Castrol Edge High Mileage oil analysis: 11,000 miles on roads & tracks

[@eddiesmith1982]

Ive been running castrol edge 10w30 in my S2000 for a few years, i was shocked when I replaced my valve retainers my f20c looked like brand new inside @100,000 miles. Great oil

[@SUPRAP2]

I've tried a bunch of different oils in my S2000 and nothing has worked as good as the Castrol Edge High Mileage. I try to recommend it to everyone.

[@jonhawkins2374]

What about Mobile 1?

[@timetowakeup6302]

@@jonhawkins2374 Not even close

[@T8Videography]

​​​@@jonhawkins2374I've tried Mobil 1 (used to be loyal to it) and switched to Castrol Edge high mileage after I noticed that several of my cars engines STOPPED consuming oil entirely after switching to Castrol. They would consume about 1qt per oil change until I tried Castrol in them. The engines in question were multiple Ford Modular V8s, OHV and DOHC GM V6s, some Honda J-series V6s and maybe one or two more I'm forgetting.

[@DiGi1992]

Only oil I ever use with purolator boss filter

[@IronMike-f8i]

​@jonhawkinsso,, so😮😮2374

[@joeschmoe1301]

Back when I first starting using Castrol, all there was, was GTX. I got 21 years and 367,000 miles on my Toyota using that oil. It was running good when I sold it.

[@JF-jm3nb]

Probably an oil pressure drop during the race cause your bearing issue. Possibly install a oil pressure gauge to monitor your pressure during your race. AlsoTry a 10w40 next time with a 1500 miles oci and see your lead numbers. Look for your PCV valve for your oil consumption. If the numbers are good you should use 10w40 for racing and 10w30 for regular driving. I'll try Mobil 1, Motul or Royal Purple 10w40 for higher viscosity. for few races and do an oil analysis. A lot of weekend track racers do that. I Idon't know if you have installed a racing oil pan or racing baffle to avoid oil starvation during track sessions. Great video. More info about oil pressure savageese did a vid on that subject. Great job!!!

[@LapoftheWorld]

Glad you enjoyed! We'll see on the bearing. I'm not convinced I have a problem yet as this would be "out of nowhere" considering the car has been on the same usage cycle for the last ~13 years. (not just denial talking there, lol). I do use a baffled oil pan as the 1st gen NSX is susceptible to slosh with the transverse engine, but haven't opted for the heavier weight oil as common wisdom is that it shouldn't be necessary. (I do up-weight in my other car as recommended by the factory). We'll find out in a month or two if I should be more concerned!

[@rstuff1605]

I once added from a leftover supertech 10w40 jug api SL into a 2010 2.5 dual vvt-i camry and it started knocking 5 minutes later. Once the oil is Warm an expanded like a balloon with the plastic polymers or liquid rubber some say. Even just a quick pour of about a 4 ounce orange juice box from the 1st grade that 40 must have been too strong of a balloon once expanded for the tolerance in the heads that I had to fuel with 93. I have tried 2 quart of Castrol sae 30 with a synthetic 10w30 and Walmart sae 30/10w30 to make 5 quarts and it had very quick half throttle passing power in 3rd and so so decent from a dig ..the more past half throttle the more vibration there was in the engine and I got half the mileage so I added 2 ounces of 5w20 and 5w30 next week and restored my fuel economy

[@robertbcope]

No surprise that everything is good. Oils now are great and the NSX seems to be easy on oil. Who knows what the lead is, but I wouldn't worry about it, my guess is that it'll return to normal next cycle.

[@vermontvermont9292]

Been using castrol products since 03. Engine oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid. Been using castrol edge, or castrol gtx full synthetic, since day 1 in my 2019 civic ex coupe turbo.

[@John_D2]

Castrol Edge HM now says protection for 10,000 miles on the bottle. My truck doesn't require any oil added when I run Castrol Edge HM ,can't say the same for other oils I've tried. I rarely go over 6,500 on a oil change.

[@T8Videography]

Can relate, I've had about 6 Ford modular V8s, some OHV and DOHC GM V6s, and Honda J series V6s all outright stop consuming oil after putting Castrol Edge HM in them.

[@GMC.Sonoma.4.3]

Changed the oil on my truck, it had a synthetic blend oil with an additive I put in it. More than 6,600 miles and it still wasn’t completely black yet.

[@jacobsebastien3910]

Castrol Edge High Mileage Synthetic 💪

[@juggalogamer8541]

Hellyeah it's what 8 use

[@joeschmoe1301]

That's what I use.

[@jacobsebastien3910]

@@juggalogamer8541 Keeps my Ram 2500 4x4 HEMI Running Very Smoothly an Quiet " An I use Only WIX Oil filters

[@chrisruiz1215]

Wix is the best

[@joejordan1259]

I really believe that all synthetic motor oils are the same like Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke I think advertising makes people like one brand over another.

[@LapoftheWorld]

While they aren't literally the same (all have distinct additive packages that will give fractional strengths and compromises vs peers) the consensus is that most engines, especially those designed with lower standards in mind, will be perfectly happy with almost any modern synthetic of an appropriate weight. Beyond that you're splitting hairs for specific uses and applications.

[@GokuInstinct1]

Not the same but at this point their mostly all good if you're changing them at the correct intervals. Pennzoil Platinum Ultra is the best for the price but Castrol Edge is good as well.

[@acura2g]

Very interesting. I will be starting the oil analysis tracking and trending soon on my 03CL6S in the upcoming weeks. The car will have approximately 6k miles on the oil and just over 101k miles total. I've used only Valvoline High Mileage syn on this car since purchased.

[@tavobeasty82]

I use penzoil platinum on my Ram and castrol gtx high mi full synthetic on my accord f23 and that shit runs beautiful

[@LapoftheWorld]

As a follow up: 5000 miles and lead content is back to normal range! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIqQf4SQaph4eNU

[@thehegt]

So the Castro edge high mileage last 8k miles ? I have a Hyundai Veracruz with 199K miles I used mobile 1 high mileage only for 4K miles and changed to Vavoline high mileage with Max Life technology and I only use it for only 3k- 3.5K miles and change it , now I’m trying on Castro Edge high mileage anyone know how many miles should I suppose to use it for before change it ??? 3k or 4K or 5K miles ? Because my car is almost 200k I don’t wanna take a chance for using the oil too long

[@LapoftheWorld]

It's really going to depend on your car and how you drive it. If the motor runs clean and you drive mostly highway miles, you can probably run the oil longer, if it's a turbo car, burns any oil, or if you are mostly city / stop & go / or if it gets run hard, then you'd want to change it more frequently. Honeslty if you've driven it 200k miles and it's still running well then keep doing whatever you've been doing.

[@thehegt]

@@LapoftheWorld so what do you recommend 4k or 5k on Castrol Edge ?

[@LapoftheWorld]

@@thehegt In my opinion (not to be misconstrued as any type of professional advice) the extra thousand miles probably won't matter. This will obviously depend on your specific vehicle and how you use it, but in my case it was definitely ok at 5k miles and probably still ok after 10k and some heavy use. As always ymmv. (and the same is probably true for any modern full synthetic)

[@thehegt]

@@LapoftheWorld thanks I don’t drive my car crazy and like to cruise on long distance drive I think 5K miles is good because my engine is old and the timing chain need good lubrication from oil .

[@cb2536]

Used this oil in my '12 Honda Odyssey had 330k on it when I sold it last year. Deer strike put it out of service unfortunately. Didn't burn any oil.

[@DirtDude117]

Most of the bearing material in the NSX is titanium. Your thrust bearings are the only thing I could see with lead wear?

[@LapoftheWorld]

Thanks, I was hoping someone would chime in. I hadn't dug into it too deeply yet but thought maybe there was some alloy that had lead in it.

[@straightstreethustler4885]

The bearings are absolutely not titanium.

[@daytona5.722]

Interesting, I don't think I would be too concerned about lead at this point.

[@feldmannimports]

In 2000 mobile 1 flaunted its high mileage synthetic after all the slugging of engines and the class action lawsuits from vw,Audi and Saab they readjusted to 4500 miles. Mercedes still kept the 10k oil changes but they had twice the capacity for their oil pans. If your car has a small capacity 6.5 quarts or less and a turbo change it every 5k. With Turbo cars the synthetic oil turns into conventional oil around 8k so if it runs hot it creates sludge worms that clog up the pickup tube when you heat up that turbo. I think they eventually fixed it but I’m too traumatized by this to try.

[@MustangFord]

oil change reminder

[@alexlechtman5871]

Nice Video! Where does one get an oil analysis? Thanks.

[@LapoftheWorld]

I left a link in the video description to Blackstone. Step 1: request/receive a kit. Step 2: take sample. Step 3: Pay for sample and mail it in. Step 4: wait a week or two and receive results. The analysis results could let you get ahead of a big problem though there is some debate how well they'd be predictive of slow-but-unusual wear conditions.

[@alexlechtman5871]

@@LapoftheWorld Thanks. Looks interesting.

[@lotusesprit38]

Honda as put in my one a synthetic oil i think is Castrol.The car is now 108kms or 67miles.

[@LapoftheWorld]

These cars will be generally very happy with any modern synthetic of the appropriate weight as they're all way better than what was available in the early 90s. There may be something better than Castrol out there but I've been impressed with it and it's easy to buy in most parts chains.

[@blankmeme224]

Just curious, what camera do you use to film your vlogs?

[@LapoftheWorld]

In most of the recent videos it's a Nikon D5600 with an external Rode Videomicro or sony lav mic depending on the situation. We've started using GoPro Hero 8 with media mod and same mics for on the road vlogs because it's a little easier to handle but the DSLR is more flexible as a package.

[@nickv4073]

Interesting. Did you play alot of Led Zeppelin on your road trips? That may explain it.

[@LapoftheWorld]

So if I switch to a mix of Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, and Deep Purple that should fix it? 😜

[@nickv4073]

@@LapoftheWorld Worth a try. You gotta do something to get the lead out.

[@tomasnokechtesledger1786]

Lead in analysis. Go from 10w30 to a 15w40.

[@LapoftheWorld]

Thanks for the suggestion. FYI though, I've done a follow up to this and the TL/DW is that after a subsequent ~4k mile cycle the lead levels returned to nearly baseline.

[@TheLarryBrown]

What does TL/DW mean please?

[@tomasnokechtesledger1786]

@@TheLarryBrown Too Long, Didn't Read = TL/DR.

[@tomasnokechtesledger1786]

@@LapoftheWorld Leaded Fuel, Race Fuel, Aviation Fuel, at that oil change interval then?

[@LapoftheWorld]

@@tomasnokechtesledger1786 Suspicion was that there was trace lead from from a tank at the track (i.e. used to have leaded gas in it, but was repurposed for unleaded 93 but not flushed in between). Following that only 91/93 "regular pump" unleaded had been used.

[@Fore-Four-Dee-Too]

Pay attention

[@Phone-sh7jg]

Try the valvoline extended protection