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Running out of oil
Valvoline is the one I use for years now..nice and syntech thick stuff...
<http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?product=50>
Autozone carries it so does o'reillys parts
best one I think is Royal Purple, more expensive, but I like it alot!
<http://www.royalpurple.com/prodsa/rpmoa.html> available all over the
place...
On 4/13/06, T Berk <bayareaberk@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- sailingfc@dslextreme.com wrote:
>
> > Has anyone noticed that Mobil 1 20W-50 is no
> > longer on the shelves at Wal-Mart? I am down
> > to my last jug and decided to stop by to pick
> > up a couple and WTF? What am I going to
> > use now?
> <snip>
> > Is Mobil 1 20W-50 gone for good?
> > I guess I can try the 10W-30, but I'm thinking it
> > may be on the thin side. I've always used
> > 20W-50 on everything.
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -Dick-
>
> It looks (from a quick look at Mobil's web site) they
> aren't making the thick stuff anymore (Red Top). :[)
>
> Seems like it would be a 'find it on the shelf and
> that's it' kind of thing.
>
> I have seen (at Costco of all places) Chevron Oil in a
> 15W-40 'synth' version, by the case. I think it's the
> Delo stuff spece'd as useful for the new turbo and
> maybe diesel VWs.
>
> <http://www.chevrontexacodelo.com/en/products/engineoil/default.asp>
>
> Any reason this stuff (while not an actual synthetic
> oil) wouldn't serve?
>
> Wait, wait; they _do_ make a synthetic:
> <
> http://www.chevrontexacodelo.com/en/deloworldwide/uscanadamexico/default.asp#synthetic
> >
>
> Oh poo, they only have it "Available in SAE 0W-30 and
> 5W-40 grades".
>
>
> Oh well,
> TBerk
>
>
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