I'm looking for reasonably priced 5W50. I can find full synthetic 5W20 and 5W30 for $22 in 5 quart jugs at Walmart which is $4.40 a quart, but they don't sell any 5W50. The cheapest 5W50 I found was Mobil 1 at NAPA for $7. Does it cost more to make the thicker weight oil? Anybody know a cheaper place for 5W50?
Do thicker weight oils cost more to produce?
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First, buying oil from your local Napa is almost always gonna be more $$$ than Walmart
Second, 5w-50 is not one of the popular oils most people buy.
It's kinda hard to find in any retail store. Even on Amazon it's $10 a quart.
At Walmart you should be able to find M1 15w-50 which is a very good choice.
Otherwise you'll have to settle for 5w-40.
Second, 5w-50 is not one of the popular oils most people buy.
It's kinda hard to find in any retail store. Even on Amazon it's $10 a quart.
At Walmart you should be able to find M1 15w-50 which is a very good choice.
Otherwise you'll have to settle for 5w-40.
My local Walmart has Mobil 1 15w50 for $29 and change for 5qt jugs. Castrol 5w50qts for $8.88 but shipping only. Sure Amazon has some too
There are no economies of scale when producing a 5w-50
First, Walmart doesn't have 5W50 as I posted.
Second, I know were I can buy 15W-50 or 5W-40, that's why I'm asking where to get 5W-50.
If Napa has it for $7 a quart you should buy it there.
I can't find a better deal.
That's a really good price for M1 FS X2
I don't think I've ever seen 5W-50 in a jug, it's a low volume product that they pretty much only sell it by the quart, plus depending on what you need it for Edge 5W-50 may not be the right choice, if it's for a Ford then fine, if it's for Porsche then no.
0w16 costs more than 0w20 and 5w30 by and large.
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