2024 Totals: "Post your latest oil change"

Superbuick96

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329: Mobil
212: Valvoline
178: Pennzoil
138: Castrol
104: Quaker State
82: HPL
73: Supertech
65: Amsoil
61: Fram
46: Kirkland
46: Napa
43: Frankenblend
41: Havoline/Chevron/Delo
40: Swepco
36: Shell
22: Xtreme Syn.
20: Motorcraft
16: Total Quartz
14: Liqui Moly
13: Safety Kleen
11: Toyota/Lexus
10: Motul
10: Redline
8: AC Delco
8: O'Reilly
7: Nulon
7: STP
6: Schaeffer
5: Royal Purple
5: Rural King/Providence
.......and a whole bunch of other brands that had less than 5 users

These results are pretty accurate, although there might be a slight margin of error.
Have a Happy and Healthy 2025 BITOG Community.
 
Fantastic data gathering Superbuick96 as always! 😀😀

I found a nifty little ranking generator site so I have gone back through the last 5 of these and done a "Top 10" bump chart for them. Sadly the software on the site ran out of colours so a couple have been used twice. 😟 Interesting either way.

Here is the site for anyone interested - https://www.a.tools/Tool.php?Id=376

Noticeable changes are;
  • The plummet of Shell oils from 4th to below 10th across 2020-2023
  • The rise of Quaker State from 9th up to 3rd and then falling off back to 5th.
  • And the appearance of both Amsoil and HPL in the top 10 rankings at 6th and 8th in the last 2 years.
  • Havoline steadily climbing ranks from 10th to 7th but then falling out the top ten all together.
  • Napa starting in 7th and falling off all together.
  • Fram suddenly being in the top 10 in 2024? 🤷‍♂️

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I found a nifty little ranking generator site so I have gone back through the last 5 of these and done a "Top 10" bump chart for them. Sadly the software on the site ran out of colours so a couple have been used twice. 😟 Interesting either way.

Noticeable changes are;
  • The plummet of Shell oils from 4th to below 10th across 2020-2023
  • The rise of Quaker State from 9th up to 3rd and then falling off back to 5th.
  • And the appearance of both Amsoil and HPL in the top 10 rankings at 6th and 8th in the last 2 years.
  • Havoline steadily climbing ranks from 10th to 7th but then falling out the top ten all together.
  • Napa starting in 7th and falling off all together.
  • Fram suddenly being in the top 10 in 2024? 🤷‍♂️

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Fram beat out Kirkland last year. Crazy! And Kirkland and NAPA tied. More crazy! Supertech is still the undisputed king of the store brands. No shocker there.
 
Fantastic data gathering Superbuick96 as always! 😀😀

I found a nifty little ranking generator site so I have gone back through the last 5 of these and done a "Top 10" bump chart for them. Sadly the software on the site ran out of colours so a couple have been used twice. 😟 Interesting either way.

Here is the site for anyone interested - https://www.a.tools/Tool.php?Id=376

Noticeable changes are;
  • The plummet of Shell oils from 4th to below 10th across 2020-2023
  • The rise of Quaker State from 9th up to 3rd and then falling off back to 5th.
  • And the appearance of both Amsoil and HPL in the top 10 rankings at 6th and 8th in the last 2 years.
  • Havoline steadily climbing ranks from 10th to 7th but then falling out the top ten all together.
  • Napa starting in 7th and falling off all together.
  • Fram suddenly being in the top 10 in 2024? 🤷‍♂️

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It does appear that Valvoline is the big winner while Quaker State has receded a bit. It is interesting to note that the attention HPL gets here hasn't translated into a move in the rankings. I myself contributed one HPL change in 2024 and have another three changes queued up for the next few months.
 
Kind of surprised Fram aka Amalie is so high up on the list….

Amalie makes good oils that are Dexos approved and API SP.

Their approval page used to leave a lot to be desired… They did not have some of that information correct on there.
 
Pat yourself on the back (y)
Thanks mate, I was always expecting to see Penrite on the list before I saw Nulon.
In Australia, Penrite has the bigger reputation, but Nulon has the better pricing. Which is exactly why I buy it.

Nulon was an Australian family run business, and in 2019 it was acquired by Fuchs, a German family run business. Over the years Nulon oils started as "suitable for..." but steadily got more and more formal approvals, including some very tough Euro approvals like VW 504 00 / 507 00. The new kid on the block is Gulf Western oils.
 
Thanks mate, I was always expecting to see Penrite on the list before I saw Nulon.
In Australia, Penrite has the bigger reputation, but Nulon has the better pricing. Which is exactly why I buy it.

Nulon was an Australian family run business, and in 2019 it was acquired by Fuchs, a German family run business. Over the years Nulon oils started as "suitable for..." but steadily got more and more formal approvals, including some very tough Euro approvals like VW 504 00 / 507 00. The new kid on the block is Gulf Western oils.
Fuchs' a reputable company; Nulon is in good hands. Price trumps everything else, hence Penrite is not on the list.
 
Fantastic data gathering Superbuick96 as always! 😀😀

I found a nifty little ranking generator site so I have gone back through the last 5 of these and done a "Top 10" bump chart for them. Sadly the software on the site ran out of colours so a couple have been used twice. 😟 Interesting either way.

Noticeable changes are;
  • The plummet of Shell oils from 4th to below 10th across 2020-2023
  • The rise of Quaker State from 9th up to 3rd and then falling off back to 5th.
  • And the appearance of both Amsoil and HPL in the top 10 rankings at 6th and 8th in the last 2 years.
  • Havoline steadily climbing ranks from 10th to 7th but then falling out the top ten all together.
  • Napa starting in 7th and falling off all together.
  • Fram suddenly being in the top 10 in 2024? 🤷‍♂️
Thanks for this graph, very interesting.

Given that Shell, Pennzoil and Quaker State are all the same company SOPUS, with different branding, all up they did 318 this year. Very close to the winning 329 of Mobil.
 
Great job as always!

Mobil is still king but VL was a solid contender. VRP gaining in popularity likely pumped their numbers.

Also I enjoy getting to say this every year…

Most people: the store brands are just as good as the name brands.

Also most people: buys name brands.

Happy New Year! 2025 - let’s go!
So true!

When you have a Costco membership and walk past Kirkland for $3/qt it's hard to say no...in my opinion...
 
It does appear that Valvoline is the big winner while Quaker State has receded a bit. It is interesting to note that the attention HPL gets here hasn't translated into a move in the rankings. I myself contributed one HPL change in 2024 and have another three changes queued up for the next few months.
It would be interesting to see total miles driven in each oil. HPL and Amsoil are lower purchase numbers because people buy them to run long drains.
 
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