Buying oil from Amazon
I changed oil in three generators and two vehicles this weekend so it was time to restock my oil supply. The O'Riley's down the road wants $32.99 a gallon for Rotella T6 Synthetic 5-40W oil. I jus...
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Trackrig wrote:garyemunson wrote:
Go to techbargainsdotcom and search for 'mobil 1'. You will find a $12 rebate on Mobil 1. Walmart sells it for about $24 for a 5 qt jug. Good saving.
Gary,
I used Mobil 1 for a long time and have nothing at all against it. I switched to the T6 as it has the additive required by the wet clutch packs in my quads which Mobil 1 doesn't. In the quads the same oil supply feeds both the engine and transmission. This point would matter to very few people, but it allows me to only carry one type of oil with me so that nothing winds up with the wrong oil in it.
Bill
Its not what Rotella has for additives, its what it does NOT have for "energy saving" additives that makes it ok to use in anything that has a wet clutch.
Amazon has been very good at matching 1 gallon and 5qt jugs of oil (all sorts of brands and weights) compared to Walmart for the last 2 years, at least. There have been times Amazon's prices exceeds Walmart, but its never for very long.
