Dollar General oil Now SN and ILSAC GF-5 rated

[Jake54]

Well, apparently some consumers actually bought the oil they had before, and apparently their cars paid the price. http://abcnews.go.com/US/gma-investigate...ory?id=36876976

Just waltzed through their store a couple days ago and noticed their bottles have changed, and so has their API rating.
Question, anyone have any idea of the parent company of the oil? [img:left]https://goo.gl/photos/J3U3AmCf3uUZGjh97[/img]
https://goo.gl/photos/FeYdazqAHeizbJ5c7
https://goo.gl/photos/FGEK17CFXPY6TVzz9

 

[faramir9]

Will take your word for it. Two days ago at a local DG in NEPA the store-brand oil was still SF. I just happened to notice it, could not believe it, checked online and learned of the lawsuit.

A wise move on the part of DG. Not sure what they hoped to accomplish by selling such an outdated product. They must make money selling PZ and other name brands. Strange.

 

[Jake54]

Well, I'm sure it was a dishonest move to make money on a cheap/inferior product that he majority of consumers have no idea how to judge a quality engine oil, they got caught. They did put a disclaimer on the back of the SF rated oil, but still, it's shadey.

 

[Tony10s]

The DG stores local to me also have the SN / GF5 oil.

 

[horse123]

That'll be $11/quart please.

 

[aquariuscsm]

I see nothing wrong whatsoever with DG selling this oil. The label clearly states what is it intended to be used for. If people are too stupid to READ the label and follow the instructions,then they deserve to suffer the consequences.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

It's good for Honda manual transmissions

 

[Jake54]

Does anyone have an idea of the parent company?

 

[Merkava_4]

Just say NO to Dollar General oil.

 

[Jake54]

While i appreciate your input, that doesn't answer my question.

 

[53' Stude]

Exactly, and it may be WPP oil

 

[Merkava_4]

Who cares what the parent company is, don't use it.

You mean I gotta be the common sense for all you guys too ? Gee....

 

[Justin251]

Perhaps I'd consider it for my push mower or bar oil for the chain saw.

 

[Jake54]

It says JDS on the bottom of the bottle.

 

[Tony10s]

Originally Posted By: Jake54
It says JDS on the bottom of the bottle.


I tried to find out for you who makes the DG motor oil (the parent company), but unfortunately I couldn't find that info for you.

 

[Jake54]

Same here, I couldn't find anything, thanks for the search though.

 

[csandste]

http://www.jdstreett.com/

perhaps? Old timey St. Louis blender. Used to package STP oil, don't know if that's still the case.

 

[Gasbuggy]

I'd like to do a run in my Cavalier. For science.

Maybe PQIA can fund it.

 

[jongies3]

I wouldn't use any store brand named oil. You just have no idea what's in it. Probably something really cheap and likely the leftovers from the refining process the actual oil company didn't want in their own oil so they sold the leftovers to DG for dirt cheap. No thanks!

 

[kschachn]

Originally Posted By: jongies3
I wouldn't use any store brand named oil. You just have no idea what's in it. Probably something really cheap and likely the leftovers from the refining process the actual oil company didn't want in their own oil so they sold the leftovers to DG for dirt cheap. No thanks!


Why would you need to know what's in it if it meets the specification required for your vehicle? Are you claiming that if the spec is on the store brand bottle it's likely a lie, and if on their site, PQIA is complicit in the lie?

And tell me, do you know what's in Pennzoil?