Rerefined motor oil?

[ka9mnx]

It would depend on price, certs and availability.

 

[addyguy]

I’d happily use it, if I could get it…as said, Canadian WM ST oil used to be S-K oil; but now it isn’t, it’s the same Warren stuff the US gets.
You can’t really buy SK oil up here at retail; it’s mostly used in municipal/govt/army fleets.

 

[53' Stude]

I’d happily use it, if I could get it…as said, Canadian WM ST oil used to be S-K oil; but now it isn’t, it’s the same Warren stuff the US gets.
You can’t really buy SK oil up here at retail; it’s mostly used in municipal/govt/army fleets.

How many re refinery companies would you say Canada has?

 

[addyguy]

Only Safety Kleen that I know of!

 

[53' Stude]

Only Safety Kleen that I know of!

Oh, very good sir

 

[Sumboodie]

Good Afternoon folks. If rerefined oil was easily available to you; would you use it? Currently using Safety Kleen Ck-4 5w40 in few vehicles since I can get it delivered to work. I see no issues with it. I do remember Bbalvoline nextgen motor oil also.

I've heard of shops having contracts with Safety Clean, US Ecology/emerald/NRC/Republic (whatever their name is now, change it more often than I change pants!)
Hete, I always wondered why we don't put it back downhole vs burning it or shipping it out.... there's hundreds of oil wells around.

 

[MolaKule]

Some additional Info:

Post in thread 'STLE Info on TotalEnergies Acquistion of Tecoil RRBO'

Aug 31, 2024

Any info or opinions on the characteristics of those RRBO's compared to standard Group II's?

RRBO technology has improved over the years and I think the Group II base oils produced from re-refining are as good or better than Group II base oils refined directly from crude.

Now, what the RRBO companies need to do is to improve the efficiency of their refining operations and reduce the cost of their end product..

• MolaKule

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[factorytuned2012]

Perhaps more oils are re-refined then we know of

 

[53' Stude]

Perhaps more oils are re-refined then we know of

You are correct. Rerefined oils just don’t advertise as heavy as others.

 

[53' Stude]

I've heard of shops having contracts with Safety Clean, US Ecology/emerald/NRC/Republic (whatever their name is now, change it more often than I change pants!)
Hete, I always wondered why we don't put it back downhole vs burning it or shipping it out.... there's hundreds of oil wells around.

Cost

 

[nomas]

MANY years ago when I was a kid , there was a brand of rerefined oil called Ring-Seal . People used to use it in their beaters .

 

[burbguy82]

I'd do it... imagine the primordial ooze being refined vs some 10w30 from an old guy's Buick. Which is closer to the final product?

but which is easier? your logic sounds legit, but is that the real deal?

i guess what i am saying is it easier to remove contamination from cars, than refine from dino? dont know.

i would use rerererfined oil, if it met the approvals AND was cheaper.....by 25%......

i could see rerefined to be more expensive, due to transport costs.

 

[Hootbro]

I used quite a bit of Valvoline NextGen back in the day but only because most of it was free after rebate. IIRC, full price was never a value proposition of that stuff. For me to use a re-refined today, it needs be about 25% lower than any in spec new refine oil I can find today to include house brands like SuperTech.

 

[53' Stude]

If Saftey Kleen oils weren’t so expensive I’d use them.

 

[Sumboodie]

Cost

Would be far cheaper to pump downhole with wells at most a mile or two away from the shop vs hauling it down south.
Or even injecting into the TAPS.

 

[OilStainedNapkin]

If Saftey Kleen oils weren’t so expensive I’d use them.

Same. How much does it cost you when delivered to work?

 

[53' Stude]

Same. How much does it cost you when delivered to work?

I’m thinking we pay like $4-7 gallon for DEXOS 0w20 and DEXOS 5w30 from what boss told me.

On their website a case of HDEO is over $80 before shipping

 

[53' Stude]

Would be far cheaper to pump downhole with wells at most a mile or two away from the shop vs hauling it down south.
Or even injecting into the TAPS.

Someday soon I foresee us finding out there isn’t much new crude around. I’m all for redefining as I learned here “oil never wears out”

 

[factorytuned2012]

Someday soon I foresee us finding out there isn’t much new crude around. I’m all for redefining as I learned here “oil never wears out”

If there’s technology to make used oil a pure base stock I’m all for it.

 

[53' Stude]

If there’s technology to make used oil a pure base stock I’m all for it.

Exactly. We or SOPUS can take natural gas and make a base oil so what’s stopping us from doing same to or with used oil

The picture in my head of burning heavy fuel oil is sickening to me. There has to be companies that can use the metals, sulfurs and such from that byproduct.