walmart supertech syntethic oil...

[toocrazy2yoo]

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

Wayne, I believe in the TriSyn era, Mobil 1 had a group I carrier.

 

[reyjay1]

"Why does this nonsense keep showing up?"

Maybe from places like this:
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3759593#post3759593
a site stock full of knucleheads and misinformation. You can't tell them anything.

 

[wavinwayne]

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Originally posted by GROUCHO MARX:
Wayne, I believe in the TriSyn era, Mobil 1 had a group I carrier.

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What about now? Seriously, I don't know. Do you?

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

A few years ago someone posted that a way was found to carry the Additives without using GI, II, or III OILS.

Do I know that? No.

 

[goodvibes]

I thought that they used esters for the carrier and seal swell in earlier versions. Now they use AN that's also a group V oil. Even group II is a poor carrier and grp III is about useless as one(if I've been paying attention here) so that would be a bad arguement for the inclusion of grp III.

 

[badnews]

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Originally posted by JohnBrowning:
Just understand that it is not a true synthetic and has a weak additive package. It has also has not looked very impressive in any of the used oil analysis we have seen so far! So while their is no reason to ban it's use from any vechile their is no reason to recomend it either. It is a shinny turd not a diamond in the rough! If cost is the primary motivator you might try Pennzoil Platnium I belive that sells for $18 for 4-5 quart jug at Walmart or go with Rotella-T-Synthetic for $15 a gallon. Neither of the two oils I have recomended are true synthetics either but they have much better additive package and their base stocks are at least as good and probably a lot better then Walmarts Synthetic. Walmarts Synthetic is made by Warren Protrolem Products. Almost all of the generic or store brand synthetics you see on shelfs are made by WPP. Most of the UOA we have seen of WPP synthetics has shown them to be used up some place between 3000-5000 miles.

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John again cost of the product don't mean it is the best. That cost reflects advertisements.

 

[friendly_jacek]

synth ST issue on another forum:
http://www.corolland.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19365&st=0&gopid=131587&#entry131587

 

[KieferS]

What dealer was this?

 

[AndyH]

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Originally posted by KieferS:
What dealer was this?

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It really doesn't matter, from reading these forums for the past year or so I'd say it's a fairly common practice.

 

[Dark Jedi]

I run PP in my 03 dakota with the 4.7 V-8. juat about at 5K on that oil. going to change it soon. I was really happy with the preformance out of it. engine runs real smooth at highway speeds. almost like GC did in my truck. I wouldnt worry about the ST oil from wally world. just as long as you dont try long OIC you should be fine. I might try GC (GREEN) again as I have 20 QT of it sitting on the shelf.

 

[BrianWC]

Please invite that nut over on your forum to spend a bit more time reading so tha he can understand what "Clean" and "Rinse" cycles refer to.

 

[flatlandtacoma]

I don't think he can be taught anything... He knows all there is to know about oil!

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... there is no publicly available SuperTech datasheet showing classifications, approvals, properties etc, let alone anyone to confirm any of it. That said, why even bother let alone change your test parameters knowing that you purchased an unproven, untested, undocumented and ok, sub-standard product. In terms of chemical compatibility, just because it says synthetic doesn't mean it's inert or compatible. This being a lesson I learned over the years with a plethora of vacuum pump and marine lubricants, cooling fluids, and oils...synthetic and dino alike.

I thought of doing exactly what you had done a few years back but then heard somewhere that SuperTech was made by QS. QS being where they are located [East Coast] makes their oil largely paraffinic based ... or basically wax. ...

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[BrianWC]

Oh my goodness. I hope I don't get any wax in my engine!

 

[Ray H]

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Originally posted by Dominic:
I worked for a dealer as an oil changer/mechanic for a while in between undergrad and optometry school...

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Where'd ya go to optometry school and class of, Dom? (LACO, '70, here.

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[Ray H]

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...but then heard somewhere that SuperTech was made by QS. QS being where they are located [East Coast] makes their oil largely paraffinic based ... or basically wax...

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Proof positive about a little knowledge being a dangerous thing... Pray, for his sake, that moron doesn't show up around here. (It could be fun.

Raymie likes to have, "fun"!

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[Clyde65]

Can you guys tell me what grades of viscosity supertech synthetic is available in? They don't have a web site to go to like normal oils do.

 

[BrianWC]

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Originally posted by Clyde65:
Can you guys tell me what grades of viscosity supertech synthetic is available in? They don't have a web site to go to like normal oils do.

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Waxy, Super waxy, and Cherry Lemonade.

 

[dwendt44]

The last time I was in Wally World, they had Super Tech synthetic in 5w30 and 10/30.
High Mileage Syn. in those two weights also.

Last I heard, Super Tech oils were made by Warren Petroleum.

 

[BrianWC]

Warren Performance Products, not to be confused with Warren Unilube. Warren makes the synth and a good deal of the dino outside the east coast. On the east coast, ExxonMobil makes most of the dino. There is no high mileage synth, just high mileage dino.