*!@&%! Bean Counters at Total

[MI_Roger]

I bought four bottles of Total Quartz Energy 9000 in 5W/40 weight for my car today. They changed the packaging from one litre to one quart bottles! 5% less oil.

The 0W/30 for my wife's car is still sold in one litre bottles and 5 litre jugs - for now at least.

 

[JHZR2]

Total is working got US market share, not tonnecessarily sell euro products in euro quantities...

In the USVI, all the esso stations have turned into Total.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Many American like quart bottle better, they have no idea that 1 liter is about 5% more than 1 quart. All they know is their manual recommends x quarts of oil, they don't want to do calculation from liter to quart.

 

[rclint]

Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Many American like quart bottle better, they have no idea that 1 liter is about 5% more than 1 quart. All they know is their manual recommends x quarts of oil, they don't want to do calculation from liter to quart.


In a 4-5 quart sump I cant imagine why anyone would need to convert liter to quart etc... People don't have any problems purchasing oil y the gallon, or the 5 quart jug which I prefer not because I can't add, convert etc, but because ease of use...

I will throw out a hypothesis which may be way off.... Maybe America customers consume most of the production, or enough of it to make it worth while to sell in quarts instead of liter.

 

[MI_Roger]

The crankcase capacity is specified in litres for both my cars; 4 litres for one, six litres for the other. I need 4-1/4 quarts for my car, or 4 quarts plus one cup of motor oil.

One advantage of using a European oil was that I didn't have partial bottles languishing in my storage cabinet.