. February 12, 2018.

How to distinguish a fake from the original:

• The logo on the protective ring is easily erased.
• The hologram on the back label is not overflowing wavely.
• Less clear drawing on the extruded elements of the logo and inscription.
• The technology of checking on the manufacturer's website, according to a unique code on a protective hologram, did not confirm the authenticity of products.

. January 24, 2018.

How to distinguish a fake from the original:

• The logo on the protective ring is easily erased.
• The hologram on the back label is not overflowing wavely.
• Elements of the unique identification code are not uniform, crooked, with different thickness of application.
• The technology of checking on the manufacturer's website, according to a unique code on a protective hologram, did not confirm the authenticity of products.

. January 17, 2018.

How to distinguish a fake from the original:

• The logo on the protective ring is easily erased.
• The unique check code is the same.
• The technology of checking on the manufacturer's website, according to a unique code on a protective hologram, did not confirm the authenticity of products.
• The hologram on the back label is not overflowing wavely.
• Less clear drawing on the extruded elements of the logo and inscription.

The quality of engine oil is an important condition for the long and uninterrupted operation of the engine. Unfortunately, today a lot of fakes have appeared on the market under well-proven brands such as Castrol. Their production is used the cheapest lubricantswhich can drive harm. In order not to get into the paws of scammers, you need to be attentive when buying.

What is the danger?

Castrol is a favorite "target" from manufacturers of fakes. The Castrol Edge and Magnatec brand earned confidence in consumers. They are in great demand, and therefore the production of poor-quality falsification in large quantities becomes profitable. The attackers spend the minimum of funds to create copies of the "right" packaging and cheap content, which can only be called motor oil, but a super-profile is obtained.

Fake oil loses the desired consistency when high temperaturesWhat leads to the ambient wear of the engine elements. Its composite details are destroyed, and after 22-30 thousand km of mileage to your Iron horse will be required overhaul. To avoid such a situation, do not buy the product from the first uncle on the market, and contact only specialized stores, where the likelihood of acquiring the fake is significantly lower. Pay attention to the details: it is in them a falsification.

The degree of protection of the original oil Castrol

The first thing is saved by unscrupulous manufacturers - additives. It is these important additives that form a significant proportion of the cost of good engine oil. If you are using a fake, then problems will overtake your "iron horse" very quickly: soon the engine parts will begin to wear and clutch, and the "heart of the car" will be required overhaul.

Combating manufacturers are actively fighting fraudsters. So, in the fall of 2014, Castrol has created a new packaging format, equipped with seven degrees of protection:

1. outlied engraving the "Castrol" logo on top on the lid;
2. company logo on a protective ring made with a laser. If the inscriptions do not converge, be careful: this container has already opened someone else;
3. new shape of the lid;
4. protective foil under the lid;
5. hologram on the back of the canister;
6. the unique canister code containing information about the factory, the party's room, the production date and the room canister on the production line;
7. new design Labels.

Choosing oil, do not hurry: Consider the packaging in detail. To distinguish high-quality goods from fake products, you need time and attention. Remember: the most dangerous fake is the one that is most like the original.

We look at the packaging

It is believed that the best opportunity to distinguish the original from the fake is to carefully consider the cover of the goods. First, it must be red. Secondly, the ribs should be wide and qualitatively drawn. Scammers do not pay due attention to this element of packaging and make them subtle and narrow.

Under the cover must be foil. Castrol always draws attention to this important element of packaging, but fraudsters often lose sight of trying to reduce their costs.
Often manufacturers of fake products are used for its filling already used canisters, on which the scratches and scratching can be noticed at closer. So they reduce their production costs.

Sometimes scammers still use a new container where the oil is poured. In this case, it does not coincide with the original color. If you put two packages nearby, then notice that fake on the halfone is lighter. It is not clearly clearly visible to the company logo (is located near the pen stick), and engraving on the bottom of the canister is naked poorly.
Look at the label: it must be applied exactly, reliably and neatly. It is written on it all significant information about the composition and characteristics of the product. If the label is absent, and the information is printed on the tire itself - in front of you fake oil.

Castrol never puts its products into transparent or translucent packaging. She has long refused such a format, but the fraudsters still use it.

How to distinguish fake: additional signs

There are additional signs that clearly indicate that the work of fraudsters is in front of you:

1. rear label Does not come off. If you were the original, then under the top of the label would have been hiddenly informed the minimum of three languages;
2. the lack of telephone numbers on the label where you can call and order a certificate of authenticity on motor oil;
3. there is a lack of "jazbin" - traces of the machine, which twists it at the Castrol factory. If you have a cheap duplicate, then you will not see such traces on it: it is produced in handicrafts;
4. the production date on the label does not coincide with the date on the tire itself;
5. try the cooling lid strongly: if you are "creation" of fraudsters, then it will slip and scrolls.

Do not chase at low price: castrol oil Edge and Magnatec can not cost cheap, because to develop modern technologies His production and advertising campaigns are spent by huge funds.

Check the quality of the product

Even appearance Packaging did not cause you no doubt, do not rush to use its contents on purpose. Spend a small test:

1. Take a transparent container and pour oil there. Pay attention to how it will flow out of the canister: a qualitative product must be thick and drum, because it contains a large number of additives.
2. Put a glass with a product for a quarter of an hour somewhere away from sunlight. Watch out what happens to the liquid: if it camesides separate layers or gives a precipitate, then before you falsification.
3. Take a clean sheet A4 and drip oil on it. When it is fully absorbed, black points should not be viewed on paper. If they are still available, it means that low-quality additives have been used in the product.

Original oil is characterized by "pleasant" notes in the smell. It glows a little, because special elements are added to it, which are luminescent under the action of ultraviolet. The color of the liquid is of great importance: it must have amber tint. If the product is dark, it speaks of its low quality.
In order not to become a victim of a fraudster and not buy a Castrol Edge, which will contribute to the speedy engine wear, be careful. Carefully study the packaging and check its contents. If you find falsification, return it to the store: you have legal right to it.

Video: "How to distinguish an oil fake"

Since I read a lot of "bad" reviews about the "Castrol" oil, namely, the fakes of this oil - I decided to study this question in more detail. Running forward, I will say that it is forged - all over the world! So, today I will tell you how to distinguish the original oil "Castrol" from the fake. Information took information from different sources, including from the. Audi dealer (thanks to one of the few normal guys who work there)!

Already during the modifications, I found that I sometimes changed the banks in some places, so the green arrow is the original, and the red - fake.

Go:

Wolf in sheep's clothing! And you try to find)

Like two drops of water, isn't it?!

But it was not there! At the bottom of the original bank there is a written code, a party and the date of oil production, which is not on the fake.

On the original cover there should be an inscription Castrol made with a laser. Half inscriptions on the lid, and the other half is on the lid skirt. If the inscription in two parts does not converge - this bank has already been opened to you.

Under the top, on the original lid, the extruded inscription Castrol must be present.

On the original bottle, the rear label must be discovered - there is additional information about the oil written at least on three languages, my case is there 5. There are also numbers of telephones in which you can call and order an oil authentication certificate. P.S. There will be time - I will call necessarily!

What no on the fake.

The neck of the original bank should always be collapsed by foil! What we do not observe on the fake.

The lining under the lid should be made of cardboard, and not from plastic, polystyrene, and so on. As we see after I poured some oil into the lid - the original gasket has absorbed the oil and darkened, and the fake and remained white and fluffy)

And finally, the method that almost units in the world know about almost units!

These are guys - ultraviolet! IN original oil Special dyes are added, which is luminescent under the influence of ultraviolet.

What do not do with fake. For expensive))
By the way I forgot something to write something:

1) If you look good, then on the original lid you can see "jar" - these are traces from the machine that spins the covers at the plant "Castrol". You will never see these jazbin on the lid of fake oils of oil.

2) If a fake cover is strongly tightening - it will slip off with threads and scrolls. What I could not do with the original lid applying strength, even too much.

3) The original oil has a "pleasant" smell, somewhere far felt the smell of gasoline (I can be mistaken at the expense of gasoline). And fake - stupidly stinks with something not understandable ...

After these experiments and comparisons - I found that a whole year (10,000 km) went on a fake, which last year I ordered from the Internet (14 € per liter). Having now the necessary links in this area, this year the original oil was purchased at a purchase price of 3.80 € per liter. Yes, yes, 5 liters of the original oil "Castrol" I did in some 20 €, which I am immensely glad! 🙂
P.S. On Audi ask 30 € per liter. So consider how much money they earn us. And it is only on the oil))

Since I read a lot of "bad" reviews about the "Castrol" oil, namely, the fakes of this oil - I decided to study this question in more detail. Running forward, I will say that it is forged - all over the world!
So, today I will tell you how to distinguish the original oil "Castrol" from the fake.
Information took information from different sources, including from the. Audi dealer!
Already during the modifications, I found that I sometimes changed the banks in some places, so the green arrow is the original, and the red - fake.

Pay attention to the covers

At the bottom of the original bank there is a written code, a party and the date of oil production, which is not on the fake.

Laser application lettering

On the original cover there should be an inscription Castrol made with a laser. Half inscriptions on the lid, and the other half is on the lid skirt. If the inscription in two parts does not converge - this bank has already been opened to you. Also, on top, on the original lid, an extregnated Castrol inscription should be present.

On the original bottle, the rear label must be discovered - there is additional information about the oil written at least on three languages, my case is there 5. There are also numbers of telephones in which you can call and order an oil authentication certificate.

The neck of the original bank should always be collapsed by foil! What we do not observe on.

luminoform glows in original oil

Special dyes are added to the original oil, which is luminescent under the influence of ultraviolet.
PS.
1) If you look good, you can see "jazbins" on the original lid - these are traces from the machine that twists the covers at the Castrol plant. You will never see these jazbin on the lid of fake oils of oil.
2) If a fake cover is strongly spinning - it will slip with thread and scrolls.
3) Original oil has a "pleasant" smell, somewhere far felt smell of gasoline. And fake - stupidly stinks.

Hello everyone! Today we will raise the topic of fakes. On the agenda, the question: " How to distinguish fake oil Castrol?"We will understand on the example of the product. Why is this product? And everything is extremely simple. Our team found a fake canister for such an oil. On her example, we decided to tell you how not to run into falsifications.

Unfortunately, fakes Castrol Motogany It meets every year more and more. Especially relevant it became with the onset of the crisis in the country. It is not surprising. The dollar rate began to grow, together with him began to rise prices for foreign products. Castrol products are also no exception. New and new fakes began to appear on the black market, which are significantly inferior in the price of origin. Pirates learned to fake oils so that it is simply impossible to distinguish them from the original. Only laboratory analysis can determine the quality of the oil in this case. However, most fake oils Castrol are manufactured by the handicraft method. Such instances can be distinguished even by external features. The main thing is not to hurry and carefully consider the canister. To pay attention to we will tell you in this article.

How to distinguish fake oil Castrol - 6 protection methods on original packaging

Products Castrol has six ways to protect against fakes. If you know all the ways, you can easily understand that you keep in your hands - a fake or original.

You need to start with the fact that in October 2014 the design of the canister changed. Is not distinctive sign for fake Castrol. However, it should be understood that if you bought Castrol oil with an old design and fresh production date, it should seem at least suspicious. By the way, the old and new design of the canister Castrol Magnatec. 10w40 is depicted in the photo below:

The first distinguishing feature of the original oil Castrol is the company's logo on the lid. The Castrol logo is slightly pressed inside the cover, as shown in the photo below:

On the original canister, the Castrol is also applied to the company logo on the fixing ring and lid.

In most cases, pirates use others on the design of the lid. Original oil is sealing already by modified lids.

The neck of the original canister is necessarily sealed by a foil protective seal. This seal protects the canister from the flow and protects the oil from the opening. W. fake Castrol Such a protective seal may not be under the plug.

On the original Castrol canister from the opposite side, a hologram in the form of a mounted castle must be present. Fake oil Castrol is no hologram. This is due to the high cost of its manufacture.

On the original canister, Castrol Magnatope from the reverse side is applied to the original Batch code, which consists of information about the factory manufacturer, the party number, the date of production and unique number Canisters on the production line. This Batch code is not prone to simple paint, but engraved on special equipment. Fakers, as a rule, do not "bother" with such trifles, but simply apply a batch code using paint and a special printer.

How else can you distinguish the fake Castrol?

Embossing the logo near the knob of the canister on the fake oil Castrol may not be quite high quality. This indicates fake oil Castrol.

The technology of production of fakes is far from perfect. For the production of fakes is not always high-quality raw materials. Therefore, the texture canister can be slightly porous. Pay attention to it

Pay attention to the bottom of the canister. All drawings must be high quality. If the drawings are blurred or blurry, it indicates a fake Castrol.

These are the main ways with which you can easily distinguish fake oil castrol. However, do not forget that the faders of the oils do not stand still and each time improve their technology. Best way It is the acquisition of Castrol oils in proven places, namely from official dealers or in authorized sales points. Our store is a fully authorized point of sale of products Castrol. That's all, thanks for your attention to new meetings!