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• Oil questions. by anarchyx34 on 18 Jan, 2007 13:27
• I was shopping for oil for an upcoming oil change. I noticed Castrol has both "Tection Extra" and "GTX Diesel". What's the difference?
  
  Also, I saw jugs of "Coastal Fleet 15w-40" on sale for $6/gallon. Anyone have any opinions on this oil?
• #1 by jtanguay on 19 Jan, 2007 06:53
• the diesel formulation might be your best bet... probably engineered to keep the soot particles in suspension.  i have no experience with those oil's
• #2 by anarchyx34 on 19 Jan, 2007 08:48
• Well all the ones I mentioned are diesel oils.
• #3 by TomB on 20 Jan, 2007 14:20
• I'm afraid I haven't any experience with either of those, but I suppose a lot comes down to how often you change your oil.  If you do it every 6000 miles/6 months any 15w40 should do the job.  
• #4 by Master ACiD on 21 Jan, 2007 13:56
• i run the tection and havent blown the motor yet, so its working ok i guess.
• #5 by Rat407 on 26 Jan, 2007 03:40
• I have no experience with those oils but like TomB said, if you change your oil that often then any good brand name oil will work.
  
  It is when you go to extended drains that you needs a high quality oil.
  
  Check out these two  . I have a link to mine on bobistheoilguy.com
  
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