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gregdacat · 10-24-2009, 10:33 AM

I just went to the local dealership. Gave them my year and model and since they were so cheap (45 cents) I bought a couple. Plus, this had the side benefit of me being able to google at all the shiny new cars.

jmatta · 10-24-2009, 12:49 PM

I have a bag of them in the garage, but not sure if they are for the Box or the 911...maybe they fit both?

chitowndad · 10-25-2009, 08:43 AM

I ended up ordering a filter and crush rings from Pelican parts. My local Carquest charged me $20 for just the filter and didn't have the crush rings and Pelican has the filter for $10.50 and the rings - Thanks for the info on Pelican parts.

-Steve

chitowndad · 10-31-2009, 11:39 AM

So this is really frustrating.

Walmart has Castrol 10W-30 full Synthetic for $22 for 5 qts but no 10W-40 or 5W-40

At Autozone, I found 10W-40 Castrol full Synthetic but it was $6.99 a quart - too expensive.

Walmart also has 0W-40 Mobil 1 in the 5 quart jug for around $22 but I want to go with Castrol and I think I need either 5W or 10W....

Any ideas?

-Steve

Frodo · 10-31-2009, 01:38 PM

I last did an oil change last summer (switching to Castrol 10W-40), and got the oil (on sale) at Walmart. However, I didn't find that weight at the Walmart I usually go to---had to drive a few miles down the road to another one.

Apparently there is some variation between Walmarts as to what they carry...

mptoledo · 10-31-2009, 02:10 PM

try advanced auto parts. There is also a new chain with some Irish name that has been popping up in this area and maybe yours. I think its oreily's. Remeber stores price match if you find it cheaper at one. I had to use quarts as I couldn't find jugs.

tonycarreon · 10-31-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by gregdacat

I just went to the local dealership. Gave them my year and model and since they were so cheap (45 cents) I bought a couple.

fourty-five cents?! my stealership charged me $1.75 / each.

schnellman · 10-31-2009, 05:17 PM

Pelican Parts: $.25 each.

chitowndad · 10-31-2009, 05:38 PM

Yep I ordered a few from Pelican...

Now I just need to find the cheapest source for Castrol oil in Chicagoland area

Thanks
-Steve

Lil bastard · 10-31-2009, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by chitowndad

Yep I ordered a few from Pelican...

Now I just need to find the cheapest source for Castrol oil in Chicagoland area

Thanks
-Steve

Surf the net and find the local Castrol distributor. Most likely they'll do 'City Desk' or 'Will Call' sales. Ususally even cheaper than wally world!

chitowndad · 11-03-2009, 06:37 PM

This is driving me nuts! I went to 3 different Walmarts, Kmart and every parts store in the Naperville/Aurora area and while I can find Castrol Synthetic 5W-40 but it's $6.99 per quart! WTF. I may have to go with Mobil 1, Ugh IK really wanted to switch to Castrol!

941MXVET · 11-03-2009, 06:46 PM

Honestly, $6.99 is much less then I paid for Royal Purple 5w-40, and currently pay for Redline 5w-40.

I think if your that close to you margin, I wish you the best with Porsche ownership.

Ounce of prevention = a pound of cure.

Besides, with all that driving wouldn't you have already wasted the cost difference?

Jaak · 11-03-2009, 07:53 PM

A rebuild on a 3.2 is about $9,000 ... a few extra bucks for oil ... no issue ... I would rather spend a few extra bucks to protect the investment.

chitowndad · 11-03-2009, 08:04 PM

All right I'll stop acting like a cheap bastard! LOL

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Brucelee · 11-04-2009, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by chitowndad

All right I'll stop acting like a cheap bastard! LOL

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Nothing wrong with wanting to save some dough. In the future, look for deals as you can find bargains on Castrol from time to time.

Good luck.

chitowndad · 11-06-2009, 06:56 PM

So I found a special on Castrol Synthetic at Pep Boys, 5 quarts and a filter for $27.99. Yeah!

cvhs18472 · 11-07-2009, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by chitowndad

So I found a special on Castrol Synthetic at Pep Boys, 5 quarts and a filter for $27.99. Yeah!

Deals like that are all over the place at one time or another and sometimes even cheaper. As I go through the Sunday paper I always look at the auto store ads and if I see what I need I will go and get as many as my wallet will allow at the time and build up a stock. I use the usually good filters for my other autos and come out ahead. I put on around 8K per year and change my oil twice per season. This s one way I have to keep the maintenance costs down. I also buy air filters, cabin air filters and oil filters 3 or 4 at a time off Ebay and save money on the cost and on shipping. Ed

chitowndad · 11-08-2009, 01:31 PM

So the last time I took my car in to have the oil changed at a local oil place which overfilled the car. Today I changed the oil myself and the bozo's that did it last time didn't replace the spring in the oil filter!

Now I know why I do it myself!

If I recall correctly, the spring is used as some form of a bypass, right?

-Steve

JTP · 11-08-2009, 02:41 PM

Here in Fairbanks Alaska, the local parts store has Castrol Syntec and Mobil 1 for $8.99/qt , some places as high as $9.99/qt . $6.99 doesn't seem too bad, you'll end up spending an extra $10 per oil change and that's a small price to pay for better protection as these cars are not cheap econoboxes (no pun intended) so you'll end up paying more for everything.

clickman · 11-08-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by chitowndad

So the last time I took my car in to have the oil changed at a local oil place which overfilled the car. Today I changed the oil myself and the bozo's that did it last time didn't replace the spring in the oil filter!

Now I know why I do it myself!

If I recall correctly, the spring is used as some form of a bypass, right?

-Steve

What spring?