Ive been using it for about a year or so on the E. No problems. I use the high mileage. All the independent testing rated it high. I change around 6k. I also do about 3k a month so been about 5 oil changes.

 

The High Mileage is one of the synthetic ones?

 

At $28 Canadian for a 5 Litre Jug, it seems hard to beat.

 

Its definitely cheaper than everyone else. Its $18.95 here. Quaker state is 22 something. Not a huge diff but it seems to be good oil

 

Thank you for your feedback. I think this is going to be my new motor oil. I was surprised when even Valvoline was out of stock at Walmart here.

Shell I could understand as no one seemed to know how good that oil was and it was a bargain in the past when it went on sale for like $15 Canadian for a 5 Litre jug but those days are gone now. I guess no one viewed it as being a good oil since it was conventional not synthetic, was cheap in price which people automatically equate to being bad quality.

In the past I had used really top notch rated oils like Redline and Amsoil. Great for a track car but both were not readily available, which was ok for an infrequently used track car. So a few of us switched to Castrol Syntec since it was fully synthetic and widely available and frequently went on sale for $23 Canadian for a 5 Litre jug and they had many different weights. It was hard to beat.

One thing I have learned is no matter how highly rated an oil is, it isn't any good if you can't buy it anywhere!

 

Walmart Super Tech is made by Warren Oil, who makes a lot of the store brands. It tests well, I would have no reservations about using the Super Tech full synthetic.

 

Thanks, I thought I read that Warren also makes the Kirkland brand that Costco sells and possibly the Samazon label oil, though I would never buy Scamazon because its Scamazon not because the oil isnt good quality

 

I’ve used it before many times, but then I’m not very picky about oils.

 

Good to know others here have tried it. Some people have told me motor oils are all very much the same, only a matter of how much additives they are putting in them.

 

Hmmm, I was just looking at Canadian Tires website and seeing what oil they had on sale and their house brand Motomaster is on sale 5L jug for $26. A couple of bucks more than Supertechs conventional 5w20 but what I noticed was that the Motomaster says it uses Shell Technology.

At the moment I assume then that Shell is making this motor oil for Canadian Tire and they are just slapping their house brand label and packaging on it.

I emailed Canadian Tire to get the technical datasheet, I already got the technical data sheet for the Formual Shell 5w20, then compare the two if that even matters since we seem to have established that any brand oil will do for daily driving.

 

Im convinced that a lot of brands do that to capitalize on all ends of the market. Probably put a couple of different additives in

 

I used super tech for 70,000 miles. Now I use Costco cuz i got a membership and it’s cheaper. I didn’t have any issues with it and now I am at 200k miles. I also have a friend who has used super tech in his 2001 Cherokee for a long time and it is running strong.

I used to know a guy who was vp of organic valley and he said they supplied a lot of major store brands. Couldn’t tell me which ones, but I assume that’s the case with most generic or store brand products.

 

I've been using Supertech Full Synthetic (Non-high mileage) for the last ~30k miles. Just ticked over 255k on our 2007 and have had zero issues.

 

I've used only Mobil 1 ever since the 1st oil change on my 05, now with more than 400,000 miles. I also change the oil around 4,000 miles. Never have had ANY engine issues.

 

I use the cheapest 5w20 I can find, my E is 20years old.But I, at least every 12 months do a full oil change and new oil filter(again cheapest.) And it works fine. But if I wasn't doing oil changes in 12 months or less then I would use Honda oil filter and better oil.

 

I have used it for years with no problems. If yu look on the back, it has an SAE rating. That rating is holy to oil manufacturer/retailers. Remember, that oil is only sold by Wal Mart not manufactured. Just like car batteries, there only a few that actually MAKE the oil. Wal Mart sells it cheaper because the sell SO much of it.

 

I love it, very pleased.

 

Those in the States can get a much better deal on synthetic oil, thanks to a promotion from Pennzoil. Buy two five-quart jugs of Pennzoil Platinum full synthetic at Walmart - make sure it's Pennzoil Platinum, Pennzoil also sells full synthetic that doesn't say Platinum - and you can get a $25 gift card, see REAP THE REWARDS That works out to around half price, so you not only get the benefits of synthetic oil, but you also get it for even less than the cost of conventional oil, let alone Walmart's house brand. Pennzoil Platinum full synthetic oil is also available in a high-mileage version, which is what I've been using in my Element.

 

I've been using Supertech Full Synthetic (Non-high mileage) for the last ~30k miles. Just ticked over 25 pi5k on our 2007 and have had zero issues.

I've been using Supertech Full Synthetic (Non-high mileage) for the last ~30k miles. Just ticked over 255k on our 2007 and have had zero issues.

Thanks for the tip I'm a big believer of Walmart

My 04 ex just turned 103k
So I'm going to assume use the non-high mileage.
What filters do you recommend for the oil?

 

Thanks for the tip I'm a big believer of Walmart

My 04 ex just turned 103k
So I'm going to assume use the non-high mileage.
What filters do you recommend for the oil?

It's not so much that I believe Walmart's oil is better, more so the price point. The standards for synthetic motor oil in the US are pretty high, so it's really more important to do the oil changes regularly and on time (when the maintenance minder tells you, at least) than what brand or "special type" of oil it is. The "change your oil every 6 months" in the day of modern synthetics is also just a gimmick to get you to buy more oil, as synthetic oil is incredibly stable when not going through heat cycles. You could use the high-mileage oil if it gives you peace of mind, but I don't think it's necessary (especially at your mileage).

Regarding oil filters, I used to get the Honda A01 filters made by Filtech for as long as I could find them at a reasonable price, but now that they've been discontinued and are like hens teeth, I just make sure to get a quality filter. Honda has since switched to the A02 made by Fram (meh) and A03 filters made by Mahle Tennex. The A03's are marginally better constructed, but still nowhere near as good as the A01's. Napa Gold/Wix are great filters: cheap, and very easy to find. Recently I've been getting Denso filters from RockAuto (due to price) and they are built like tanks, and the filter dissections I've seen show they're well built on the inside as well. At the end of the day, it's still more important to do the service on time more than the brand of filter you get. Any filter will more than likely survive the ~4500-6500 miles we get on a typical oil change using the maintenance minder. Hope that helps!

 

The thing to remember is that these cars have all lived different lives. If you bought the car new and took care of it like you were going to keep it forever, it will last a long time. Other cars were owned by people who didn't know there is book about the car in the glove compartment.

The one I've got had a blown engine. The replacement engine sat for a couple years and was really dirty inside (but had a new/reworked head). Oil consumption started out at 300 miles per quart. Now it over 1000. The oil starts looking dark very quickly. Synthetic oil appears to be doing a good job cleaning out the crud. Cutting open the oil filters (Wix) shows that the pleats are still collecting a surprising amount of 'stuff' with 3000 mile oil and filter changes.

 

Lately I have been thinking since I am against buying anything from Scamazon (since they are such a scummy company) and since I have also avoided buying from Sprawlmart for years (for pretty much the same reason.)

I am probably not going to switch to buying the Supertech motor oil despite it's cheapo price and that I am a cheapo.

Hopefully another retailer will have a good sale on some 5w20. I may go with Canadian Tire's house brand motor oil since it is being made by Shell (my previous oil brand choice).