walmart supertech synthetic

[Littlewhitexj]

yesterday I drained my dino oil, and filled her up with supertech synthetic. Everything I have read said its decent oil, and being that its almost the same price as dino I figured id give it a shot.

Anybody else use this stuff?

[asheets934]

I'm running it now (just converted about 750mi ago) with no problems. I figure I'll use it for the first change or two since its low cost to make sure everything works out well. I'm also told the first change or two of synthetic get nasty rather quickly from cleaning all the garbage out of the engine. So I'll use the cheaper stuff for that. Once I'm satisfied that it will be money well spent, I plan to fill her up with Mobil 1 . . .

[langer1]

I'm really confused with the hype about synthetics.
We are told regular oil don't wear out but gets dirty so needs to be changed often.
We are told synthetics don't wear out either and stays cleaner longer, so wheres the dirt?
One thing I have noticed in almost every case when someone with an older engine changes to Synthetic they develop oil leaks and noisy valve lifters.

[ebishop]

langer1, the research I have done tells me that regular petroleum based oil is not quite suitable for it's intended use. Because of this a lot of additives are added to make up for these deficiencies. It is these additives that eventually wear out to the point where the oil is no good. There is no clear cut timeline on this wear, but under harsh use, almost every use, 3000 miles is a good estimate. Synthetics on the other hand have a lot more of these qualities built in from the lab. There are fewer if any additives to actually wear out. Do some research on the topic and you will discover why synthetic is truly better. Even without all the technical mumbo jumbo, I just believe that an oil custom built from the molecular level up must be better than an oil that is adapted into the role using additives.

Any dirt in either synthetic or regular oil is captured by the filter, which is why changing this one item often is still critical, regardless of what is in your oil pan.

Eric

[jmowens]

yesterday I drained my dino oil, and filled her up with supertech synthetic. Everything I have read said its decent oil, and being that its almost the same price as dino I figured id give it a shot.

Anybody else use this stuff?

After I turned 70,000 in my four-banger Ranger, used this stuff exclusively - with oil change intervals of around 7000. The small leak that I already had got better, and I never saw any drawbacks - just sold the truck last month with 120K on the clock so I could get my XJ! :) I definately think it's a good product for the price.

[ZeroImpact]

I am also thinking of changing to synthetics for all my needs. I have been told by some locals who use it in the engine, trany, transfer and frt/rr ends that its much better. Helps everything to run cooler and if you somehow drain something dry on the trail, it will stick to the gears and help to keep them lubed up. Anyone else do this?

I am going tomorrow to search/buy the different needed synthetics so will let you know how it works for me in a bit.

[Littlewhitexj]

I wouldnt put sunthetic in the AW4 if thats what you have.

[citRon]

I have been using this in my Jeeps for years, to include: 91 YJ w/ 2.5 4 cyl, 94 and 95 YJ w/ 4.0, 89 YJ w/ 4.0, past 96 XJ and current 96 XJ w/ 4.0's, 90 Range Rover Classic 3.8 V8, also the wife's Chrysler minvan, and her previous Volvo S70 T5. Love it. Can't beat the price, either. BTW, Wally world isn't in the oil-making business. Somebody else makes the oil, they put their labels on the bottles. Their filters are good, too, I use them. I think WIX makes the filters, not sure- I read the manufacturer somewhere, sometime...?

[SuperRA]

I use this oil in my Toyota Pickup. Its been about 10k miles on this stuff so far. Also I've used the filters in my corolla, when I compared the filter to an AC Delco (same model), they looked 95% the same.

[tugalo]

If the question of synthetics versus regular oil interests you, check out
"bobistheoilguy.com." This forum is put together by a bunch of petroleum engineers out of Texas, and in it you will find everything you ever wanted to know about lubrication and filters......it's addictive tho!

[flexjay87]

wal-mart manager told me the housebrand is quaker state.(i'm sure the contract may change from time to time) you can't beat the price for sure. why pay more just for the name. when i was at Daytona this february, guy i went with and i drilled the poor Valvoline rep at the display tent outside the track before the race. seems my gear head buddy and i knew more than he did on some subjects, but the overwhelming mantra he had was still to change the oil per owners manual, according to driving habits and conditions spelled out in the book. so almost everything points to 3k oil change as the benchmark. of couse thats to keep them from getting sued i'm sure. having said that, i think synthetic is pretty good stuff, although rumor has it that castrol is not "real" synthetic, compared to some brands, who knows. if i've learned one thing in my life, it's that people in marketing are mostly full of crap most of the time, and will say anything to sell something. you know the old saying,"believe 1/2 of what you see and none of what you hear" when it comes to advertising....

[scoobyxj]

Oil is regulated by a set of standards. Meaning by being alowed to carry the Amarcan Petrolum Instatute seal they have to meet certain requirements. Those standards meet or excede manufactures requirements to provide adaquete warentee coverage, and are tightly goverened. Filters on the other hand are not. They can be made as cheaply as possable. Many brands use cardboard for the antidrainback valve (if they even have one), and paper for the filter media. Better quality filters use silicone rubber, and a fabric type filter media that can't break down.

[RedHeep]

wal-mart manager told me the housebrand is quaker state.(i'm sure the contract may change from time to time) you can't beat the price for sure. why pay more just for the name.

NAPA's oil is also relabeled Quaker State.

I've found just the opposite with the switch to synthetic on older vehicles, better mileage and a quieter engine.