Walmart has house brand synthetic oil - cheap!

[Jeff N.]

Was walking in Walmart yesterday and saw they are now selling a house brand synthetic oil. Not too many weights - 5w-30 and something else.

Claims to be full synth...not a blend.

Price is sure right...$11 and change for 5qts. Has all the right stamps on it as well.

Wonder who makes it for them and if it's any good?

Jeff

[ryan roopnarine]

its pennzoil, these are the specifics for the 10w30

VI = 148
PP = -40ºF
FP = 440ºF
HT/HS = 2.90
NOACK = 13%
TBN = 5.0

a sample oil analysis of an engine running it is here

http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=001083



compare to mobil 1 10w

Typical Properties

Mobil 1 10W-30

SAE Grade 10W-30
Viscosity, ASTM D 445
cSt @ 40º C 62
cSt @ 100º C 10.0
Viscosity Index, ASTM D 2270 147
Sulfated Ash, wt%, ASTM D 874 1.2
HTHS Viscosity, mPa·s @ 150ºC ASTM D 4683 3.17
Pour Point, ºC, ASTM D 97 -45
Flash Point, ºC, ASTM D 92 244
Density @15º C kg/l, ASTM D 4052 0.872


i never had the stones to ask about walmart brand synth on this board, though i've seen it since last year.....its quite pricey for what it is, at 299 per quart, considering that tar-jay locally has m1 quarts for 3.79 right now, and there's the 19.82 5 quart at walmart.






Was walking in Walmart yesterday and saw they are now selling a house brand synthetic oil. Not too many weights - 5w-30 and something else.

Claims to be full synth...not a blend.

Price is sure right...$11 and change for 5qts. Has all the right stamps on it as well.

Wonder who makes it for them and if it's any good?

Jeff

[David Chen]

At $2.20 a quart in the 5-quart jug, it's a great price. Apparently, the additive package isn't as comprehensive as Mobil 1 however it should be fine for 5K mile oil changes.

Cheers,

David

[Unregistered]

There has been a great deal of discussion of this oil on bobistheoilguy.com. The general consensus is that it is a Group III hydrocracked, and a fair Synthetic. Most agree that for nearly the same price $12.84 per gallon, the Shell Rotella Synth 5w-40 (also a Group III oil) is a better oil.

Bottom line as I see it, for the extra $10 per oil change, or approximately $20 a year, use Mobil 1, a great Group IV PAO synthetic. When you consider that a full tank of gas is now about $40, that $20 is pretty cheap.


Cary

[bimmerd00d]

Wal-Mart also sells the 18 gallon jugs of Mobil1 for $15-20, it's probably better to go with Mobil 1 because of its quality.