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05-17-2026, 11:45 PM
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Motor Oil Availability?
I have two vehicles that need 0W-20.
I see rumors online of predicted shortages for low-viscosity oils. Whether it's truth, lies, or in between, I plan to buy some and tuck it away. Any truth to the rumors and click-bait warnings? |
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05-18-2026, 12:15 AM
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I buy more than I need, so I have it for next time. Only thing I hoard are US made filters when I find them. I really miss having the choice to buy American, now I have to put in a lot of effort to find stuff that's made here.
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05-18-2026, 04:24 AM
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My 0-20 oil BMW is very happy on 0-30. 0 -20 is for fuel economy not motor protection and so what if the oil you require is a little hard to find and pricey, how many oil changes you have to do in a year 3-4? The price is going to come down again soon enough.
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05-19-2026, 03:37 PM
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/gene...d=BingNewsSerp
Yeah this is probably just the tip of the iceberg especially when you think about all the products that are made with oil. Not to mention how transportation costs will impact almost every consumer good we purchase. I am going to get a few 5 gallon oil jugs before prices go up, it is hard keeping up on 5 vehicles.
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05-20-2026, 10:43 AM
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Remember the gas lines in the `70`s? We were "out of oil" back then?
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05-20-2026, 12:45 PM
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05-20-2026, 02:10 PM
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panic buying is just what they want.
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05-20-2026, 02:13 PM
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About like now? There is plenty of oil, but the OPEC wouldn't send any out. So no oil to make gasoline from. Lasted quite awhile. Luckily we had 2 cars with each an even or odd number. So could get gas any day. (after waiting in line forever)
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05-20-2026, 03:37 PM
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Wow you know it can get bad when an AI chatbot responds.
In the 70's the oil crisis was because of OPEC restricting oil from the middle east. Now similar because once again oil is being restricted from the middle east for a different reason............war. Even if the war ends tomorrow the supply of oil is not all of a sudden going to bounce back to pre-war capacity. It is going to take a while for oil related products to drop, if they ever will. There is around 300 million vehicles in America, that is lot of oil changes
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05-20-2026, 04:41 PM
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Most of us old farts lived the 70's not heard about it from someone else. You always assume everyone knows less about basic BS. Tell us again about the 14 second TA with a stock olds motor.
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05-20-2026, 05:37 PM
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You are a troll, what goes on in the clubhouse is supposed to stay in the clubhouse. You are 74 years old and act like a child
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05-20-2026, 06:06 PM
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05-20-2026, 06:12 PM
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I stopped at a station this AM to fill my Tahoe,ventured in,he had 0-16,0-20,10-30 on the self.Major brand.FWIW,Tom
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05-20-2026, 06:18 PM
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Well my Valvoline 5w30 Restore and Protect went up 10 bucks from 28 in the 5quart jug.At Wally World.
Still way cheaper and better IMO that the Pentosin I used for many years. Hey, it's only money fellows. 
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05-20-2026, 06:28 PM
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I owned my own gas station when even-odd rationing was going on in the 70s, I put gas into whatever I wanted to, no matter what day it was.................
 I gotta laugh a couple years ago when I was talking about extended oil changes and keeping the cost of changing oil down with a by pass oil filter. All I heard was oil is so cheap, and I can change it often without the advantage of safely extending oil changes with a by pass filter. It ain't cheap anymore......... I'm saving even more money than I was before. Toilet paper is still very reasonable, much more reasonable than motor oil is.
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05-20-2026, 09:42 PM
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05-21-2026, 12:51 AM
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 T didn't stop filtering my oil with a by pass filter 1n 2020 at the height of TP hysteria.
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05-21-2026, 06:16 AM
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Speaking of toilet paper.
Comparison of Costco house brand and Angle Soft. Costco remains the deal unchanged even from Covid. Costco on the left, angle on the right. Angle on the paper holder.lol  
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05-21-2026, 11:38 AM
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Angle Soft?
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05-21-2026, 01:30 PM
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