Yes but can you find it at your local Costco or at around $2.50/quart?
BTW, the Kirkland fully synthetic 5W30 motor oil I bought is API SP (although this heating/cooling test showed some models are API SN Plus)
They heated it. They cooled it. They looked for wear scars in bearings. And they ran it in an engine & sent it out for chemical testing.
According to this video all three of these oils are the same (and all three are definitely made by the same manufacturer)
They're all the same oil made by Warren Distribution in Omaha Nebraska.
Not only does it meet the API SP specification but it also meets Dexos 1 Generation 2 approval (which I'm not yet sure what that is).
Where do you get full synthetic oil at API SP quality for ~$2.50/quart?
I don't know of "Rural King" but google does. :)
They even have 55 gallon containers of the stuff!
BTW, notice this guy (who clearly knows motor oil) shakes the container!
I get mine at Walmart for ~$3.10 per qt. Nearest Walmart is 0.5 miles and Costco 4 miles away. I'm not really concerned about saving $3.00 once a year. Plus I make a list and get other things while at Walmart that they don't have at Costco. I get the oil filters at an auto parts. There are 5 auto parts within 1 mile. :)
Thanks for answering that as I also tried Walmart but found, like you did, that the prices are higher than at Costco (even before Costco sales).
Nice thing about Auto Parts Stores is they have a choice of brands. Wix (aka Napa Gold) seems to fare well when people cut them open.
At Walmart the Fram always fares poorly (cardboard tops & bottoms).
The Mobil 1, K&N and even the low cost SuperTech store brand come out differentially depending greatly on the point of view of the reviewer.
At parts stores the Bosch (aka Purolater, Boss) come out ok with the AC Delco being not much lower in build quality (lots of these are made by the same outfits as can be seen by the exact construction in the tear downs).
As with oil, with frequent oil changes the filter paper itself matters less. Even so I try to find 20 micron (not 30 micron) 99% efficiency filters. It's harder to find coil overpressure springs than plastic (or none at all). Usually orange anti-drainback valves are silicone (versus nitrile black).
What do you look for?
I carry a amethyst stone for protection from tigers. It seems to work for me, I haven't been attacked by any tigers.
$2 a qt? I buy Mobil one there and it's nowhere near that cheap, even when on sale. As I recall it's more like $25 for six, $4+ a qt.
The normal price of the Kirkland 5W30 API SP synthetic is $2.50/quart ($25/10 quarts) although this lookup just now shows it at $30/10 quarts.
I use either one. It's hard to explain without a picture but the Wix base plate is punched and threaded from the outside, while some are from the inside. The former are easier to get started. With the Toyota I'm reaching down from the top and screwing the filter on blind.
Note that costco on-line prices are often much higher than in-store prices.
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:41:47 +0530, mike posted for all of us to digest...
Hey Arlen, have you tried Dollar General? They have cheap dino juice.
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 07:43:27 -0600, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...
I bought my Toy filters from the dealer by the case for a great price and included the crush washer in them.
On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:03:08 -0400, snipped-for-privacy@aol.com posted for all of us to digest...
Harvest King oil... Well, I be gol danged. Does it have fiber? :)
On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:41:14 -0400, snipped-for-privacy@aol.com posted for all of us to digest...
+1 I guess Clare could give an idea about oil related destruction. I think the problem spot on engines now is the VVT mechanism. As on SNL "We will pump you up"On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:50:25 -0400, Frank posted for all of us to digest...
Sorry Frank, I don't consider him a reliable source. He has a point there but his comments on other issues leave a lot to be desired. If he were the "Ruler of the Cars" one would only be allowed to have a Toyota.
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:30:13 +0530, mike posted for all of us to digest...
Thank you Arlen, why don't you inform us what this spec details?
I can't stand to listen to him more than 20 seconds. Can't imagine having to spend more than a few minutes with him at work every day.
Oil is oil. I understand Citgo makes their oil.
I don't think I could listen to him for more than 10 seconds. This guy is very good. I watch just about every vid he makes.
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