Castrol GTX High Mileage 10W-30 Synthetic Blend Motor Oil, 6 Gallon Enviro-Pack

Love my Castro GTX

Box with a bag of oil in it, that's what the pic looks like to me but others have b****** about it so maybe not obvious. the oil is good and having a box i can put on a shelf and pour into another container is good with me.

DO NOT CUT OPEN THE BOX. . . . I have used and will continue to use Castrol GTX oil, but this was a first for me. The term '(Enviro-Pack)' refers to the fact that this oil is shipped in a heavy (6-8 mil) plastic bag. The box has a place on the end to open to allow access to a valve to dispense the oil. The valve will turn in the bag if you need to orient it to dispense the oil. I put the box on a shelf in the garage and it is not too bad to get out a quart or a gallon at a time. Be sure to use a clean container to measure the oil. This is a fairly heavy box of oil. About 42 Lb. The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is to point out that this is just a box of oil, and no individual containers and should be described as such.

I really enjoy the "on the shelf" box.

6 gallon case of oil comes in a bag--no word about that in discription--would not have ordered had I known

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