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| Larry Higuera (Larryh)
Registered Member Username: Larryh Post Number: 45 Registered: 6-2006 Posted From: 148.78.52.146 Rating: N/A |
Ordered new filters for bus and found out they now stock oil 40 wt for our 2 cycle buses and meets CF2 requirements Larry H | ||
| Sean Welsh (Sean)
Registered Member Username: Sean Post Number: 926 Registered: 1-2003 Posted From: 67.142.130.14  Rating: N/A |
Actually, what NAPA stocks varies greatly from location to location. Many NAPA locations have always stocked CF-2 in 40-weight, including Rotella-T which meets DD specs. (Unfortunately, many only stock Delo-400, which does not.) OTOH, some NAPA locations currently do not stock 40-weight, and that would include the last three I tried in NM, UT, and WA. NAPA locations are independently owned and operated, and it is up to the individual location what they choose to stock. -Sean http://OurOdyssey.BlogSpot.com | ||
| Larry D Baker (Lbaker4106)
Registered Member Username: Lbaker4106 Post Number: 88 Registered: 5-2005 Posted From: 174.42.142.119 Rating: N/A |
I just ask my NAPA dealer to get it for me and they do. The closer you are to a large body of water the better the chance they stock it. Mobile, Al. stocks it and Grand Rapids, Mi. stocks it | ||
| Paul Lawry (Dreamscape)
Registered Member Username: Dreamscape Post Number: 529 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 64.40.216.34  Rating: N/A |
Believe it or not, O'Rileys does stock the correct oil for our two strokes. I called the only store here in Abilene and they were out and I needed it now. Flying J does not, at least the one on I-2- in Abilene. I was lucky to find all I need at a local oil distributor in Rotella and Chevron, they have pallets of each, that was a nice suprise! Our NAPA store does not stock it but can get it. NAPA is my first choice for filters and most stuff, if they don't have it, they'll get it quick. | ||
| Larry Higuera (Larryh)
Registered Member Username: Larryh Post Number: 46 Registered: 6-2006 Posted From: 148.78.52.146 Rating: N/A |
Paul Out here in the WEST I have never seen a O'Rileys store. I had 4 gallons of Rotella 40 and I needed enough for a oil change and stopped at 8 different stores did not have ANY 40 wt oil whatsoever except delo 400 which does not meet the specs. Larry H | ||
| Larry Higuera (Larryh)
Registered Member Username: Larryh Post Number: 47 Registered: 6-2006 Posted From: 148.78.52.146 Rating: N/A |
Paul Out here in the WEST I have never seen a O'Rileys store. I had 4 gallons of Rotella 40 and I needed enough for a oil change and stopped at 8 different stores did not have ANY 40 wt oil whatsoever except delo 400 which does not meet the specs. Larry H | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 878 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 76.216.70.120  Rating: N/A |
Here in CT one either goes to the NAPA dist center , or calls the local store , which will have it in a couple of hours. Pricing at NAPA , is always a hassle as they have 3 or 4 sets of "discounts". FF | ||
| Gary Pasternak (Cessna5354)
Registered Member Username: Cessna5354 Post Number: 71 Registered: 2-2007 Posted From: 71.255.29.203 Rating: N/A |
I frequent NAPA often, and get my Rotella 40 WT there, however I have found them to be unfavorable on their oil filters($25.50about) VS Advanced Auto @ $17.50. Fram. FWIW Gary | ||
| Bruce Henderson (Oonrahnjay)
Registered Member Username: Oonrahnjay Post Number: 438 Registered: 8-2004 Posted From: 68.50.210.141  Rating: N/A |
Sean wrote :Actually, what NAPA stocks varies greatly from location to location. : I have found this to be true in North Carolina. My bus originally spec'd 10W-30 diesel-spec oil. I wrote the Shell tech line and they said that they have a 10W-30 Rotella and the local NAPA store said that they could order it for me. But the Shell guy also told me that the 10W-30 Rotella is right at the top of the 10 and 30 viscosity ranges and that the 15W-40 is a better diesel oil (for my 4-stroke) so that's what I'm going with. (Of course, the 15W-40 is much more available, which is a plus, too. I'm not worried about the extra weight - some people with my engine use SAE40 straight-weight and start up OK in near-freezing temps.) But I was glad to hear that NAPA can order items that you don't often see stocked. | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 378 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 74.244.14.221  Rating: N/A |
Gary there is a reason Fram filters are cheaper. Check out the following study http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilters.html | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 879 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 76.216.70.120 Rating: N/A |
"last updated 09/07/99" Interesting , but the opposite if what Consumer Reports found in terms of Fram more recently .. CR found Fram did the best job of ACTUALLY FILTERING oil on the first pass. FF | ||
| George M. Todd (George_mc6)
Registered Member Username: George_mc6 Post Number: 905 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 76.171.79.185 Rating: N/A |
A good study, but it is TEN years old... G | ||
| Keith Wood (Ft6)
Registered Member Username: Ft6 Post Number: 125 Registered: 8-2008 Posted From: 70.212.147.160 Rating: N/A |
O'Reillys and Kragen are the same store, and it looks like the Kragen name is being phased out. | ||
| Sean Welsh (Sean)
Registered Member Username: Sean Post Number: 927 Registered: 1-2003 Posted From: 67.142.130.15 Rating: N/A |
I would hesitate to call Mr. Knize's ten year old write-up a "study" -- he states right up front that it is all just his personal opinion: no testing involved. That being said, I also tend to shy away from Fram and other consumer-grade filters in favor of Baldwin and Fleetgard. I do buy Napa Gold, made by Wix Filtration, when I don't have easy access to a Baldwin or Cummins supplier. BTW O'Reilly and Kragen are not the same store -- yet. O'Reilly bought CSK Auto (Checker, Schuck's, Kragen -- which were all the same just different names -- and Murray's Discount which CSK bought a little while ago) last year, and has been working steadily to integrate them. At this time, they share a consolidated web presence, but the retail outlets are not yet fully integrated onto the same ordering and distribution system. O'Reilly has, indeed, announced that it will eventually rebrand the CSK outlets under the O'Reilly name. At this moment, though, I would not count on a Kragen location to have full access to all the same stock that O'Reilly carries, and that would include straight 40-weight oil. FWIW. -Sean http://OurOdyssey.BlogSpot.com | ||
| Gary Pasternak (Cessna5354)
Registered Member Username: Cessna5354 Post Number: 72 Registered: 2-2007 Posted From: 71.255.29.203 Rating: N/A |
Tim, Thanks for the heads up, this could shape up as an oil thread. I am surprised that Fram would prostitute their "quality" name, for profits, but I am not too naive to either. I will check with some motor freight lines as to what they use. I would think Baldwin & Fleetgard would be fine, as Sean indicated, but I am not keeping up w/ the latest. Thanks all for your research. |