Recent content by acovington

It's not Wal-Mart or any retailer, but instead it's being driven by Chevron. Ever since they bought the Texaco brand they've been working to build Havoline into a "premium" brand at a "premium" price similar to Pennzoil, Castrol, etc. It has been VERY difficult, but the general increase in...

What about just replacing the range hood? Considering the time you'll have to invest in cleaning the old one, it might pay you to just get a new one. I don't know about the size, etc but a typical residential hood isn't expensive. A quick check at lowes.com finds many models under $200. I too...

Thank you Bill for posting the filter cross-reference. I just bought a Cub LT1018 with this same Briggs motor and was surprised at the cost of a Briggs-branded oil filter. I picked up a Purolator last night to have on hand for the next oil change!

Funny, I have a late-eighties era Snapper rider with a Briggs 11HP motor that I bought (used of course) 3 years ago. When I bought it, it had a dead battery so I bought a WalMart cheapie and expected it to last a couple of years at best. It's still going strong today and faithfully cranked the...

As others have pointed out, the answer to the original question is: marketing. That's all it is. Nothing else. Nothing. Consumers associate price with quality, and Pennzoil is good at exploiting that. A couple of years ago, during Havoline's transition from Shell to ChevronTexaco, Shell (owner...

It's available in cases of 6 quarts; I have some in my warehouse! It's a very low-volume product, though, and I understand why it's hard to find. You might try the ChevronTexaco lubrication marketer locator at http://chevron.com/prodserv/nafl/wheretobuy.shtm for sources.

Kestas: Coolant doesn't "sit" in a car, it circulates, maintaining the silicon suspension.

I work for a large ChevronTexaco distributor with warehouses in Chattanooga, TN and Nashville, TN. We stock many varieties of Chevron and Texaco branded ATF. I'm not a site sponsor, so rather than overextend my welcome here, please send me an email message if you are interested in these sources.

I put an Everstart "Maxx" (I think that's the name, in a yellow casing) into my minivan two years ago and it's served me well, with no signs of problems. I'm in northern Tennessee - our temperature ranges from a low of 5-10 deg F in the winter to highs of 95-100 deg F in the summer. I decided to...

O'Reillys auto parts has the cabin filters for my Windstar for a little under $10, compared to 20-25 for other parts stores. No charcoal, but a decent filter for a bargain price.

The Motorcraft website may not list 5W-20 as available in drums *from the factory*, but a local lubricants jobber could easily be repackaging the product into drums. My employer does it all the time for Chevron and Texaco products.

I have a need for a small quantity (maybe 2 pounds) of NLGI 00 grease. Trouble is, I can only find it in 5-gallon buckets or larger! Does anyone know of a source for a small quantity of this stuff? I guess I'm just looking in the wrong places - I was told that 00 grease is common for older...

Find the Texaco lubricants marketer in your area; they will almost certainly have some on hand, or at the very least be able to get it for you. The Texaco marketers can be located through this link: http://www.texaco.com/sitelets/marketer_locator/default.asp I see from your post that you are in...

I work for the largest Texaco lubricants distributor in the world, and Havoline pricing has been touchy issue ever since Chevron purchased the Texaco brand from Shell. Under the terms of the sale, Shell had rights to produce and sell Havoline for a period of 18 months after the sale (until...

Holy cow, I just can't understand why people that will happily pay $4+/quart for Mobil 1 will complain about a 10c increase in the price of the filter. That might cost you, what, about 40c extra this year for oil changes? I know - maybe we should all boycott Wal Mart until they drop it back...