.
Can I use this for top up only( for VW Golf 2014) ? since engine oil light is On normally after 8000kms.
You should be doing your oil at least once a year, regardless of the engine oil light. That light means things are generally getting critical, and will result in a lot of gremlins in the car later in life.
Top ups don't and should not replace full flushes. Your oil will build up with gunk and metal shavings from your engine over time. You need to flush that out once a year so it doesn't stick around, becoming an abrasive on the inside of the engine. Old oil also becomes thicker and impacts engine performance/economy if it gets really bad.
with cheap oil, nothing hurts a few extra changes. Mechanic I know just says, keep changing the oil…..
Agree. Regular oil changes outweighs any benefit you would get from buying a top spec oil or other additives.
Dude you need to check your oil more often… The oil light coming on means it's dangerously low.
Some VW (VAG) engines have two oil lights - amber is a level indicator which basically means it's too low so top now, red means stop NOW or you're up for a new engine.
Hopefully you have this system and are topping up the oil when amber shows? If you're only getting red then you will be up a new engine sooner rather than later.
What does your user manual say? If this spec is okay in the manual then it's 100% okay to top up with.
Do it every 5k esp for old car.
Why it says doesn't fit your vehicle, whereas some oils it says compatible and some not, though both are fully synthetic…
Different vehicles need different thicknesses, compounds and are temperature sensitive.
Oh. But even if this bottle says it's for Petrol and it is also 5w 30, like same 5 W 30 of penrite fits my car but not this one.
I would say if Penrite 5W-30 matches, this should too. It’s top spec oil.
@JSONBourne: Check on Castrol website the Autobarn website said it doesn’t fit my car but on Castrol’s website it says it fits.
Anyone know if we can add supercheap family code after price beat? Thanks
Yep you can just tried it. Brings the price down to $29
Anyone know why Castrol Edge 5w-30 is still API SP spec? 5W-40 is SP.
Any comments from Gulf Western Oil fan ?
as good/better
Dose not fit 12 TOYOTA COROLLA
will be fine in a 2012 Corolla
Amazing! I was going to get Supercheap to price match but i had $5 AutoBarn credit!
price beat at supercheap auto get $38.99