So, I've been looking for another jug of PU/PUP since about march, but I haven't been able to find it anywhere at all. I lucked out and found the last jug of PU 5w-20 in clearance at ONE walmart last December, but that was the last time I saw any PU other than the quarts of the PU euro-formulation 0w-40 some auto parts stores carry.
I'm using it in my 07 Acura TL Type-S, which I got last July with ~173K on it. I put M1 AFE 0w-20 in it the first chance I had at about 178K and my car didn't seem to like it as much as the PU 5w-20 (put in at 183.4K) which was noticeably quieter and smoother. Obviously, I wanted to stick with the PU/PUP since 1:don't exactly know what oil was used in it/ OCIs/ internal nastiness my engine has from the first 173K put on it by others and I wanted to make sure it was as clean as possible, and 2:It's a little cheaper and sounds like the best oil going right now.
So... all the backstory aside, where in the world can I find PUP? The only place I know of that is selling it now is walmart. But only one walmart near me is listed as "carrying" it on their website, and it seems to always be out of stock. Has it not been very popular in the southeast and it's just going to be slow to get here?
If it's never going to be available anywhere, what would a good alternative be?
Would switching back to 0w-20 be a good idea? Now that Pennzoil is making 0w I'm kinda interested again if I can get it for less than the M1 pricetag, but I don't know if there would be any discernible difference/pros about it.
I'm using it in my 07 Acura TL Type-S, which I got last July with ~173K on it. I put M1 AFE 0w-20 in it the first chance I had at about 178K and my car didn't seem to like it as much as the PU 5w-20 (put in at 183.4K) which was noticeably quieter and smoother. Obviously, I wanted to stick with the PU/PUP since 1:don't exactly know what oil was used in it/ OCIs/ internal nastiness my engine has from the first 173K put on it by others and I wanted to make sure it was as clean as possible, and 2:It's a little cheaper and sounds like the best oil going right now.
So... all the backstory aside, where in the world can I find PUP? The only place I know of that is selling it now is walmart. But only one walmart near me is listed as "carrying" it on their website, and it seems to always be out of stock. Has it not been very popular in the southeast and it's just going to be slow to get here?
If it's never going to be available anywhere, what would a good alternative be?
Would switching back to 0w-20 be a good idea? Now that Pennzoil is making 0w I'm kinda interested again if I can get it for less than the M1 pricetag, but I don't know if there would be any discernible difference/pros about it.
