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#11 (**permalink**) 19 Jun 2007, 11:31 pm

well then I can't explain:

1. the cheap price - they get the base stock for free, filter it, and put in
additives.

2. why would safety kleen be the supplier then?

But just cuz I can't explain it doesn't mean thats the way it is or isn't...

t

jmattis@attglobal.net wrote:
>> Just wondering if anybody knows for sure who makes the Super-tech oil at
>> Wal-mart? The price is tempting and it says it meets the same
>> requirements. Still not sure I would trust it in my car. But less than $14
>> for 5 qts synthetic is tempting. Scott
>
>You can use it and save a few bucks, but the specific additive package
>can make a difference. Sludge (Quaker State of old days) build up,
>for instance. The name does mean something. Maybe not on the first
>oil change, but on the 10th or 20th. And, despite API ratings, one
>oil may agree with your engine, and another may not. (Off topic --
>Weirdest thing I've seen yet on bobistheoilguy.com is terrible oil
>analyses using synthetic in an Infiniti G35. That engine hates
>synthetic, the wear numbers are horrible. Far better off with dino.)
>
>Re-refining? Used to be some crap called "Ring-Seal" that was made
>this way. It was dirt-cheap because it didn't seal rings, it just
>blew past them so needed no quality. I don't think any major brand,
>SuperTech included, is re-refined. Old oil is generally burned up as
>a fuel source to generate electricity.

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