I took my company car a Ford to an quick oil change shop and....

[Colt]

..they charge $6 extra for 5w20 oil.
I couldn't believe it.
A sign read 5w20 and 15w40 and another weight I don't remember $6 extra.
What a ripoff!
Quaker State products.
Oh well..I was there already and the company pays the bill but I won't go there again.

 

[GrtArtiste]

Yet another reason to wonder if putting 5w30 in an engine spec'd for 5w20 will do it any harm or cause warranty grief.

 

[jtantare]

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Originally posted by GrtArtiste:
Yet another reason to wonder if putting 5w30 in an engine spec'd for 5w20 will do it any harm or cause warranty grief.

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There is no such thing as an engine "spec'd" for 5w20. Only compliance with EPA.

 

[Johnny]

If you paid more for 5W20 Quaker State then you did get ripped. The 5W20 and 5W30 cost the same. Same with the Pennzoil brand.

 

[pitzel]

Not necessarily with the bulk oils. For retail oils, they will typically make the prices the same (as we see with GC -- obviously better quality base oils, but same price as the 5W/10W-30 Syntec). But with bulk oils, it is entirely conceivable that the 5W-20 would be more $$$ because they must use higher quality oils.

Furthermore, many quick lubes, even recently, were not stocking bulk 5W-20 as customer demand was/is weak. So the 5W-20 they might be selling would be out of gallon or quart containers, leading to the price discrepancy.

 

[olympic]

My local GM dealership has a similar sign. Anything other than 5w30 is a couple bucks extra.

 

[Johnny]

Don't know about Canada, but here in the States, bulk 5W20 & 5W30 Quaker State are the same price. Cased goods would be more than bulk.

 

[Colt]

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Originally posted by GrtArtiste:
Yet another reason to wonder if putting 5w30 in an engine spec'd for 5w20 will do it any harm or cause warranty grief.

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The shop guy did say 5w30 could be used without a problem.

 

[Colt]

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Originally posted by GrtArtiste:
Yet another reason to wonder if putting 5w30 in an engine spec'd for 5w20 will do it any harm or cause warranty grief.

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The shop guy did say 5w30 could be used without a problem.