Formula Shell
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Good moly and boron in the PQIA test
http://www.pqiamerica.com/Feb2014/consolidated5w20ALL.html
It's a name brand from SOPUS and API SN rated.
http://www.pqiamerica.com/Feb2014/consolidated5w20ALL.html
It's a name brand from SOPUS and API SN rated.
If you want it at a really economical price, check your closest Shell distributor. It's very hard to beat.
BJs carries Formula Shell. It's also regularly on sale. In fact, I think they have an instant coupon on cases right now, through the end of the year. Formula Shell is a fine oil.
The last time I went to Jiffy Lube, they gave me my choice of PYB or Formula Shell for the same price. (It was a beater car and I won a free Jiffy change in a contest) Pep Boys also offers the same deal - apparently some people don't like PYB because their oil gets dirty too fast. Hmmm - I wonder what that means?
Formula Shell is available at most Home Depot stores. A poor man's Quaker State or Pennzoil, it's good stuff for the right application.
Home Depot sells motor oil? I'll have to check that out.
I tried the search feature on here to search for the oil name but either I don't know how to search or it's awful. But anyway, I used to buy it at my local Menards on sale but now don't live near any Menards stores. I saw it at Home Depot and now live in a more moderate climate and plan to just use cheap conventional on my old Civic. Thought it might be a decent oil for super cheap.
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I have been using it in my parents Suburban and S10 - good oil for a regular 5k oil change. Our local Home Depot has it on sale regularly for $12.97 - for a 5 qt jug of 5w30 or 10w30.
I have used Quaker State for years in my wife's matrix. Either that or Mobil Super/5000.
Home depot started carrying 5 quart jugs of Formula Shell for $12.xx.
I think that is a real good price, and I have been running that 5w30 in her car for the past two runs.
Good for her application, car has about 80k miles on it and runs like a watch and doesn't burn a drop between 5k mile oil changes.
Between that and my stash of sub $2 oil filters for her Matrix from rockauto, I can stay out of Walmart for at least a year.
Home depot started carrying 5 quart jugs of Formula Shell for $12.xx.
I think that is a real good price, and I have been running that 5w30 in her car for the past two runs.
Good for her application, car has about 80k miles on it and runs like a watch and doesn't burn a drop between 5k mile oil changes.
Between that and my stash of sub $2 oil filters for her Matrix from rockauto, I can stay out of Walmart for at least a year.
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BJs carries Formula Shell. It's also regularly on sale. In fact, I think they have an instant coupon on cases right now, through the end of the year. Formula Shell is a fine oil.
I was buying Formula Shell Synthetic at BJ's for about 2 yrs / 15K miles. Even with the $10 coupon it was no great deal at around $4.50/qt. I haven't seen it for my last 2 trips there....it's been replaced with Pennz Plat 10w-30....which this month is carrying the $4 coupon...or $19.99 net for 6 qts, much cheaper than the FS ever was. They must have a lot of 10w-30 to get rid of.
The Formula shell conventional and syntec have a makeup similar to Mobil Super Synthetic. The SOPUS FS is somewhat different vs. the SOPUS Pennz and QS, which seems odd to me (less Ca, more Moly, and a lot of Boron).
BJs carries Formula Shell. It's also regularly on sale. In fact, I think they have an instant coupon on cases right now, through the end of the year. Formula Shell is a fine oil.
I was buying Formula Shell Synthetic at BJ's for about 2 yrs / 15K miles. Even with the $10 coupon it was no great deal at around $4.50/qt. I haven't seen it for my last 2 trips there....it's been replaced with Pennz Plat 10w-30....which this month is carrying the $4 coupon...or $19.99 net for 6 qts, much cheaper than the FS ever was. They must have a lot of 10w-30 to get rid of.
The Formula shell conventional and syntec have a makeup similar to Mobil Super Synthetic. The SOPUS FS is somewhat different vs. the SOPUS Pennz and QS, which seems odd to me (less Ca, more Moly, and a lot of Boron).
Formula Shell conventional and synthetic is available at Pep Boys here. Conventional version is also available at the 99 Cent Only Store (for $3.00). Formula Shell and Quaker State are apparently made of a tad bit cheaper base oil and ingredients than the flagship Pennzoil line of SOPUS, but Formula Shell is still a very good oil. It's a best buy (price/quality compromise) unless Pennzoil is on sale.
Here is how its synthetic version compares to other SOPUS oils and other brands. It's very good:
http://www.pqiamerica.com/March2013PCMO/Marchsyntheticsallfinal.html
Here is how its synthetic version compares to other SOPUS oils and other brands. It's very good:
http://www.pqiamerica.com/March2013PCMO/Marchsyntheticsallfinal.html
I like Formula Shell a lot. Everything runs quiet and pretty clean. I get it at Farm and Fleet for $1.99 on sale quite a bit.
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