I would agree. I merely made an offhand remark about it in post #4 while posting another thread that also talked about the smell. I had no intention of going on and on about it but user @Hall misinterpreted that and took it personally I guess.
Walmart Super Tech 20K Dexos 1 odor
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I would agree. I merely made an offhand remark about it in post #4 while posting another thread that also talked about the smell. I had no intention of going on and on about it but user @Hall misinterpreted that and took it personally I guess.
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All I know is that it smelled really bad. I first helped dad change oil in like 1979 so I have been smelling motor oil, gear lube and atf for a long time now. I had not smelled anything that smelled like this in decades.
Anyone that has used premium boutique gear lubes vs old school gear lube knows what I mean. The old cheap tech smells far different and stronger than the newer premium technology gear lubes. Like Redline and some Ravenol gear lubes you can barley smell any sulfur or phosphurous but crack open something like Coastal 140WT and you can smell it a block and half away inside of seconds of breaking the seal. It was that level of nigh and day difference.
I once had a Carhart chore coat back when they where still made in America. I got some old school GL5 gear lube on it and I swear 47 washes latter it still smelled like gear lube. Even washing it in a gallon of Castrol Super Clean in Hot water with a 12 hour soak did not phase it. That chore coat stayed in the basement for like 10 years and anytime anyone had anything filthy to wash it automaticly got washed.
It was the 5W30 Walmart Super-Tech 20K miles Full Synthetic Dexos-1 product. If the foil seal had been broken I would have taken it back. I use Super Tech 10W30 conventional oil in my push lawn mower and it has not smelled that strong.
Anyone that has used premium boutique gear lubes vs old school gear lube knows what I mean. The old cheap tech smells far different and stronger than the newer premium technology gear lubes. Like Redline and some Ravenol gear lubes you can barley smell any sulfur or phosphurous but crack open something like Coastal 140WT and you can smell it a block and half away inside of seconds of breaking the seal. It was that level of nigh and day difference.
I once had a Carhart chore coat back when they where still made in America. I got some old school GL5 gear lube on it and I swear 47 washes latter it still smelled like gear lube. Even washing it in a gallon of Castrol Super Clean in Hot water with a 12 hour soak did not phase it. That chore coat stayed in the basement for like 10 years and anytime anyone had anything filthy to wash it automaticly got washed.
It was the 5W30 Walmart Super-Tech 20K miles Full Synthetic Dexos-1 product. If the foil seal had been broken I would have taken it back. I use Super Tech 10W30 conventional oil in my push lawn mower and it has not smelled that strong.
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Mobil 1 0W40, Mobil Delvac Extreme 10W30, Mobil 1 0W20, 5W30,10W30, 15W50, Mobil-Tri Syn all flavors, Mobil 1R 0W30, Castrol Edge 5W40, Castrol Edge 0W40, GC, Mannol Ester Plus 0W40, Red Line 5W30, 0W20, 0W40, 0W30, Fuchs Titan 0W20, VP Racing 5W30, Mobil 1R 0W30, Penrite 15W50, 5W40, 20W50, 5W30, 10W30, Total Quartz 5W30, 10W40, 5W20, Amsoil 5W30, 10W30, 15W40, 5W40 multiple flavors, Chevron Supreme 5W30, Havoline DS 5W30,5W20,10W30, Pennzoil Platinum and Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5W20,5W30,0W40,5W40, Rotella T Synthetic 5W40, Motul 5W40, 10W40, Castrol Syntec 5W50, Castrol GTX 5W30, 10W30, 20W50, Gulf/Sunoco/Phillips 66 5W30, 10W30, BP 15W40, Valvoline Premium Blue 15W40, ESSO 20W20, 5W30, Multiple Flavors of Ford MotorCraft 5W20,5W30,10W30,Pentosin 5W30,10W30,20W50,BMW10W60, Wolfs Head 5W30, 10W30, 20W50, Quaker State 5W30, 10W30, 5W40,5W20, Cenpeco 10W30, 10W40 and 20W50. I know I am leaving a bunch off but that is a lot remeber. No one has ever asked me this. I forgot to add Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W30!
Now if you asked me what I have used the most the last 20 years it would be mostly what I can purchase at Walmart off the shelf. That said probably most of that 20 years I would purchse 2-3 different MTL's, ATF's and Oil every year from Boutique Suppliers and from the internet.
Mobil 1 0W40 and 5W30 are go to oils for me. If Pennzoil Platinum or Pennzoil Ultra Platinum or any other name brand synthetic is on sale though I might switch brands. If something is on clearance I am all over it. I got Mannol Ester Plus for $12 a gallon on clearance from Amazon. I got Delvac Extreme 10W30 for $11 a gallon from NAPA, 2 years ago I think it was I got S-Oil Seven Gold 5W30 for $9 a gallon again clearance from Amazon.
So while I keep comming back to Mobil 1 since 1988 I am all over the map. If it intersts me or is on clearance I am going to try it! I have not used a Fram oil filter for instance for over 20 years but I just go some from RockAuto on clearance for $1.50 each so I got 14 of them.
Now if you asked me what I have used the most the last 20 years it would be mostly what I can purchase at Walmart off the shelf. That said probably most of that 20 years I would purchse 2-3 different MTL's, ATF's and Oil every year from Boutique Suppliers and from the internet.
Mobil 1 0W40 and 5W30 are go to oils for me. If Pennzoil Platinum or Pennzoil Ultra Platinum or any other name brand synthetic is on sale though I might switch brands. If something is on clearance I am all over it. I got Mannol Ester Plus for $12 a gallon on clearance from Amazon. I got Delvac Extreme 10W30 for $11 a gallon from NAPA, 2 years ago I think it was I got S-Oil Seven Gold 5W30 for $9 a gallon again clearance from Amazon.
So while I keep comming back to Mobil 1 since 1988 I am all over the map. If it intersts me or is on clearance I am going to try it! I have not used a Fram oil filter for instance for over 20 years but I just go some from RockAuto on clearance for $1.50 each so I got 14 of them.
Kirkland doesn’t smell bad. I just used some.
As I posted a while back (brought up here again), I know exactly what you are talking about. I don’t think everyone here knows what you’re talking about when you say bad smell. The word I would use is “acrid.” It just reeks (literally) of low quality. The next time you go to walmart, pick up a quart of the 10k mile synthetic (thats the version I experienced) and just see whats up. Just use it in a mower or something. If anyone has ever smelled burning soft coal, it’s in that realm.
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You guys know that Super Tech cant be trusted after all they make this .........
And we have had it beaten into our heads relentlessly that ANY company who would sell such worthless brightstock cant posibly have ANY product worth selling
In fact to hear some tell the whole company from top to bottom should be canceled for merely offering it
And we have had it beaten into our heads relentlessly that ANY company who would sell such worthless brightstock cant posibly have ANY product worth selling
In fact to hear some tell the whole company from top to bottom should be canceled for merely offering it
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Years ago I noticed the pleasant smell of Pennzoil Platinum I was using at the time.
All the used oil analysis I've seen over the years don't seem to account for the smell of an oil, so I don't consider it an important reason on which to base my oil choices.
As far as beers go, the nose most certainly matters.
All the used oil analysis I've seen over the years don't seem to account for the smell of an oil, so I don't consider it an important reason on which to base my oil choices.
As far as beers go, the nose most certainly matters.
After draining gear lube in my dump truck and final drives of the excavator, I know that smell. Like an industrial septic tank. Yuk!
Maybe Warren uses a cheap sulfur based wear additive in the Supertech oils. Cheaper but works. And stinks. But in my time on BITOG, I've never heard of a poor UOA or a thread entitled "Supertech destroyed my engine".
Maybe Warren uses a cheap sulfur based wear additive in the Supertech oils. Cheaper but works. And stinks. But in my time on BITOG, I've never heard of a poor UOA or a thread entitled "Supertech destroyed my engine".
I think Valvoline Restore and Protects smells a LOT better than the old Valvoline products.Valvoline Restore and Protects smells bad too, but we love it.Oil is not supposed to smell good anyway. It has other more important properties.
I know you all will laugh, but one of the reasons I avoided Valvoline oil for MANY years, was the smell. It had that sulfur/burnt smell as mentioned by OP.
Worked for Ashland for many years, and that odor was present in many products that I handled, like asphalt.
Next time I do a kirkland oil change.I will sniff the oil
Oh look, it’s another “Walmart bad” thread. And this time for something that cannot be verified nor demonstrated to the board. The perfect “problem”.
This oil is a proven quality oil and manufactured by an old reliable company (Warren Dist.) that has been around for about a 100 years. This oil is made by the same refiner and identical to Amazon Basics and Kirkland Motor oil and many other private labels. While a Group 3 it's a proven high quality Group 3. Don't hesitate to use. Cost is a benefit not an example of low quality with this product. Use with no worry.
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The last jug of ST I used was fine, but nowhere near as captivating as the bouquet of trunk-warmed Maxlife.
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