**** *** shops oil?

[lrdchaos]

Is the engine oil and gear lube that **** *** sells under their name just repackaged mercruiser oil, or is there something different?

 

[dingbat]

Is the engine oil and gear lube that **** *** sells under their name just repackaged mercruiser oil, or is there something different?

Mercrusier oil is just repackaged something else...

Joe’s best oil on Mondays.
Mercrusier oil on Tuesdays.
BPS oil on Wednesday.
Wally World on Thursdays
......

 

[racerone]

It could be a product from offshore with a convincing label.------A new 100 HP motor or Mercruiser is $10,000 so saving a couple of beer tokens is bad math.----See a Mercury dealer and buy with confidence.

 

[mr 88]

Just like there are 4-5 companies that make batteries the same holds true with oil. Mercruiser has someone slap there name on the containers and then mark it up like it's something special. As long as you change it at the recommended intervals your good to go with off the shelf oil.

 

[GA_Boater]

Is the engine oil and gear lube that **** *** sells under their name just repackaged mercruiser oil, or is there something different?

How many refineries does Brunswick, Walmart or Volvo-Penta own? Or oil wells for that matter?

ZERO. Think about it.

 

[jhande]

I learned way back in the day that the label on oil means pretty much nothing. Take for example Quaker State oil, if they run low they get oil from another company and put it in their own containers. When I was building high horse power engines the machine shop recommended Kendal Racing oil.

But as mentioned above, just change your oil when recommended and you'll be fine with any oil. Oil is oil and there's way less refineries than oil brands out there.

 

[JimS123]

Back in my youth, with my very first OB, I used to buy **** oil at the local **** store. It was cheeeeeeep.

Then I had a problem. I took the engine to a local Merc dealer during the Winter break. The service manager took pity on a poor college kid and offered to diagnose it for free.

After 1/2 hour, he said without hesitation, you have been using that crap **** oil, haven't you. I couldn't deny it.

That was 55 years ago. Since then I use Merc oil in a Merc and Rude oil in a Rude. Haven't had a problem since.

Now I realize that my procedure may be un-necessary. However, if you pay 60 grand for a new boat, what's the sense in trying to save money on service, when the cost savings isn't even enough to buy a six pack of beer?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Refineries only maje base oil. The various additives are specific to the brands

 

[JimS123]

Refineries only maje base oil. The various additives are specific to the brands

Exactly! That's what sets them apart.

The majors have specs based on their own R&D. So it doesn't matter who THEIR vendor is....if they don't conform they don't use that vendor.

My race car driver friend swore by Kendall (auto).
My race boat friend swore AGAINST Texaco (marine).
My own personal 2-stroke outboard experience steered me away from Pennzoil for life.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Also synthetic oil is simply over filtered crude oil.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Also synthetic oil is simply over filtered crude oil.

Actually synthetic oil is derived from natural gas in a GTL distilation process

 

[racerone]

You gotto love when people say oil is oil----water is water----cheese is cheese.----gasoline is gasoline ---etc , etc.-----Folks just do not know.

 

[roffey]

got this from the web...

"Synthetic oil is a lubricant consisting of chemical compounds that are artificially made. Synthetic lubricants can be manufactured using chemically modified petroleum components rather than whole crude oil, but can also be synthesized from other raw materials. The base material, however, is still overwhelmingly crude oil that is distilled and then modified physically and chemically. The actual synthesis process and composition of additives is generally a commercial trade secret and will vary among producers."

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Actually synthetic oil is derived from natural gas in a GTL distilation process

Not all brands are, I have a friend that worked at Amsoil got a tour.