Has anyone noticed that lighter weight oils are taking 5w40 and 0w40 shelf space?

[3Audi1Ford]

Lately even at parts stores I'm finding it tougher to find 5w40 0r 0w40 by any brand. Looks like I'll have to get the auto parts store to get me those viscosity from a local warehouse. My last oil change I used 5w30 synthetic Castrol GTX.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Surprised to see Castrol 5w-40 at Home Depot.

 

[SC Maintenance]

Its not a conspiracy. Inventory is automatically managed on earns and turns. So if they used to have it, and don't anymore, it wasn't turning enough.

 

[wpod]

Less and less people are buying the 40 wts because there are less new cars using them.

 

[TiGeo]

Walmart always has it. FCP Euro always has it a few days away shipping.

 

[TiGeo]

Les and less people are buying the 40 wts because there are less new cars using them.

*except on BITOG where 40 grade is always the recommendation....BITOG may be the main thing keeping it alive!

 

[Passport1]

I'ts because we are being behaviorally 'nudged' into vehicles that don't need oil. After euro oil, next will be the 91 octane gas pumps needed for those euro cars.

Feeling that nudge yet?

InterAmerican Development Bank

 

[3Audi1Ford]

Walmart always has it. FCP Euro always has it a few days away shipping.

Not at my Walmart last time I was there in the fall. I can order it but haven't yet. I have a single 5 qt jug of 0w40 Castrol Edge left at home but my reserves are 2 of 5w30 Castrol GTX syn and one 5w20 syn. Need to change my Audi soon and guess I'll start the search for any 40 weights around. Just so guys know I ran 5w40 Edge in wife Ford Edge 3.5 for two years with no issues and better mileage.

 

[3Audi1Ford]

Surprised to see Castrol 5w-40 at Home Depot.

I'll need to look at mine.

 

[Vercingetorix]

I'll need to look at mine.

It wasn’t there last time I looked, that was a while ago.

 

[totegoat]

My Toyota calls for 6.4 qts of 0w-20.

 

[nate379]

Nope.

Sell thousands of gallons of 15w40 and 5w40 a week, hardly any 20 or 30 weight stuff.

 

[racer12306]

When car manufacturers, including euro brands, are recommending thinner oils, is this really a surprise?

Stores stock what sells.

 

[Hall]

*except on BITOG where 40 grade is always the recommendation....BITOG may be the main thing keeping it alive!

Along with the folks who hang out in the oil aisle and "offer" their recommendations on what to use

 

[Hall]

I'll need to look at mine.

Nearby HD has Shell Rotella 5W-40 and Castrol Edge 5W-40 on the shelf but only (2) bottles of each. They have (13) choices in 5W-30, (10) for 5W-20, (10) 10W-30, and everything else is lower stock levels. As others have said, big stores like these no longer stock everything for someone's convenience. If it doesn't sell "x" units per "y" time period, that shelf space will go to something that does sell.

 

[TiGeo]

Along with the folks who hang out in the oil aisle and "offer" their recommendations on what to use

Please tell me you are kidding...wait...I bet this is real...

 

[TiGeo]

I fail to see how in the era of order online/delivered to your house in a day or so this is an issue.

 

[michaelluscher]

Please tell me you are kidding...wait...I bet this is real...

I'm in this metaphor and I don't like it
I've stopped too many people putting non detergent 30 in cars made during the past century

 

[wemay]

Even VW, BMW and MB recommend 0W20 now. Times are changing and the stores need to keep up.

 

[4WD]

Even VW, BMW and MB recommend 0W20 now. Times are changing and the stores need to keep up.

Is that the new K&N wear graph icon