Recent content by GMFan

Sounds like you’ve met my brother in law.

$4k sounds about right for a full panel replacement these days.

Why aren’t oil changes $225 then? I’m not saying mechanics shouldn’t earn a living and make money but $255 for removing two screws and spraying MAF spray and screwing it back in is more expensive than an oil change? If it can’t be justified by logic it seems like a money grab based on...

The mass air flow cleaning is pretty egregious considering it’s two screws and some spray.

SOPUS dropped Dexos license on Pennzoil Platinum and Quaker State Full Synthetic. Exxon released a news letter a few days ago noting formulation changes. Oil will become lower quality and more expensive. $250 oil changes with whatever sketchy bulk swill at your local Take 5 oil change? Not a...

At one point I believe Supertech was ExxonMobil in certain regions and could easily be discerned by shape of the jugs compared to the WPP jugs.

Presumably due to base oil shortages previous Dexos sleeper oils such as Quaker State Full Synthetic and Pennzoil Platinum no longer carry Dexos license. Mobil 1 and Valvoline Advanced still do. I’d pick either one in 5W-30. With your 5,000 mile OCIs I wouldn’t bother with the fancier...

There was some previous discussion on this thread regarding Dexos specification and questions / speculation on what would happen. It appears SOPUS has removed the Dexos 1 Gen 3 label on 0w20 Pennzoil Platinum and 0w20 Quaker State Full Synthetic oils and their data sheets. See this thread...

https://ilma.org/gm-responds-to-ilmas-dexos-licensing-relief-request/ I suspect the above article is the reason SOPUS is removing Dexos label. There isn’t enough Group 3 base oil at the moment and they can’t meet the spec, or they don’t want to jump through hoops for emergency approvals.

I do not know. I believe Walmart buys large quantities at a time with contracts to get best pricing possible.

I’m sure Walmart has inventory in their distribution centers. What we are seeing on the shelves is the end of the distribution chain. The question is how much longer does it last. Walmart has ‘low stock’ indicators on nearly all of their oils on their website at the moment. The fact there is...

I have 40 qts of 0w20 and 5w30. I use it in everything from my Honda generator, 1.4 turbo Buick and new Honda V6. Use with confidence.

People are saying “the market is overvalued” and “it can’t keep going up”. What is the alternative? Hold cash in hand and watch it vaporize due to inflation? People are piling money into the markets because it’s the only option for your money not to vaporize due to inflation. During...

I don’t even care about vacations being expensive or luxuries or cars. Food is killing me. We are a young family of 4 and shop nearly exclusively at Lidl / Aldi and cook meals at home. I spend $1,000 a month on just food and that’s being relatively careful with what we buy. Shopping at an...

20 quarts 0w20 Quaker State Full Synthetic 1 quart of old Castrol Edge 0w20 15 quarts 5w30 Quaker State Full Synthetic 2.5 quarts 5w30 Quaker State Ultimate Protection 0w20 is for the minivan and 5w30 is for my Buick, the generator and whatever else needs oil.