Bought Shell Rotella 15w-40 yesterday at Rural King. It is in a yellow bucket instead of the standard white you see everywhere else. Is this just a commercial bulk package instead of the retail type with the advertising on it you see at Walmart? I hope there is no difference in the oil.
Shell Rotella in Yellow 5 gal bucket??
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I would think that Rural King is big enough of a company that you can trust that they won't sell fake oil.
Shell's own warehouse or bucket supplier only had yellow available?
CleanSump
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Did it have a label that looks like it was done by Shell or like someone else is filling from one of the big bulk containers?
Either way I wouldn't think Rural King is faking it.
Either way I wouldn't think Rural King is faking it.
Like this yellow bucket that Wal_Mart shows in one of their listings? Seems legit if Walmart has it too.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Shell-Ro...-1-5-Gallon-Pail-5-Gallon-640-Ounces/14958329
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Shell-Ro...-1-5-Gallon-Pail-5-Gallon-640-Ounces/14958329
In the early 2000’s when I bought my first diesel (96 F350 four door Powerstroke) I bought all my lubricants from a local OTR supplier. I bought oil, ATF buy large 2.5 and 5 gallon pails. I also used the OTR air filters. I ended up using their OTR transmission filters too. It was cheaper overall and they always had what I needed. I would be buying in 5 gallons if I were you since normally larger packaging equates to lower pricing for the same product.
CleanSump
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That's Shell yellow! I've seen that before in commercial supply, but not in retail sales.
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Lots of supplier changes going on across many industries. I wouldn’t be too worried.
That's the bucket they have at Rural King. Price is good but it's not eligible for their rebate program. Rural King must buy the commercial packaging in large quantities so they can sell cheaper and Shell omits them from approved retailer for rebates.
looks like new packaging they are doing.. the label look different as well.. legit but different.
