Castrol Power1 Racing

[madhav krishna]

Yesterday while going for a Oil change I checked out Petronas,AGIP and Motul.

Strange thing I noticed was the date of make for the AGIP and Petronas-Sprinta 4T 5000 was september 2008. They say they didn't receive stocks after that...Usually how long is the life of an engine oil?

I went for Motul 300V 15W50 at Rs.870 ...pretty expensive...hope it lasts for atleast 5000-6000kms...

Note : Stay away from Shell Full Synth...Had a very bad experience. Oil dried out in a meagre 3100kms and it costs 750 freaking bux

Once i had used an agip engine oil of june 2007. Its in my bike now & is working without any problems. When i had enquired the agip guys over the phone about the expiry date then they told me that any oil which is sealed bottle has an infinite life. So i estimate its life to be minimum 3 years. Since its a synthetic it must be even longer. Where did you check about the oil?? How much was the cost of agip & petronas.??

Maybe you can get the new stock of oil in my nearby yamaha SC. I will try to find about it.


BTW dont use any oil till 7k-8k kms. Use it to max 5k kms.

[rennycornelius]

And you buy them?

NO !

in jan 2010 i bought the sept 2008 petronas, and when i went to buy it again for the next oil change, it was of the same batch, so i bought MOTUl SS.

[happybiking]

Where did you check about the oil?? How much was the cost of agip & petronas.??

Suppliers are from HSR. They hand it over to you straigh-away...no outlets as such. Price was ~400 bux. Sprinta 4T5000

Maybe you can get the new stock of oil in my nearby yamaha SC. I will try to find about it.

orion motors do keep it.My roomie got for his R15 but am sure the bugger might not have bothered to check the date of make(rich kids u see)

BTW dont use any oil till 7k-8k kms. Use it to max 5k kms.

No,never...4k+ is enough for me...But Shell FS was way too less...was over by 2700kays itself...just dragged it to 3000 waiting for month end(salary)

[madhav krishna]

Suppliers are from HSR. They hand it over to you straigh-away...no outlets as such. Price was ~400 bux. Sprinta 4T5000

Was the petronas full synthetic??. How much was he asking for agip?? The person from whom i used to source the oil has now closed/converted his shop to an auto consultancy. He used to provide me the oil for really cheap prices (450). Now i have to search another source or have to buy the agip for 620 at the SC.

BTW if you are sourcing it from a supplier then dint they provide you any discount on motul??

orion motors do keep it.My roomie got for his R15 but am sure the bugger might not have bothered to check the date of make(rich kids u see)

I was talking about lotus yamaha at hebbal

No,never...4k+ is enough for me...But Shell FS was way too less...was over by 2700kays itself...just dragged it to 3000 waiting for month end(salary)

The shell FS was not really FS as it claims to be. Its datasheet says that its actually a semi synthetic oil like the castrol power 1 racing.

[happybiking]

Was the petronas full synthetic??. How much was he asking for agip??

4T5000 is a FS...4000 is Semi-Synth and 3000 is mineral.
Petronas was from the supplier and he quoted around 400 i guesss...really dont remember the exact figure as I was in a hurry.

BTW if you are sourcing it from a supplier then dint they provide you any discount on motul??

Motul I got from a normal shop. Was a unkempt shop but he had stuff...happy to find it
AGIP here was same 620

[madhav krishna]

4T5000 is a FS...4000 is Semi-Synth and 3000 is mineral.
Petronas was from the supplier and he quoted around 400 i guesss...really dont remember the exact figure as I was in a hurry.

400 is pretty cheap for a fully synthetic oil. Any reviews people??

I would like to have one if its having a good review. Whats your take on it?

[happybiking]

400 is pretty cheap for a fully synthetic oil. Any reviews people??

I would like to have one if its having a good review. Whats your take on it?

Petronas have been rated very highly by all..you can see if you browse through the earlier pages of this thread...But Joel,while working on my bike suggested me AGIP so I was looking for it...

[madhav krishna]

Petronas have been rated very highly by all..you can see if you browse through the earlier pages of this thread...But Joel,while working on my bike suggested me AGIP so I was looking for it...

Had just read this Review of Petronas Sprinta 4T 5000 | Yogesh Sarkar

[koushikpmk]

Regarding castrol power1 racing

Hi,
I was searching for Castrol Power 1 Racing (10w 40, Full Synthetic) from 1 month, and placed an order through a local castrol dealer(hyderabad) nearly 2 to 3 weeks back. And after a great wait, I happened to call the castrol guys at mumbai (customer care : 022-66984144) to check the reason for shortage and came to know that the production of Castrol Power 1 Racing (10w 40, Full Synthetic) is STOPPED. Let me know if anyone heard about the same news.

Thanks Inadvance,
KoushiK

[Sajid FRM]

Even I was searching for the last one month... I visited a Castrol dealer in Hyderabad. The dealer called local depot(warehouse) and confirmed that there is no production from the company. He also quoted that he hasn't seen it in stock for the last 2 months.

[Ron Syl]

can anyone tel me if its ok to use Castrol Power 1 Racing oil for my FZS? i have finished 4k+ on my ODO and 4 services over, and have been using semi syn engine oil

[luvurbike]

The grade is not mentioned on the bottle.. How do we know which grade we are using??

[Eshan-P180]

This is one of the crappiest oil i have ever seen in my entire 2,30,533 kms of riding...Most pathetic oil.

Degraded performance is surely expected, i might be wrong choosing it as first of all its grade is not mentioned, and the new one which specifies to be 10w50 is nothing but liquid diluted to look like cocunut oil, atleast Bajaj SVC oil is much better than this.


Observations after filling the engine with this oil, Pulsar 180 UG-IV
- Bike resists to go over 8,000rpm or 110kmph.
- Gear shifting is very hard.
- Low end torque is not at all great since its a pulsar which is superb for low end torques.
- Fuel average gone for toss, eats up most of the engine power, There is a direct calculation for low average. Since the bike resists to go over 8,000rpm you are completely opening the throttle in such case. The fuel supply is maximum but you aint getting that type of response. Privious used oils full throttle use to be around 9,500 rpm straight red lining and speeds around 120kmph, now at 110kmph full throttle and max fuel usage.
- Engine overheating, i could sense the heat while riding over 30mins of time be early morning.
- After draining the mech says there is hardly any oil left in your bike, good you changed it now or else your engine might have jammed.
- Forget the charge being 700 or something, i have paid more at times for ELF or even the Motul but those oils trully deserve that much cost, this is so freaking bad in quality, i would rather go for mineral. As mineral oil is much better in comparison than this one.

This is what i faced in the last 2,000kms. Yet it said that this one can last for 7,500 kms. I think they said your engine will last that long only

My personal advice please dont use it if you have a Pulsar 180 UG-IV, about others iam not sure...

[speedemon]

I have used the relaunched Castrol Power 1 Racing oil (10W50, fully synthetic) in my Ninja650R; used the first servicing as an opportunity to change to this engine oil.

After almost 800km of using this oil, I can comment that there has been a remarkable improvement in the engine smoothness. In addition, the engine does not heat up as much as it did before. Acceleration has also improved a wee bit. I would definitely give a "thumbs-up" for this oil. Besides, a few other Ninja650R owners in Mumbai and Bangalore have also used this oil and have found satisfactory results.

[luvurbike]

This is one of the crappiest oil i have ever seen in my entire 2,30,533 kms of riding...Most pathetic oil.

Degraded performance is surely expected, i might be wrong choosing it as first of all its grade is not mentioned, and the new one which specifies to be 10w50 is nothing but liquid diluted to look like cocunut oil, atleast Bajaj SVC oil is much better than this.


Observations after filling the engine with this oil, Pulsar 180 UG-IV
- Bike resists to go over 8,000rpm or 110kmph.
- Gear shifting is very hard.
- Low end torque is not at all great since its a pulsar which is superb for low end torques.
- Fuel average gone for toss, eats up most of the engine power, There is a direct calculation for low average. Since the bike resists to go over 8,000rpm you are completely opening the throttle in such case. The fuel supply is maximum but you aint getting that type of response. Privious used oils full throttle use to be around 9,500 rpm straight red lining and speeds around 120kmph, now at 110kmph full throttle and max fuel usage.
- Engine overheating, i could sense the heat while riding over 30mins of time be early morning.
- After draining the mech says there is hardly any oil left in your bike, good you changed it now or else your engine might have jammed.
- Forget the charge being 700 or something, i have paid more at times for ELF or even the Motul but those oils trully deserve that much cost, this is so freaking bad in quality, i would rather go for mineral. As mineral oil is much better in comparison than this one.

This is what i faced in the last 2,000kms. Yet it said that this one can last for 7,500 kms. I think they said your engine will last that long only

My personal advice please dont use it if you have a Pulsar 180 UG-IV, about others iam not sure...

Are you sure your oil was original?? Maybe you got duplicate oil... Not a rare possibility these days...