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Premium Protection and Performance for Your Classic Engine

When it comes to maintaining the integrity and performance of your classic car, choosing the right oil is crucial. Now available in the USA, we are proud to present the Castrol Classic Oils range—expertly formulated to meet the unique demands of classic vehicles, ensuring they run as smoothly and efficiently as the day they were built.

What have we done here at Castrol Classic to create the most premium oils for vintage vehicles?

  1. Quality Base Stock and Advanced Additives

Every tin of Castrol Classic Oil starts with a superior base stock, derived from high-quality mineral oil. Our oils are then enriched with a state-of-the-art additive package, designed to enhance, suppress, or introduce new properties that cater specifically to the needs of classic engines, with their very different technology to modern vehicles. 

  1. Comprehensive Wear and Friction Control
  • Wear Control: Protect your engine components with Castrol Classic Oils. Our formulations minimize surface damage, ensuring your engine enjoys a long service life.
  • Friction Control: Reduce power loss and prevent temperature build-up in your engine. Castrol Classic Oils include friction modifiers that lower friction-induced wear and prevent component seizure.
  1. Robust Corrosion and Temperature Management
  • Corrosion Control: Keep your engine free from rust and corrosion. Our oils create a protective barrier against acids and moisture from both the oil and the environment.
  • Temperature Control: Maintain optimal engine temperature with Castrol Classic Oils. Our oils efficiently remove heat from engine components and dissipate it, ensuring your engine operates under ideal conditions.
  1. Effective Contamination Control and Power Transmission
  • Contamination Control: Prevent deposits and keep your engine surfaces clean. Our multigrade oils suspend particles, allowing them to be filtered out or removed during oil changes.
  • Power Transmission: Enhance load support and power transfer in your engine. Castrol Classic Oils ensure smooth operation of engine components, and our range of gear oils ensures the entire drivetrain operates at optimum performance.

How Castrol Classic Oils Lubricate Your Engine

Engines and transmissions in classic cars many different types of moving parts—some rolling, others sliding—operating under varying conditions and loads. Castrol Classic Oils provide effective lubrication across all scenarios:

  • Boundary Lubrication: Our oils use friction modifiers to control friction and wear, even when component surfaces are in direct contact.
  • Thick Film Lubrication: Whether through hydrodynamic or elasto-hydrodynamic means, Castrol Classic Oils ensure a protective film separates engine components, providing optimal lubrication and performance.

Our oils also address critical challenges like particle contamination, moisture damage, and viscosity selection, preventing abrasive damage and ensuring smooth operation.

Additives: A Balanced Package of Protection For Your Cherished Classic

Additives play a crucial role in the performance and longevity of your engine oil. The additives in Castrol Classic Oils act on contaminants and engine components, providing the following key benefits:

Friction Modifiers

  • Anti-Wear (AW) Additives: These additives, such as Zinc DialkylDithioPhosphate (ZDDP), are designed to reduce friction between engine components, preventing wear and tear. They work by forming a protective layer on the surfaces of the components, reducing the coefficient of friction and making the surfaces more ductile.
  • Extreme Pressure (EP) Additives: For conditions that involve higher loads and extreme pressures, EP additives are included to provide enhanced protection. These additives, typically sulfur-phosphorus-based, ensure that your engine's metal surfaces are shielded under heavy load conditions.

Detergency and Dispersancy

  • Detergency: Keeps engine surfaces clean by neutralizing acids and combating the build-up of sludge and deposits. The alkaline nature of the detergents also helps in preventing acid corrosion. It is important to note that Castrol Classic oils contain period appropriate lower levels of detergent than modern oils – in older engines too much detergent can cause a buil-up of metallic ash, and subsequent pinking.
  • Dispersancy: These additives ensure that contaminants such as soot and wear debris are held in suspension, allowing for effective filtration and easy removal during oil changes.

Corrosion and Rust Inhibitors

  • These additives form a protective layer over engine components, safeguarding them against the corrosive effects of acids and moisture. This is particularly important for classic engines, which may be more susceptible to rust and corrosion.

Anti-Foaming Agents

  • To prevent air bubbles from forming in the oil, which can lead to cavitation damage and reduced lubrication, anti-foaming agents are included. These additives ensure that the oil maintains its integrity and provides consistent lubrication, even in high-pressure zones.

Anti-Oxidants

  • By slowing down the oxidation process, these additives extend the life of the oil, ensuring that it remains effective over a longer period. This is crucial for maintaining engine performance and preventing the formation of harmful by-products.

Pour Point Depressants

  • For classic cars that may be operated in colder climates, pour point depressants are included to prevent the oil from becoming waxy or semi-solid at low temperatures. This ensures that the oil flows smoothly and provides effective lubrication even in cold conditions.

Viscosity Index Improvers

  • These additives allow for multi-grade oils, ensuring that the oil performs well across a range of temperatures. By adjusting the oil’s viscosity, these improvers ensure that the oil remains thick enough to provide protection at high temperatures and thin enough to flow at low temperatures.

The Choice of Classic Car Enthusiasts

Classic car owners understand the importance of protecting their engines, especially during start-up when most wear occurs. Castrol Classic Oils are formulated with the correct additives to safeguard your engine during these critical phases, ensuring it starts smoothly and runs efficiently.

Trust in Castrol Classic Oils for Your Classic Car

At Castrol Classic Oils, we are committed to providing the best care for your classic car. Our Castrol Classic Oils range offers unparalleled protection, performance, and reliability, ensuring your engine runs smoothly and powerfully for years to come.