Goodyear “Performance Max” Full Synthetic Motor Oil
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I do appreciate all of this insight. I am not a cheap person (but do appreciate value and a competitive market), and I am meticulous with my cars. That is why I came here to ask about this oil. I have no problem investing $25 (Supertech syn. and ST syn. oil filter) every 5,000 miles for my cars. I always have.
We all work for our money however, and it would be foolish to recycle perfectly good motor oil due to the “Goodyear” label.
For more context, I received all this oil from a pretty reputable mechanic’s shop. He is not cheap by any means either. He couples this oil with Purolator oil filters, and he must have the ability to get much cheaper off brand filters than that for his customer’s oil changes.
The insight (and even opinions) from this forum are valuable to me, and I do thank you all for the help.
I won’t need an oil change for some time with this oil, as I still have a small stock of Supertech, but I will revise this thread when I closely watch my first 5,000 mile run with the Goodyear oil, and report it here.
We all work for our money however, and it would be foolish to recycle perfectly good motor oil due to the “Goodyear” label.
For more context, I received all this oil from a pretty reputable mechanic’s shop. He is not cheap by any means either. He couples this oil with Purolator oil filters, and he must have the ability to get much cheaper off brand filters than that for his customer’s oil changes.
The insight (and even opinions) from this forum are valuable to me, and I do thank you all for the help.
I won’t need an oil change for some time with this oil, as I still have a small stock of Supertech, but I will revise this thread when I closely watch my first 5,000 mile run with the Goodyear oil, and report it here.
Free oil, I'd run that for sure in my pentastar for 5k-6k without a doubt.
I too have had lousy luck with their tires.
Can't be that bad.
Goodyear tires seem to be either really good or really bad.
It may meet certain specs, in this case, Dexos1/2 (according to the image of the jug), but, IMO, it's a lower-tier oil, or as some have characterized, an entry-level synthetic. It has a place and is useful for many situations. It might be on par with Mobil Synthetic, maybe some Warren-Highline oils, etc.
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Yeah - I have only bought the more expensive (Kevlar etc) and they have been good …
OTH - that has little to do with this oil with a known approval …
Mostly bad...
Don't overthink it. It's free oil with a decent spec. Just use it or pass it along to some of your friends who don't care what oil they run.
Here is an update: I don’t have a UOA to show anyone, but I ran this oil exclusively in a Nissan 4.0L Frontier since the initial post of this thread. I chickened out using it myself, but another family member loved the idea of never buying oil for their truck again. 
I ran this at 5,000 mile intervals with a Champ service grade oil filter since the winter of 2023. That is about 50,000 miles or so. No ill effects, no problems, oil came out as expected. The engine now has 119,000 miles on it I believe. This update may be irrelevent though, as I have never seen this oil again, and I am not even sure if they are still bottling this stuff. I have a rather large remaining supply of 5w30 and 0w20, though, as I was given quite a few more jugs not too long after the initial post.
I ran this at 5,000 mile intervals with a Champ service grade oil filter since the winter of 2023. That is about 50,000 miles or so. No ill effects, no problems, oil came out as expected. The engine now has 119,000 miles on it I believe. This update may be irrelevent though, as I have never seen this oil again, and I am not even sure if they are still bottling this stuff. I have a rather large remaining supply of 5w30 and 0w20, though, as I was given quite a few more jugs not too long after the initial post.
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I have the new Goodyear Weather Ready 2's on my wife's Volvo. Thus far they are excellent. Many on here haven't bought a Goodyear tire in twenty years because they had a bad one -"back in the day".
I guess it does to some people, but when I see a brand licensed far outside what it's known for, I run for the hills.
Michelin for tires? Sure. But for wiper blades? Hmm.
And get this-- some people go to Michelin for restaurant advice! I mean...c'mon, man! Wait-- what?
The Michelin Tire Company was founded in the late 1800's. A guide book that was started by the company was originally a handbook for drivers with maps, directions on how to change a tire,etc., to encourage driving and thus sell tires. The restaurant recommendations started in the 1920's-and when that happened Michelin started charging for the guide that originally just a free promo booklet.
For a dining establishment to make it into the guide is very prestigious.
Inquiring minds want to know...........
I will take it!
Michelin makes rubber so they should know something about wiper blades! However the michelin blades at walmart are mid grade. Of course, I have been disappointed in Bosch recently so it may just be the overall quality is going down.
BTW who blends the goodyear oil? Warren?
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Michelin wiper blades are not made by Michelin. It is purely a licensing agreement. The wiper blades are made by First Brands Group, a manufacturer of various auto parts brands.
I bought a set sold by Costco for my sister's Toyota...I don't believe they were worth the price of admission...replaced within 1 season (after a Summer parked outside in ChicagoLand) with Trico blades that have a good track record with me for longevity and quality...
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