The cure for my cold weather 10w-30 concerns!

[Drew99GT]

Tonight, while at my local grocery store, I found 10w-30 Chevron synthetic for $3.49/quart! Badda bing

Just wondering if there's any way to tell how old it is. It's labeled as made by chevrontexaco, not equilon. Did Equilon even make chevron products at all?

 

[G-MAN]

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Originally posted by Drew99GT:
Did Equilon even make chevron products at all?

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No. Equilon was an arm of Shell and they produced Havoline oil when Shell owned the rights to that brand. Chevron has always made their own oils.

 

[Blue99]

Equilon was a joint venture of Shell and Texaco, from 1998 to 2001, prior to the Chevron-Texaco merger. The Havoline brand of Texaco lubricants, was distributed/marketed thru Equilon during this relatively short 3 year period.

If any Havoline product with an Equilon label is still sitting on the shelf, it’s at least 3 yrs old.

BTW, Drew, let us know if the Chevron Synthetic 10W-30 creates any engine noise issues.

 

[Blue99]

LOL, Haley, not being critical here. Drew made the comment in a thread from last month that the Chevron Synthetic 10W-30 produced some engine noise in his Dad's vehicle, so he was looking at other oils for the upcoming cold weather.

Chevron Grp III at $3.49 is a good price!

 

[haley10]

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Originally posted by Blue99:


BTW, Drew, let us know if the Chevron Synthetic 10W-30 creates any engine noise issues.

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Why do you ask that question? I tried the Havoline Synthetic only once and I didn't give it a fair chance, I'm sure. It seemed as though I was getting some pinging I never had before or since. I'm not knocking it, it was just a perception at the time and maybe an incorrect one.