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Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco

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Re: Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco

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Post by sdcfgy »

dietr1ch wrote: post #7
pjdesno wrote: post #2

What kind of vehicle takes 10 quarts of oil for a single oil change?

That's 11.3L for the civilised audience. For reference, my 3.6L 6-cyl boxer needs about 6.5L according to my service notes.

My 3 cylinder 1.0 litre Citroen takes exactly half that. Interesting.

Re: Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco

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Post by arjie »

Huh, neat. There was this Twitter chap who said this was going to happen a few months ago. It was a fun interaction[0]:

> > > Just got word Mobil and Shell have informed Costco and Walmart they have no packaged product to send them and to expect bare shelves in the motor oil section in a few weeks

> > Lol as if youd be the first person anyone tells.

> I am Chevrons largest passenger vehicle lubricant purchaser lol

0: https://x.com/CostaKapo/status/2053948679485009990?s=20

Re: Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco

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Post by dietr1ch »

sdcfgy wrote: post #11
dietr1ch wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's 11.3L for the civilised audience. For reference, my 3.6L 6-cyl boxer needs about 6.5L according to my service notes.

My 3 cylinder 1.0 litre Citroen takes exactly half that. Interesting.

But that's an inline engine, right? I think a model based on engine layout, displacement/cylinder, and cylinder count might be quite good at predicting the necessary oil (and will tell you when your car uses a bit too much compared to everyone else).

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Post by johng »

chneu wrote: post #6
pjdesno wrote: post #2

What kind of vehicle takes 10 quarts of oil for a single oil change?

Patriots love their big trucks. More oil = owning the lib vegans.

Lots of people haul things. The US is huge compared to what most people expect. Big trucks can be a necessity depending on what you do for a living/your way of life.
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