Wal-Mart synthetic

[SPITMAN]

Wal-mart in Canada sells a synthetic oil under their formula 2000 house brand name. Does anyone know anything about its quality, who makes it for them, etc. I have specific interest in using their 0W-30 grade year-round in a chipped VW 1.8T.

 

[Patman]

In the US the Walmart synthetic is made by Quaker State, but up here it's a mystery. It's under a different name here, it's Tech 2000, while down there it's Supertech.

The best thing to do is run it in your car for a while and send in a used oil sample for analysis to see how it goes. There was one person on here (Oz) who did that, but it was all highway driving and only a short 5000km interval so just about any oil out there would look good under that condition.

 

[The_Oz]

Spit,

Here's the link for you:

http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=000067#000000

As Patman stated, a lot of highway driving on that oil.

Patman, when my Honda is ready for an analysis, I'll get the virgin sample for the Teck2K at the same time.

Regards,

Oz

 

[csandste]

Interesting that they sell 0W30. Yesterday I just saw my first quart of 5W30 in St. Louis--before that only 10W30. Tech 2000 was used in the U.S. prior to 2000 when it became SuperTech. Assume it's the same PZ/QS subsidiary product. SuperTech/Tech2K oils all seem to have a fair amount of moly.

 

[Ray H]

Is it advisable to vigorously shake these molybdenum-containing oils prior to pouring the contents into the engine, or are the particulates so finely dispersed and suspended that it's unnecesarry?

 

[Patman]

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Originally posted by Ray H:
Is it advisable to vigorously shake these molybdenum-containing oils prior to pouring the contents into the engine, or are the particulates so finely dispersed and suspended that it's unnecesarry?

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Unnecessary, they won't separate out.

 

[Ken2]

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Originally posted by Patman:

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Originally posted by Ray H:
Is it advisable to vigorously shake these molybdenum-containing oils prior to pouring the contents into the engine, or are the particulates so finely dispersed and suspended that it's unnecesarry?

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Unnecessary, they won't separate out.

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We are not talking about a solid crystalline moly...we're talking about a compound of molybdenum that's soluble in oil. The oil is clear, no particles floating, sinking, or anywhere else.


Ken

 

[Ray H]

To Patman & Ken2: Thanx!