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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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Formula Shell engine oil.... anyone used it?

As per the title, anyone tried it? I saw them on sale at Costco. Cheaper than the Castrol GTX.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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SOPUS (Shell Oil Products US) has an interesting hierarchy for their brands.

For Gasoline engine oils in descending order of quality:
1 - Pennzoil
2 - Quaker State
3 - Shell

While a good oil that meets all the specs, Shell is at the bottom of the SOPUS Gas Engine Oil list.


Interestingly enough though for diesel oils, it is different:
1 - Shell Rotella and Rotella T
2 - Pennzoil Long Life
3 - Quaker State

In this case Rotella (and T) are much better that Pennzoil/QS. Rotella is one of the best, if not the best diesel oil out there and PZ/QS are more average in this domain.


I have been and continue to be an avid user of Pennzoil, Pennzoil Platinum, and Rotella Products, depending on the vehicle application.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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thanks. I'll stick with castrol gtx then.
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