Anyone here use store brand oils?

[john_pifer]

Originally Posted By: mongo161


I picked up a stash of store brand full synthetic a year and a half ago, on clearance, and sent in a sample to Blackstone.

The oil was from Strauss Auto Stores, now closed. I wanted to see if it was quality oil before I loaded up since I had heard that it was European Castrol via Canada for their store brand oil.

Sure enough the results came back as Castrol and it was a very high quality oil. I had to call Blackstone and let them know that it was a store brand oil from Strauss. All they could say was that "I really fell into a great deal"!!

After my conversation with Blackstone, I loaded up and bought all the full synthetic that they had on clearance.

BTW....You can take a look at the VOA that was posted on the board for Strauss Full Synthetic.


Yeah, no such luck in the lower 48.

 

[shell_user]

Yeah, wish they had that oil in PA.

 

[fdcg27]

New York has migrated from the lower 48?
I guess it's now the lower 47 then.

 

[fdcg27]

Originally Posted By: TallPaul
Not much but have several cases of Meijer high mileage I got for $1.50 per quart. Use it in the '92 Aerostar 3.0.

I bit on the same twelve quarts for the price of the new six quart case deal you got when you first posted it.
I've yet to use any of it, but it will likely go in the oil-swilling Impreza.
I know from your posts that your 3.0 Aero swills oil and has a rough idle.
Our '97 3.0 Aero never needed any added oil during an OCI and ran great up until thirteen years of use and 176K, when our younger son totaled it.
He was fine, and the van still ran and drove, but was done.
The Aerostar was a really great van, compared to most FWD 'nineties minivans.
It also cost all of 14.7K brand new in September 1997.

 

[shell_user]

Yeah, I didnt mind the Aerostar vans. I didnt know your Imprezza uses oil FCDG27.

Too bad I dont have a meijer in PA

 

[motorguy222]

WPP/WNE is a "privately owned manufacturer, marketer and distributor of automotive aftermarket products" and make their own brand under the MAG1 name.They also have the Accel and
Polar brands that are their products.

They have the following according to their website:

Warren

Synthetic
Accel
Mag1(over 250 products)
Polar-winter chemicals
Collecting and re-refining of used motor oil(Heartland Petroleum)
780 products packaged under 40 different labels

Abou tWarren

 

[shell_user]

Interesting read. Glad to see companies like them are around.

 

[KD0AXS]

I've got a bunch of Ace Hardware brand oil in the garage that I picked up on sale. Our Saturn thinks it's a two stroke, so whenever I find oil on sale for cheap I pick up a case or two. Don't really care what brand it is as long as it has API certification.

 

[john_pifer]

Originally Posted By: fdcg27
New York has migrated from the lower 48?
I guess it's now the lower 47 then.


LOL, saw "Canada" in his post and never looked at the location...

If only we could be so lucky as to be able to get rid of NY, CA and a few others...

 

[Zako2]

My understanding is that O'Reilly, AZ, AAP, Walmart and NAPA brand are all decent motor oils. There were links to VOAs of conventional versions posted in the past. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about their synthetic oils.

 

[shell_user]

Thanks for that info, I think their syn oils are decent from what I have seen.

 

[john_pifer]

OK, so is the Auto Zone store brand oil bottled by WPP or Warren/Unilube/Coastal?

 

[shell_user]

Autozone oil is WPP/WNE oil. Pick up a qt or jug and look at the bottom of the bottle.

 

[KCJeep]

AAP appears to get their oil from either Valvoline or Castrol, as it has a sodium add pack and I'm not aware of Warren using sodium in any of their oils.

I used O'Reilly for several years when it was Coastal and was completely satisfied with it.

 

[shell_user]

Yeah, but the bottom of the bottle says WPP/WNE. Dont know about their additive pack KCJeep.


adam

 

[KCJeep]

Originally Posted By: shell_user
Yeah, but the bottom of the bottle says WPP/WNE. Dont know about their additive pack KCJeep.


adam


Sorry, I was commenting on Advance's store brand oil you were referring to Autozone I have no idea on Autozone if it says Warren I believe you. Sorry I jumped rails on you.

 

[shell_user]

No, I apologize as when I went to autozone to get a part to help a friend with his truck, I looked at a qt and 5.1 qt jug, both had WNE on bottom. Advance Auto jugs are same shape in PA as ST oil jugs are in PA area. I think someone did a voa on conventional ST and it had 200-300 sodium, maybe I am wrong KCJeep


take care,

adam

 

[84zmyfavorite]

I would use SuperTech 5w-40 if I could find it and if it were well priced.