How to choose synthetic oil?

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  1. taxce

    taxce Junior Member

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    I’m planning to go to Walmart auto care Center soon for an auto oil change and I noticed they offer three different options in order of increasing price: Quaker State synthetic - full synthetic - premium synthetic.

    Is Quaker State sufficient for the average car’s needs or is there a reason to go with premium?
     
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    Mendel Leisk MMX GEN III

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    Coonsider also Walmart's house brand Super Tech. It's actually made by Warren Distribution, the same source for Costco's Kirkland oil. I've been using the latter for a few years now, seems fine, and less pricey than the mainstream brands.

    Here's Mr. B's exhaustive review of the later, comparing to Mobil 1. I literally fell asleep about half way through, when he got into the deep tech:

     
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    I have used Walmart Supertech synthetic oil for about 30 +years....no problems. It's more about changing your oil regularly than which brand you use.
     
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    I use the Supertech full synthetic too; but I spring for the extra dollar and use the 20K mile formulation. It contains more anti-wear additives. I've only been using it since 2012, starting with my old Prius C.