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My semi local Costco Business Center has all 3 “flavors” in the 6 1QT boxes. My local Costco never has 5W-20, but usually has 0W-20 and 5W-30 all day long.

I know it’s the Gamma, but I did get a UOA done before I had to turnaround and get a different ride (due to the addition of our first child, LOL) link here. My driving on that UOA was 60% highway/40 % city. I want to say someone else on the forum came to the same conclusion as you did regarding...

Ecogard used to be my go to from Amazon, but now a company called Spearhead has my business. Their filters have fit well in my Hyundai and they have been very reasonably priced. Plus, I tried out their windshield wipers and for the price I paid - they’re pretty top notch.

As a Hyundai person, I’ve never understood how the hell Kia gets sold above MSRP all day long... yet I can usually always spot it’s Hyundai sibling with some type of promotion. Either way - excellent choice of vehicle!! As to your question - you could go either way, but my personal choice would...

I may have noticed this today while dumping oil... nothing on the shelves (yet.)

As an owner of a ‘17 Sonata with the same engine, I’d highly recommend at the minimum a Dexos 1 Gen 2 oil in 5W-30. Why a GM approval for a Hyundai Motor? Well - because D1G2 on the whole is a good all around approval for an engine like ours, and many here on BITOG look for that as a “bare...

2017 Hyundai Sonata Limited 2.4L GDI In/Out - 5W-30 PUP SN+, Fram XG9688 7,620 mile, 45 day OCI

My last batch from Amazon was from March 2020... maybe this time next year I’ll see my first SP PUP come in.

Based off of everything we know, I’m pretty sure AAP/AZ are getting rid of it because it doesn’t sell at $30-40. The stock I picked up was manufactured in 10/2018. More than likely they are making room for either new products from Pennzoil or they are just going to give more space back to...

Hopefully in the process it streamlines the product line! Look forward to hearing about it!

Valvoline Advance, M1, Castrol Edge, and Pennzoil Platinum, and even Quaker State UD and the Warren Synthetics (SuperTech/AmazonBasics/Kirkland Signature) are all within a few inches of each other when it comes to performance. The difference is your application and what specs it must meet, the...

Originally Posted by ka9mnx Originally Posted by CT8 Any oil from the Major bottlers with the proper ratings will get the job done. Filter OEM. Is Warren a Major bottler? Curious. Yes. They make private labels such as SuperTech, AmazonBasics, and now Kirkland Signature. While we believe they...

I will burn through my stash of PUP on my two vehicles and likely switch to Mobil 1 EP. Easier to obtain (unlike PUP where I have to order it via Walmart/Amazon), and based off the other thread looks to be more stout than the SN+ formula (with the likely discontinuation of AP.)

It looks like the 5W-20 and the 5W-30 is the same sheet. 10W-30 shows 10.1 for the kinematic viscosity @ 100 C. Also, no longer A5/B5 approved. They also updated PUP, which retains A5/B5. https://www.shell-livedocs.com/data/published/en-US/b7a53dd0-2f04-4910-b035-c4234c72c0d6.pdf

By switching to a full synthetic, not even high mileage, you could easily get 7,500-10K out of a single oil change. This is a perfect use case for Super Tech/Amazon Basics/Kirkland Signature Oil... all made by Warren with a solid additive package.