Who Makes Costco’s Kirkland Motor Oil and is it Any Good?
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Went down a motor oil rabbit hole a while back. What I have come to accept is that for most people the motor oil is not as important as changing every 5k miles and using a high quality filter.
Not even that. If you change the oil every 5000 miles, you can use a low-end or no-name filter. Premium oil brands may contain more additives but if your oil change interval is 5000 miles or less, you are not utilizing what you are paying for. Better to use low-end products and maintain a shorter oil change interval. The ability of an oil to continue neutralizing acids and suspending contaminants means nothing if the acids are never there in the first place. A shorter oil change interval mean they will not be there in the first place.
@@anonymike8280
Agree with most of what you say. Except the cheap filter. You want a good bypass valve for cold weather starts. When it's 0°F or below, I can tell with my Ranger when the bypass doesn't open and the engine is starved for oil. I use Wix filters and it happens usually once a winter, been lucky this year.
@@happydays8171 I'm more willing to think that there could be bad oil filters than that there could be bad motor oil. I live in a happy world where the overnight temperatures never get below 25 F. I think where the idea of bad oil comes from is that sometimes independent retailers sell products made for some purpose other than use in modern motor vehicles. For example, SA oil. SA oil still has uses. That's why it's still made and bottled. Just not in any car or truck on the road today.
@@anonymike8280
I hear you. SA would be for an older car. Dollar General is in a lawsuit for selling wrongly labeled oils that ruined people's engine. Oils today have to meet more roller bearing spec than hydraulic lifters engines did 25 yrs ago.
@@happydays8171 Dollar General settled the lawsuit eventually. They were selling non-detergent oil which was SA, not SB. SA has no additives whatsoever. SB has additives, but no detergent. The only use for SB single weight I know of is in original Volkswagen engines. It is not required, but some Volkswagen purists still use it. For old times sake, I guess.
The other oils involved were multigrade oils made to meet pre-1988 specifications. Again, all of these products continue to be made because there is a use for them and a market. They do not belong on retail shelves. I have observed that retail chains are pretty careful about what they stock. You don't see non-detergent or obsolete service classifications anymore. Most people do not know enough about motor oil to decipher the label.
I noticed Dollar Tree stopped selling oil. They probably were not able to find a reliable supplier who could sell them pint bottles they could put on the shelf at their price, now $1.49. A regional dollar chain where I live solved the problem by selling only Chevron products. But they sell them at box store prices, not at a discount price.
Another issue is transmission fluid. People really need to know how to read the label when transmission fluid is involved. All the supermarket, independent and "dollar" chains sell is Dex II/III, also known as DexMerc. If you have a Honda, Chrysler or anything recent, better not use Dex III.
I’ve used Kirkland oil and it works great, the key is to do frequent oil changes no matter which brand you use
You're totally wrong about the Kirkland brand. It is top quality. Anything with the Kirkland name on it is expected by quality teams from Costco. How do I know? I managed a business that has the #1 brand in the market for that product and Costco was religious on their inspections and quality checks. I would say Kirkland motor oil would out perform Mobil 1 . If it says Kirkland on it you know it is a great quality product.
Kirkland oil + Purolator filters, A WINNING COMBINATION!!!
I've been using their full synthetic 5w-30 for the last 80k miles. My 2006 Matrix now has almost 218,00k miles and runs perfect. I do 5k OCI with OEM filter. Was using M1 full synthetic previously.
Sure, because oil is oil. No one is going to operate a refinery and make bad motor oil or other petroleum products. If they did, the large-scale buyers such as parts chains, oil change chains, big box retailers and the United States government would not buy from them and they would soon be bankrupt. The myth of bad oil comes from retailers stocking and selling inappropriate products. All products have a use. That's why they are still produced. But some of them are not for use in modern motor vehicles, not even 1950s and 1960s vehicles with cast iron engines.
People need to read the label and know at least a little, itty-bitty bit.
That Matrix is barely broken in. Keep changing the oil every 5K & you'll get 500K miles from the motor.
@@TB-lv2rh Will do. Thanks.
Buy cheap synthetic oil and change it often
Well they do offer a 15w40 diesel oil too.
The problem with Warren Oil products is that they are not using a lot of AN's or Esters. Their products contain a lot of GII and GIII base oils. A UOA only tells you about the wear numbers and gives trending data. It does not tell you what deposits are forming inside the engine. If people where changing their oil at 5000 miles or every 6 months it would not matter. A lot of compaines today are recomending 10,000 mile oil change intervals or every 12 months which ever comes first. You UOA can look great and 5 to 10 years later you need to go intot he engine to make a repair or to replace a leaking gasket and you see that the engine is full of deposits. You also run into a great chance of long term oil consumption due to those deposits around the oil control rings which are impossible to clean insitu. Since so few people every do any repair work or maintence to their engines they are unaware of what is going on inside of the engine. I have seen this mayself many times.
so Amsoil is still the best? ill pay extra for amsoil, i used to use costco full synthetic.
Great oil......if you trade in after 5-6 years.
Warren makes one of the best oil, these are good up to 10,000 miles interval. These are group III based which is heavily refined to be called synthetic by legality and by process definitions. I have used both supertech and Kirkland and they are comparable. My change interval is 7.5k mile with motorcraft or Fram ultra filter.
Whoa. Warren Oil Co. of Dunn, N.C., is a completely different company from x-Warren Distribution who blends the oil for Walmart, Costco, and others...now known as Highline Warren. Neither one "makes" the oil; the oil refiners make oil. Highline Warren (formerly Warren Distribution) is an oil blender. They buy base oil from a refiner, buy an additive package from a chemical company like Lubrizol, Chevron Oronite, Infineum, and others, and blend it to spec.
What research do you base your opinions regarding engine oils. Why would a name brand be better than Kirkland?
Motor oil has to meet certain specifications. The refiner can go minimum or they can put in more additives. There are two kinds of synthetic oil - Group III and Group IV. Group III is highly refined petroleum (dino) oil out of the ground. Group IV is synthesized from natural gas. Low-end synthetic meets the spec but treat it as glorified conventional for oil change purposes.
Lower priced oil is not deficient, but the additives wear out sooners. Use low priced oil, you need to change it sooner. Don't be oversold on the high price stuff though. Those extended oil change intervals (15,000 and 25,000 miles) are based on all highway driving, not the constant short trips and stop-and-go driving that most people experience.
The only thing that is suspicious is the price of name brand oils.
Accurate....from a retired lubrication and Mechanical Engineer. The only reason I use a better grade is higher detergency brand for keeping piston rings cleaner (sealing engine for longer) because I keep vehicles for a very long time. For the average person, Kirkland is an adequate oil.
I own a 2.2L 2001 Camey LE. I will use any oil and any filter, but my oil change interval is 2800 miles based on all short trips driving. Low price oils generally have less additives. If you change them sooner, you don't have to worry about the additives being depleted.
I sure wish someone would test Providence Automotive motor oil sold at Rural King. The price is great, and it says it meets or exceeds all auto standards. Was hoping Project farm would test it but so far, no luck. Don't know if he ever reads the comments from his videos because I have asked him to test it but no luck.
Been using this oil in my car for over 50,000 miles, it’s been perfect. Even sent it to a lab once, no issues
Costco oil is an impressive deal when on sale. I alternate between Pennzoil Ultra Platinum and Kirkland. 140,000 miles in my V6 Camry. Not a single drop goes to consumption and no funny sounds on the Cam gears nor anything. I change the Kirkland at 3,000 and the Pennzoil at 5,000. I know I van extend that but my engine costs $7,000 installed with warranty. No thank you.
I do my 22 Honda Civic si every 3k since after breaking in the Engine. Im at 19k and everything has been great. And its “GF-6” rated for Turbo engines. No oil dilution!!!
I shop at Costco but use Pennsoil synthetic oil.
Cheap Kirkland oil is still better then no oil . Some people never change engine oil 😂
There is no such thing as a deficient motor oil. Some pricey motor oils have extra additives which permit a longer oil change interval if the vehicle is being driven all-highway miles. If you are driving all short trips and stop and go, cut the oil change interval in half. Let me illustrate. My car is a 2001 Camry with a 2.2L 5SFE four. My standard is that a low end or no-name filter is good for 5000 miles, no more. I use semisynthetic oil and my change interval with all local driving is 2800 miles. Whatever you are driving and whatever product you are using, you have to be strict about this. Dino (conventional) or semi might be good for up to 7500 miles in all highway driving with a middle-grade filter. Stay within the specifications of the vehicle and the products you are using. I use the lowest priced, whatever I can get, and I have no problems because of it.
They do not do it and get away with it for long today! Those days are long gone. Even worse someone looking for a low millage used vechile purchases one of these neglected vechiles andis now on the hook for out of warranty repairs. The very people that can least afford to pay for such work but they still owe on the vechile. More engines today than ever are ruined early from lack of oil changes or because they have been run low on oil!
This just in. Toyota, Honda and GM do not produce any refined petroleum products.
Toyota uses Mobile 1 oil. They have it at the dealer along with their oil with a toyota label on it. I have 122,000 kilometers (75,000 miles) on my Camry with no problems. I use their filter.
I change my oil and filter every 6 months or 6000 kms,which ever comes next.
The discussion is long of conversation and short on data. There is data out there that supports this video's conclusions, looking at specific oil and additives and how the oil 'wares' over mileage. My Dad was a lub engineer for then Standard Oil of Indiana (Now part of BP). Standard distributed Quaker State and I have an ashtray for Quaker State that reads: " This ashtray is made out of 2 ounces of steel. This is the difference between a new engine and a warn out engine." He was also a believer in changing oil often.
I changed my Kirkland Motor oil every 3 months or 3000 miles whichever comes first? Never had any problem with my engine.
One has to look at the Viscosity Index Number to determine the oils quality, the higher the number the higher the oil quality.
Conventional oil has a VI of 80 - 90.
Synthetic has a VI of 120 and up.
If it say´s API/SP on the bottle then it meets the same requirment of any other oil on the market.
Kirklands 5w30 might be a little low for some diesel engines.
I did a video comparing Costco oil to Mobil 1 after 10,000 miles.
Warren Oil is not the same as Warren Perf Products/Warren Distribution. Two different companies. WPP recently became part of the Pritzker empire and comes out of Omaha/Council Bluffs. Warren Oil is from North Carolina. Don't confuse the two Warren's. Warren Oil provides product for many of the farm stores.
it's very good oil if you change your oil every 4,000 mi
Yes or if you lease or trade in your vechile every 3-5 years.
@buckaroobonsi555 is Kirkland not a viable long term oil quality? Longevity speaking.
Unfortunately I have not found the 0W30 weight oil my car requires in the Kirkland products. :(
You can use the 5W30 instead. In very cold weather use 0W20.
Heads up. Supertech conventional and semisynthetic apparently is not made by Warren. I say "apparently" because who really knows? The source could change at any time so as the oil meets the published spec. Last I heard, Supertech conventional and semi were made by Mobil. It is essentially an oil company product. By this I mean the big names like Shell, Mobil, Chevron, Texaco, Arco, Union, SInclair, Havoline, Citgo or whatever. All of these oils are essentially about the same. At this point, all of the historic independent names like Quaker, Pennzoil, Castrol, Kendall, Ashland or whatever others there may be all now are owned by the major oil companies. Nobody makes bad motor oil. It cost between $5 and $15 billion to build an oil refinery. Who is going to make that kind of capital investment and make a bad product? The major buyers are the U.S. government, parts store chains, oil change chains and big box retailers. Get a bad reputation and you will lose some huge amount of money and someone else will own your refinery.
From a professional and technical standpoint regarding Costco/Kirkland lubrication products....
They are an entry level API oil made by Warren Distribution. The NOACK isn't very impressive at 12-14% (depending on grade) compared to Mobil 1 EP 5w-30 that's 9% and Driven LS30 5w-30 that's 6%. The lower the NOACK volatility, the less the oil evaporates at high temperature which means less oil consumption and ultimately a cleaner engine as less of that evaporated hydrocarbon gets pulled into the intake and past the rings. If you're just looking and only care to get the bare minimum spec, Kirkland/Costco is a low quality option for that.
What about high mileage oil? Are they any good?
@Filipp81
Honest answer, all oil has seal conditioners to help keep seals and gaskets swelled. High mileage oil is just a sales and marketing tool. You don't need it.
@@scottgalbreath5707 got ya tnx!
API all you need to know .
Older cars need a motor oil with a higher zinc content than modern day oil.
Its so much easier just ordering from Amsoil. I gave up going to the stores and them being out of the blends I need. Need two 5qt jugs for the truck, but then they only have one so have to go to another store. Then that one is completely out of stock. No 10W-30 for the mowers and generators. Really bad after COVID. Now it all comes right to the house and just write it all off for the business. I think these cheap oils go light on the detergents. Amsoil is really not that outrageous if you purchase in larger quantities. I run my stuff a long time so for me, spending a little more on oil is worth it.
I used to do like you. Changed my mind to more often is better. So now I change every 6 month before winter and before summer. Don't think it matters which oil to use when you do it often
There IS 100% a noticible difference when you use Kirkland vs something like Mobil 1.
If you are just using your car for everyday driving you would probably never notice.
Vague posting is vague.
I wanna switch do to castrol price double 5w30 for my tdi 2.0 what you guys say is going to be ok
I would go with with mobil 1 ESP.
100%
@@eddobond76 wouldn't Kirkland 5-30 do ok if consistently changed out at 3k miles?
I have a diesel 2018 equinox and am thinking of doing this.
1.6L equinox.
I’ve used Castrol 10w-30 for my 1999 Toyota Sienna, oil change interval 5k miles. It lasted 250k miles and kept running. Whether Toyota made good lasting engine or not, castrol oil has served it very well.
Dexos is a synthetic blend which now used in most motor oils; but it's the other additives that make the difference in oils.
Warren oil
No need to view the video. I've talked with people from Warren oil in previous years
Thank you. Solved that issue.
To be clear I have seen this with SuperTech Synthetic. I have worked on people that ran that oil exclusively because it was cheap and "synthetic" they did not do 10,000 mile OCI they did 5000 mile OCI. By the time the car had 96K miles it needed it's valve cover gasket changed. It was not a nightmare varnish situation but it had significant beginings of varnish deposits. I owned 2 of the exact same engines ran on Mobil-1 products with 2X the miles with zero visible deposits. I have seen that same make and engine with 10,000 mile oil changes with Warren oil and they have all been nigtmarish with insane heavy varnish inside that reminded one of 1980's engines run on dino oil.I have one car that is 21 years old with 170K miles and the inside of the engine is as clean as the day it left the factory. Run on Mobil-1 products last 15 years. Prior to that I ran everything from diesel oil to Preium Synthetic Boutique oil from around the world testing them all. It is was happens over time not each short snap-shot with UOA. Deposit control not just at the piston but through out the entire engine is important. Research BMW 15,000 mile drain interval deposits and images. You see it in other makes and models as well. You also see a growing trend that is almost linear with the rate of extended oil change recomendations and oil consumption and cam phaser issues and timing chain issues. Given the cost of a new car or truck or even the price of a low milage used car or truck saving money on oil and filters is kind of ssilly given the repair costs on engine repairs. Kirkland makes sense if you lease a vechile or if you trade in every 3-5 years so you never risk long term issues and repair cost's.
Additives do matter.
Who makes Kirkland oil?
Warrren
Isn't "dexos" be highest rating? 7:06
Nope. The various companies that want that DEXOS certification pay GM a healthy amount of money to have that on their bottles and jugs.
@@rtaggs8178 - So which oil should I go for in modern GM Car still under warranty and will it get me into trouble??
@@D800LoverPennzoil Ultra Platinum
@@RJ42997 - I have a question for you, a car only does 5000Kms per year and uses premium synthetic oil (say in this case Nulon Dexos). The year is up and 5000Kms done... when would you change oil?
@@D800Lover I would recommend one time a year in that situation
No thanks
Dude! If it says on the can that the oil meets or exceeds the manufacturers specifications, then who manufactures it is irrelevant. So what is it that you are trying to say?
No thanks