Has anyone tried the Costco synthetic oil?

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I was just just reading up on it and the specs are certainly on par with the more expensive brands and the price is almost too good to pass up.
 


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I am not 100% certain, however I do believe that many of Costco's (brand) products are imported from China.
I will start using Costco oil when I start driving a Chinese car.
 


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Costco is a wonderful company. They test toilet paper like there is no tomorrow. I believe the batteries they sell under their name are Duracell batteries.

I have watched videos about the Amazon and Walmart oil they both tested fairly well. They are mid-tier products with a good additive package, so I'm sure the Costco oil is just fine.

I personally like Pennzoil Platinum I believe it is one of the best oils out there especially for the price.

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Made by Warren oil from Dunn , NC .
 


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It figures, I go to buy some and they don't have 5W-20.
 


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I watched an oil comparison of Kirkland oil and a high performance name brand that was eerily similar. I'd go as far to day they were identical and he gave the oil high marks.

I plan on using it next oil change.

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Castrol Magnatec from Walmart. Around $28 for a gallon when I got it. Currently in the car now.
 


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If you wanna go green, I recommend Molygen😉

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IF I could know for certain that stuff used a mostly group 4 (PAO) and partial group 5 (POE) base stock, I would have kept using it.

But LM will not say, and no one else seems to know what they use, and claim it is just hydrocracked group 3 base stock with their Molygen additive.
 


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IF I could know for certain that stuff used a mostly group 4 (PAO) and partial group 5 (POE) base stock, I would have kept using it.

But LM will not say, and no one else seems to know what they use, and claim it is just hydrocracked group 3 base stock with their Molygen additive.
Yeah I don't get that far into oils, I like the tungsten additive and that it's UV reactive so I can trace leaks a little easier... Other than that I don't track my car though it's driven hard and it's changed every 3k... I could probably use a cheaper oil but oh well
 




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