Anyone use Amazon Basic synthetic oil?

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Anyone use Amazon Basic synthetic oil?#181432

By fpena944 - Tue Nov 08, 2022 2:00 pm

- Tue Nov 08, 2022 2:00 pm #181432

Been reading reviews and hearing some decent things about this oil. So should it be trusted and even, dare I say, used on our P-cars?

The price is substantially less than Mobil 1 even if buy it from Wal-Mart.

Here's what I'm talking about:

https://amzn.to/3EftYu9

Re: Anyone use Amazon Basic synthetic oil?#181486

By Scott at Team Harco - Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:13 pm

- Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:13 pm #181486

I have used it a few times in my Audi. Seems fine. The only reason I decided to try it, was the fact that the specs ranked high on the 'oil guy's chart'. He tests most oils and rates them.

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Re: Anyone use Amazon Basic synthetic oil?#181494

By worf - Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:57 pm

- Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:57 pm #181494

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Re: Anyone use Amazon Basic synthetic oil?#182577

By eflight - Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:19 am

- Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:19 am #182577

I'd be worried that it was great oil for the first 3 months when all the testers and reviewers would get it and write about it, then it would transition to crappy oil by the lowest bidder after that.

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Re: Anyone use Amazon Basic synthetic oil?#182612

By fpena944 - Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:35 am

- Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:35 am #182612

I found Mobil 1 listed on the WalMart website for only a few bucks more than Amazon's oil.

So I take a deep breath and enter the hell we all know as Wally-World and when I get there I discover their website is inaccurate and none of the 0w-40 they said was in stock is on the shelves.

I'll try to order it off the website but I know last time that happen I got an email a few days later that the item actually was not in stock so my order was cancelled.

Fun times!

Re: Anyone use Amazon Basic synthetic oil?#183308

By ltusler - Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:03 pm

- Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:03 pm #183308

Are you willing to risk a 30k motor to save a few bucks on a oil change?

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1992 968 Coupe
1988 951
1983 944 SP1
1980 911SC
1964 356C x2

Re: Anyone use Amazon Basic synthetic oil?#183369

By fpena944 - Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:15 pm

- Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:15 pm #183369

ltusler wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:03 pm Are you willing to risk a 30k motor to save a few bucks on a oil change?

I decided against it. Changed the oil on the Cayenne just a couple of hours ago and had to go to three different places to get enough Mobil 1 for this car and the Cayman which is also due for a change.

So nope, not risking it this time since we'll be putting about 2500 miles on the CTT in the next week with our travels.

Re: Anyone use Amazon Basic synthetic oil?#183431

By JDS968 - Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:41 am

- Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:41 am #183431

I used to run the 968 on Mobil 1 Racing 0W-50 (it had no catalyst). I run the Z06 on Redline 5W-50 and Mrs. Florida's 392 HEMI (Apache) Charger Scat Pack on Redline 0W-40. The 248,000 mile UZJ100 gets 5W-30 Castrol Edge and Mobil 1 (many different variations of M1 available these days) depending on what's in stock and on sale/cheapest. Considering the tiny difference in lubricant cost per mile driven, I think sticking to known high performance formulations offers a lot of safety per dollar.

The one thing I would really like to be able to use is 0W-30 Mobil 1 for the truck. Nothing wrong with the 5W-30, but they do make 0W-30 and that would give me better protection and fuel economy during cold starts and running. Mobil makes it, I just can never seem to find it on store shelves.