Walmart Super Tech Full Synthetic Now Dexos1 Certified

[Ponchoguy]

For those looking for a Dexos1 oil, I had been in contact with the engineer at Warren Performance Products who supplies Walmart with their Super Tech full syn motor oil here in the Northeast.

I'm told that they made a running change and we should start to see containers marked with Dexos1 on them. The container MUST have the logo on it, as there was a running change. If there's no Dexos1 logo, it is NOT Dexos1 compliant.

There was a running change to the additive package I was told. I've used their oil in other vehicles and it's a good buy.

Another choice on the shelf for the Dexos1 requirement.....

 

[jgrote]

That is great news. I personally refuse to shop at Walmart, but this will be good for many people.

 

[Sailurman]

That is great news. I personally refuse to shop at Walmart, but this will be good for many people.

LOL. Will you shop at Target?

 

[jgrote]

LOL. Will you shop at Target?

Sometimes, but I try not to if I can help it. The Walmart by us actually had a donation box in the entrance of the store before Christmas last year. The donations they were asking for were FOR THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES! I cannot support a company that treats their employees so badly.

:getting off soapbox now:

 

[kevjam79]

Sometimes, but I try not to if I can help it. The Walmart by us actually had a donation box in the entrance of the store before Christmas last year. The donations they were asking for were FOR THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES! I cannot support a company that treats their employees so badly.



:getting off soapbox now:

That was not sanctioned by the Home Office. I am surprised that the store manager allowed it.


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[Ponchoguy]

Some things are good at Walmart. Motor oil happens to be one of them. The prices are reasonable, for me the tax is less in NJ and the selection is good.

 

[Ponchoguy]

That is great news. I personally refuse to shop at Walmart, but this will be good for many people.

I've used the ST full syn in other vehicles and it's been fine. I use it in my sister's 2013 Edge and my nephew's 2010 Malibu. I previously used it in my other nephew's 2010 Mustang (brother of the Malibu kid).

Not a plug for them or anything like that, but at basically $3.50 a quart for full synthetic (the trick is to buy it in the 5 quart jug and not by the quart) with good test results and readily available works for me. I've found the person at WPP to be very responsive and upfront about questions I've thrown his way.

 

[eggsalad]

Funny, my last oil change was in February and I used WalMart synthetic 5W30 and it had the Dexos symbol back then.

 

[Ponchoguy]

Funny, my last oil change was in February and I used WalMart synthetic 5W30 and it had the Dexos symbol back then.

Yes, the changeover happened I believe in November 2016 or so. I've since bought the WM ST full syn for my sister's Edge (5W20) and my nephew's Malibu (5W30) and both had the Dexos mark on the label.

 

[minitrucking02]

PLEASE BE CAREFUL BUYING CHEAP OILS
I work as an automotive parts and fluids supplier. The Mobil1 sold at walmart, if you notice, has walmart stamped on the main label. Under fair trades and purchaser protection this deems it as a differently labeled product.

They lrave out some of the chemical additives versus the "same" 5qt jug you would buy at advance or zone or wherever you shop, hence why it is usually 20 bucks less. Its not the same.

So be careful bargain shoppers...

 

[eggsalad]

Which chemical additives are left out, and what is your source for this information?

 

[minitrucking02]

I talked with a mobil 1 rep and sorry. Thy dont leave out they just dont use as much and they use more base stock than synthetic.

Which also goes against their lawsuit vs castrol back in the day go figure

 

[skurtov]

Honestly whenever you guys change your oils buy 5W-40 it helps to preserve the turbo bearings. As the time goes on reduce your oil change interval to lesser miles. Current VW 1.8t owner it's widely recommended despite what the manufacturer says. Go with either Chevron Delo or Rotella T6.

 

[Ponchoguy]

I talked with a mobil 1 rep and sorry. Thy dont leave out they just dont use as much and they use more base stock than synthetic.

Which also goes against their lawsuit vs castrol back in the day go figure

In the case of Supertech Full Synthetic oil, in the Northeast, it's supplied by Warren Peformance Products for Walmart. This is evidenced by the "WPP" on the bottom of the bottle. If you look at a lot of "house brand" motor oils, you find that WPP is the manufacturer.

I'm sure that a lot of the oil companies use Lubrizol as their additive supplier too. Either way, no issue with the ST full synthetic. I've been using it in various vehicles for quite a few years with no issues. Both of the cars I use it in have OLM so I go by that and change it before it zeros out. It works out to about 5-7K miles between oil and filter changes.

 

[Ponchoguy]

Honestly whenever you guys change your oils buy 5W-40 it helps to preserve the turbo bearings. As the time goes on reduce your oil change interval to lesser miles. Current VW 1.8t owner it's widely recommended despite what the manufacturer says. Go with either Chevron Delo or Rotella T6.

I would not recommend that for the Sonic. I don't believe the 5W40 grade is Dexos 1 approved. You run the risk of warranty problems using an unapproved oil grade. I'd stick to the Dexos1 5W30 that the owner's manual recommends.

I use full synthetic versus the blend that's alluded to in the owner's manual.