cheap oil

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nothing if they meet the specs.
i havnt heard of the price of oil being $75 per barrel for good oil but the crap oil is $50 per barrel.
itsw all the same stuff

Allot of it is re-Labelled Brand name oils that are the mid to Low quality bracket like ya GTX2 type oils as a example.

There is nothing wrong with it, but when it comes to Holding up over time or when the engine is pushed hard the oil will not hold up as-well as say Mobil 1 or something like that.

Like anything you get what you pay for, thou i would be cautions when using some No-name oil's as they may not meet the specifications of your engine.

Cheers.

hi there

some of the really cheap no name oils are actually recycled oils

from workshops. obviously it is well refined and cleaned but not as good as the good stuff


donks

Every lubricating oil must meet a specification - SE/CD etc -and the handbook for your vehicle will set out what specification you should be using for that model - eg petrol or diesel.
You should be aware however that there are many variations on the theme. The quality of the base oil and the make up of the additive package used can produce an oil which just meets the requirements of the specifications or one that surpasses the basic requirements and then provides some additional benefits.
As one company used to say 'Oil;s ain't oils"
I personally use a product which I know will give me the best performance and I stick very closely to the service structure set out by the manufacturer. Two good reasons:

1. If I have a problem I can go back to the dealer and/or the oil supplier and fight for a claim. With good records I have a better than average chance of winning any claim.

2. If the engine is using the product for which it was designed then I should expect to get best performance.

Incidentally if you have a diesel and the oil is bright and clean after say 5000 kms then look closely at the oil you are using as it may not be doing part of the job intended which is to hold the carbon residues in suspension so that they are removed at the time of the oil change.

Don't claim to be an expert but 32 years in the oil business gave me some basic knowledge.

Kevin J i

A brand name highly SAE rated oil costs what , say $18-20 ?Semi Synthetic Maybe $30
A cheapy costs what $12.
How often do you change? Lets say every 6 months or maybe a year.
How much a week is the difference? $8 for six months or 30 cents a week to $1 for a semi synthetic ( probably 50 cents as you can leave a long drain for a year..)
How much does an engine rebuild cost?
Regards Philip A

As one of the other Posters mentioned - the no name stuff is Recycled engine oil that is collected from w/shops all over Australia and if you have ever seen what they collect - you would maybe give it a wide birth as often other chemicals end up in the waste oils such as cleaning fluids and such, not to mention the waste oil from oil seperators that is full of dirt and sludge.

As for price - hows this for expensive - for my Honda Fireblade (Road motorcyle for those who don't know ) Costs me $100 for a 4 litre bottle of oil - for the bike i can not use normal oil you can buy from repco because of the fact motor and gear box uses the same oil & my bike revs out to 12 000 RPM ( yes i am in the higher rev range a lot )

So yes - oils brands and quality does count - if you only keep your vehicle for 12 months at a time - then use the cheap crap , and it will be someone else's problem - if you intend on keeping it for many trouble free years - get the good drop :)

Boc

It's all oil plus additives (detergents etc). The key thing is that it is the correct spec for the use. Some additives are better than others. Each batch of oil is not exactly identical to other batches. This is not a fault it is just a natural part of any manufacturing process. So to a point you are paying for the addatives and the narrowness of the allowable specification of the product.

Steve

KMart had a special on & I got Kmart brand 20W..50.. 6l for $13.5......Spec says API...sg/cd and says suitable for turbocharged/lpg and and 4wd diesel engines
Viscosity...17cst @100degc typical ( dont know what that means ) but besides saving money I absolutely object to giving the oil Co,s any more than they should get... and thanks to all of u who took the time to reply Peter