Don't Buy Dollar Store Engine Oil

[@Donut]

Some of you guys correctly called me out for not giving the additives (i.e. Molybdenum) appropriate credit. They’re a small percentage of the volume but I believe do make a real difference in the performance of the name-brand oil, it’s just really complex and outside the scope of what I could manage to test for a quick video like this. I’m going to see if we can figure out a way to really hone in on and test these in a future video. - Jer

[@isaiahodum7071]

What about the lubricity test!? The dollar tree oil did do better than expected though, i was just talking to a friend about it this week before this video came out.

[@radunicoara5267]

You also failed to mention why we shouldn't buy the Dollar Store oil since it outperformed the valvoline conv oil in your tests.

[@yanb1981]

@@radunicoara5267 ^this☝

[@isaiahodum7071]

@@radunicoara5267 🤣🤣🤣 Mobil 1, Royal purple and Amzoil all the way!

[@joelwachter7845]

Whered you send the oil off to to get tested?

[@tangydiesel1886]

Jeremiah: "we're going to test these oils." Project Farm has entered the chat.

[@santiagoestevez623]

hahahahahh XD so true

[@Nickorator]

Glad someone else knows the OG!

[@mayur619]

Watching this after all those oil testing vids from project farms. Was already expecting the tests being carried out and even correctly guessed the result.

[@w.obently1218]

Project farm life

[@SLOPPEWALL]

Now Project Farm needs to put a turbo in the Farmabago. .

[@MountainSlayers]

One thing I've learned over time...some oil is better than no oil! 🤘

[@crowmurder6357]

This reminds of those moments when you just kick the ice that fell on the floor under the fridge 😂 something is better then nothing tho 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MoralesssVlogz]

Hell yea bruther

[@righty-o3585]

Yep, because an engine that doesn't run as smoothly as it should, is much better than a gaping hole in your crank case

[@Thefamleo]

😂😂😂

[@awesomeone8379]

Same 😂

[@user-xb6fl9ri6g]

I once asked a mechanic at my dad's auto shop what the difference was between Valvoline and Castrol and he said "One's name starts with V and the other starts with a C." Check it, change it, keep it topped off and you'll go many trouble free miles regardless of brand.

[@centralcal6604]

😂

[@rockpie.squashfs]

lol

[@walt4th442]

I’m a connoisseur and use liqui moly because they have a line of oil that drastically changes color if it comes in contact with coolant! Super nice for a track car with heavy use,save time instead of tearing things down

[@volundrfrey896]

This is why modern cars has so many oil related problems, many older mechanics just adds stuff that has roughly the right weight and calls it a day. Modern oils are more complex and you need one that suits your car. But it's true that you can get the right oil from many different brands.

[@sumpplug4809]

As a master’s chemistry student specialising in engine oil additives and oxidation, I’ve got to say that you absolutely killed it with this video! The chemistry was spot on, and you explained it in a way to keep the video accessible to everyone! Really well done guys! 👏😄

[@rapboyz89]

U should watch project farm . U would see they just took all the ideas from him but gave him no credit

[@qweebey]

Walaert White?

[@synapsesuicide4372]

@@rapboyz89 you know that Project Farm didnt invent these tests? He borrowed the idea from the big companies, people have always running tests like these since Oil came out.

[@carlosevfaj]

The video was made on project farm spec.

[@mrmorrisniceguy987]

Amen! What do you do at Work if I may ask?

[@BakuganBrawler211]

Man y’all should’ve had Project Farm help with this too dude is the oil tester in chief 😂

[@travis7927]

Yep

[@juicemor1]

I love Project Farm too, but when comes to engine oil testing, you always go for Piotr.

[@fisqual]

Came here to say the same thing! That guy is the best.

[@fisqual]

@@juicemor1 first time hearing of that channel... Looks pretty legit so far!

[@pedrolucca9089]

i was just waiting for this comment, thanks LOL

[@trickvro]

Donut: "Don't buy dollar store oil!" Also Donut: "As you can see, dollar store oil is fairly comparable to the name-brand stuff and is perfectly usable."

[@charlesofsavage7393]

Dollar store is not a sponsor : )

[@AgentOffice]

They haters

[@adamhayden5152]

Yeah but not to something like amsoil signature series. That’s top quality oil, it exceeds gym’s dexos gen III specs! I’m switching to that my next oil change. Running Mobil one ESP 5w30 in my car now.

[@guard13007]

Yea, I was looking at the test results and like "Hey guess what, the difference in price is more than the difference in oil." I was curious because I found it unlikely they'd really see a significant difference.. and yep.

[@Kumquat_Lord]

Clickbait titles drive engagement

[@NicholasGrammer103]

I like how b2b is slowly shifting towards becoming science garage

[@lordflufffluff]

It's about as good, if not better.

[@mercury0214]

@@lordflufffluff it’s different I wouldn’t say it’s better than science garage. This guys exciting but Bart was really fun to watch

[@Puthoff09]

@@mercury0214 what ever happened to Bart?

[@yrindra]

But I really hope jerry hosting a science garage and b2b back to its old format where the hosts review sick cars

[@mercury0214]

@@Puthoff09 I think he had a kid wanted to take a hiatus and was laid off and then told he can’t create science garage elsewhere.

[@danchilvers456]

2:50 So crude oil is not made of dead dinosaur but in fact is prehistoric Nemo ?

[@isaacstevens5415]

Mostly algae really

[@lawnmowerdude]

Lots of algae.

[@hmu958]

Close wrong cartoon character. Think plankton from spongebob.

[@Prestiged_peck]

I like thinking I'm putting prehistoric oil into my engine lol

[@amorton94]

Either way, it's not vegan friendly. Make sure your vegan friends know they're not true vegans lol

[@Daniel-ou4fb]

Project Farm does a great couple of videos on cheap oil. Oil is oil. The additives are a lot cheaper than the advertising. That's what you pay for with brand names. Sam's Club and Costco oil is dirt cheap and very high quality.

[@aaroncook5681]

Jeremiah trying to play through the pain with a gimped left arm. A real champion

[@MrRichiarditya]

what happened to the arm?

[@AdamIsUrqed]

@@MrRichiarditya Probably injured it during an ad stunt. Dude goes all in with his ads.

[@yrindra]

@@MrRichiarditya accident during mx-ing

[@Stojkili]

Weekend moto cross mishap. Said it was going to show us how far in advance Donut shoots... "the more you know"...

[@potardo9851]

Hearing Project Farm in my head going "We're gonna test that"

[@philipwilliams3427]

You too? 😂🤣😂 I already see the lawn motor seizing😂🤣😂

[@pitbikehype5281]

I wonder if they have lol

[@travisfeltwater5664]

I heard it to

[@5isalivegaming72]

I love that channel, idk if I was the only one but I asked him for the test on the drill cutting fluid 😃 and a few weeks later the video came out . He really does take the time to read every comment and he has replied to me every time I've had a question or relevant comment

[@theguy519]

Love project farm

[@goaliepro1996]

I work for valvoline and this is 100% accurate. Great video Donut!

[@earlscheib7754]

Ashland Oil is crap

[@joelarson1733]

Well my uncle works for Nintendo, and he says this video is bullsh*t

[@yaban360]

​@@joelarson1733 my brother's dog's neighbour works for Microsoft and he says this video is actually 50% accurate

[@Jiusonium]

Except for the title

[@the_expidition427]

@@yaban360 Only for the software development not oil

[@Acrimoniousbear1]

I feel like the video just randomly ended and the question wasn't answered if dollar oil was just as good. ?????

[@petermolnar8667]

Not the same, but still up to the requirements I guess

[@ljgarrison6910]

It whooped the ass of the Valvoline conventional in the evap test, no idea why he said it was the same. It evaporated 50% less than V conventional

[@notasian7620]

Just a click bait video honestly I knew they were going to ramble about how oil is made and what it does then never get to the point

[@hojnikb]

for older engines and short change intervals, cheap oil is certanly better than no oil change or longer interval.

[@casey360360]

The dollar store oil is high zinc, you don't want to use it in a vehicle that has a catalytic converter on the exhaust manifold, otherwise by the very limited info he showed of the valvoline oil we can deduce that the dollar store oil is actually on par with the valvoline synthetic

[@a27rocks]

Title: "Don't Buy Dollar Store Oil". Content: "Absolutely Nothing That Indicates Dollar Store Oil Is Any Worse Than Valvoline. Also, Nolan Needs To Change His Oil"

[@jlt606]

Preach

[@NadorFootage]

*To answer your question, the oil found at dollar stores and other cheap places are yes, lower grade, but will get the job done perfectly fine. People use valvoline, from not only the fact of how good the brand looks, but from the fact that most people believe that putting not only cheap parts on your car, but putting cheap fluids in your car are terrible. In a lot of cases, they are absolutely right. In this case though, it depends. Are you just driving a daily? You know..... A to B? Fine use this oil. Are you racing in the track? You know..... Trying to set records and pushing the car to the limit? Use valvoline and other oils with true quality to be safe in the case of malfunction. Good day!*

[@DuBstep115]

@@NadorFootage There are also racing oils that you cant find in the market like redline, tribodyn performance or royal purple. That are "slightly" better than the oils with "true quality" you mentioned. Tribodyn performance 20W50 for example performed 2000% better than Valvoline VR1 Racing 20W50 in lubricity test.

[@NadorFootage]

@@DuBstep115 never said they didn't exist. What I met by "true quality" was oil with a reputation and stand alone history of being healthy for cars with horses made to gallop. When driving around in a track car that you run multiple laps while pushing it to the limit, you must be absolutely sure that your car is fully equipped. This doesn't only mean potentially a roll cage, but proper tires, wheels, suspension, intercooler, and all sorts of stuff that are needed for not only proper function in these sessions of pushing the car to the limit, but incase of failure. Oil is no acception. You must make sure the oil you are using has a garantee that it works well with such activities. If your driving a wagon though, using oil that isn't that expensive doesn't matter. Your not running it hard. That was my point. I don't know if you were trying to pick an argument because I didn't mention other oil brands even thought that wouldn't have changed nor helped my statement. I gave an answer because donut didn't give a straight on answer nor answer it at all.

[@DuBstep115]

@@NadorFootage TL;DR

[@RollTheWindowsUp_WISAD]

This episode was great as I work at an oil and fuel analysis laboratory and I check all of these things like viscosity density gravity flashpoints distillation pour points Millipore which is a filtration test. I also use a spectrometry machine to check out all the elements and parts per million as well as a particle counter and sizer and the list goes on even check for glycol and sugar if the client asks for it

[@trix1227]

I didn’t understand half of what you’re saying 😂 I am not that technically advanced sounds like a cool job though

[@srwardo93]

This should be a topic for “science garage”

[@Banditlongboy]

That’s what I thought

[@ColombianMompi]

This whole B2B has been science garage for months.

[@MoRsIdAd]

Well Bart isnt in the game anymore I believe, so they haven't filled the vacancy

[@ChadFreeman757]

We like the new guy buy we still want Bart.

[@dantheman4931]

But science garage is pretty annoying.... in my opinion. I like this guy better

[@MrStingkill]

I love how Jeremiah pronounces Oil. It almost varies from "oil" to "oiril" throughout the vid.

[@tycro]

Giving Brad Leone’s “wouder” a run for it’s money.

[@joshuagibson2520]

Cause he wants to be like all the gangsters that say erl. You better axe somebody.

[@Daniel-ve8gv]

It is irksome!

[@ismaelgarcia8243]

I'll take Jeremiah's pronunciation of "oiruhl" over James' "Cheh-Vee" any day ..

[@vsm351]

ORHL

[@camyota]

I'm so sick of "Dr squatch" I literally bathe with dish soap sometimes.

[@highthai7]

What I've been asking forever about Squatch is...Yes it got natural ingredients like walnuts, grass, butter and tree bark. But what does it actually have if anything that CLEANS yourself???

[@Rapture-Asuka]

@@highthai7 lye? But it's still a chemical...

[@johngabriel714]

it also runs out in like 2 days

[@stevenm4225]

@@highthai7 the products smells good. The body soap smells really good but doesn't last long. Their morning toothpaste is okay. Their night toothpaste is way better. I took a chance and bought a bundle. Pretty cool stuff man.

[@highthai7]

@@stevenm4225 How's their mid day toothpaste?

[@AllenSAshley]

We definitely need that Wheel House on synthetic oil labeling

[@keithharmonie]

I was so distracted for the rest of the video when I heard that.

[@kevinclass2010]

Basically most "synthetics" are conventional oils that have undergone a "hair cut" to trim the molecules to look like real synthetics.

[@miasmicmonky13]

Check the labeling to see if it says conventional, semisynthetic or full synthetic. Then look for the API donut on the back. For 95% of cars, that is all you need. Some vehicles may of other ratings, but if you are driving a car that requires other ratings, you probably know more about cars or are paying someone else to service your car.

[@tomc8829]

The only grade 4 oil you can find is labeled as 100% synthetic oil.

[@ezrawaters6653]

@@tomc8829 and Mobil 1 uses a higher percentage of group 4 than some other brands. But it’s still labeled full synthetic since the base oil has some group 3 as well.

[@chuckz253]

I want to see the same test done but with premium brands like: Ams Oil, Royal Purple, Mobil 1, Motul and Red Line.

[@314jeepsnmopars3]

Check out Project Farm he does a thorough test on all of these types of oils against each other.

[@user-et5mz5ex9s]

@@314jeepsnmopars3 I was literally going to say the same thing and then I saw your reply lol

[@Engineering_Improvisation]

Looks like they've been watching Project Farm.

[@JaredConnell]

I never buy anything without checking if hes tested it before lol

[@JonDahl]

I too like Project Farm. I came here to say the same thing. 😂

[@gypsysoul8087]

They are copycats

[@vqmedia7513]

Came to say the same thing as well lol

[@bijan4697]

Except he demonstrated that valveoline is constantly subpar

[@Ratchetanium]

Watched the whole episode and I still don’t know who Motor Earl is.

[@bcc5701]

He’s the man that tastes the oil

[@a2pabmb2]

You mean Mr. Oral?

[@fred_e]

Really enjoying this episode of project farm: donut edition

[@kevina4674]

When people run out of genuine ideas.... they resort to theft.... talk a bunch of nothingness.... and say no no no this is totally different!

[@fred_e]

@@kevina4674 I get why you feel that way. I think that the project farm channel would not feel like this is a ripoff. I would think that many of the viewers of this channel have never seen a video from project farm. Having this type of comparison video is good for the community as a whole.

[@saint-cetacean]

Donut: uploads a video about oil The US military: **[heavy breathing]**

[@86twin]

Donut Media needs some freedom

[@SemperVeritas.]

Just to understand this better, our gas and oil prices went up until we started producing more oil here which didn’t happen until recently. So why is oil the reason everyone thinks we went into the Middle East? Not trying to argue on the internet with strangers, I just actually want to understand the logic of that statement. It doesn’t seem like we benefited from Iraqi oil in any measurable way.

[@789french5]

@@SemperVeritas. I'd guess that 1. We plebs don't know what really happens behind the scenes and 2. The stability of long-term oil production benefits the companies that sell oil, they sell oil to everyone: not just to the United States, the oil lobbies the US Government and it's not a huge stretch to imagine that the US military upper brass cares about the oil companies interests. "Defense" is not the military's only objective.

[@thatcobradude4496]

🤣

[@josuelapa2271]

Title correction: Buy dollar store oil instead of conventional oil from big brands

[@zack9912000]

It's the same bs, worked as a contractor for a major brand that takes their entry level oil and pumps them into a ton custom brands labels that 1/2 to 3/4 cheaper then their name brand bottles.

[@chincemagnet]

That dollar store oil actually looks really good for the price, as long as you change it regularly. The TBN is pretty low, so you wouldn’t want to leave it in your engine long term

[@calebnation6155]

I used dollar store oil often before I replaced the engine in my miata. Main changes were with mobil1 but as oil left, I’d replace with whatever cheap stuff I could grab.

[@chaoswitch1974]

I don't want to change my oil regularly. I have better things to do with my time. Calculate time spent changing oil and the amount of oil used compared to using high end synthetic oil that guarantees 25k miles, or once a year and I'm certain racing oil is better.

[@goatsnguns211]

@@chaoswitch1974 It takes no time to change oil first... I buy high end oil for my car and still do regular intervals as recommended. The point isnt to do less oil changes because some stupid bottle said you could but to keep your car running better and longer, especially if it has a turbo.

[@chaoswitch1974]

@@goatsnguns211 Amsoil says to change yearly or every 25k, whichever happens first. It's clean every time I change it. I'd rather not have to change it every 3 months, or every 3,500 miles as is required for cheap oil.

[@goatsnguns211]

@@chaoswitch1974 If it works it works. I would say its generally a good idea to follow manufacturer recommendations. I just buy oil that says it can do 20,000/2years and change it every 10,000/year as recommended by my manufacturer.

[@theaveragedriver3566]

Project Farm needs some credit for this video

[@zarik1203]

All the credit”

[@trappistgamer4863]

Yes all the credit. This video should have just been Donut media watched Project Farms video then tested who had the dirtiest oil in their car.

[@Seethenhagen]

This is actually a collab video, it's just going to be another year before we see Project Farm's side of it since he's going to run it through his farm truck for 2 years to see what happens.

[@EveryCrazyDay]

The simple visual example of the two pieces of metal not moving, then moving with oil was actually super helpful. Showed this video to my mom who buys her oil at CVS... and she had a “OH NOW I GET IT” moment. Many mahalos

[@Dr_V]

Cheap engine oil may not be good for your car, but it's great for many workshop/tinkering jobs, so I always keep some in my shed. You can use it for lubricating all sorts of hand tools, low speed mechanisms and even some small engine garden tools, protecting fence posts and other exposed surfaces that would be too expansive to treat with dedicated products and many other odd jobs around the house.

[@ianfinrir8724]

The cheap oil works alright in my lawnmower.

[@pabloramirez4672]

i work at a dollar tree stocking and I've always wondered about that oil

[@tristanduncan5250]

THE SAME REASON IM HERE!!! LMAO

[@dmthemechanic4786]

"We're going to test that" Project Farm materializes out of nowhere and teleports behind this guy

[@davidlium9338]

There is a story that a WWII C-47 (aka DC-3, Dakota, Skytrain, etc.) had its crankcase filled with Wesson oil (yes, the cooking oil!) because the unit was short of motor oil. And it flew good (but aircraft engines get a LOT of maintenance).

[@Max_Arjona]

Cracks me up that J keeps bouncing back and forth between saying “oil” and “oril”

[@suspicioustumbleweed4760]

i love some warm sardine erl

[@victorvillela1828]

Shut up

[@suspicioustumbleweed4760]

@@victorvillela1828 how dare ye

[@peterarmstrong3676]

Came to the chat to see if anyone else noticed that!

[@loganbrent8075]

kinda like he's saying oreo too

[@johncrafton8319]

Whether it's conventional oral or synthetic oral, dude seems to know a bit about oral.

[@kadehall171]

Lmaoooo

[@brycebeckett6654]

You're hearing it too!

[@trix1227]

Rotfl 🤣 I just mentioned the same thing in a comment this guy knows a lot about oral

[@sheepdogoutdoors7006]

I'm sorry but this one got me.

[@JasonGroom]

What's crazy is I remember when I was in HS, I had an old truck that burned/leaked about a quart of oil every tank or two of gas. I didn't care because I could get a decent quart of Valvoline 10W30 for a little more than a dollar.

[@jamessizemore7103]

Audience member is back! And in a soap commercial. He’s moving up in the world

[@jackhooppaw8237]

He taught us about oil, but who will teach him how to pronounce "oil?"

[@gumbo1879]

orrls

[@Tssnake]

Jack Hooppaw 69th like

[@Letsgetdusty]

@@Tssnake nice

[@jackhooppaw8237]

@@Tssnake meeting those new years revolutions early I see

[@El_Skrtt]

Thought I was tripping 😂😂😂

[@daniel.s.stefanov]

Jeremiah: 2021, here we come! 2021: Straight to jail!

[@Saltinator]

For a way more indepth oil testing, Project Farm did a "engine oil shootout" 17 oil brands, and the top 3 brands are, Amsoil Signature Series Synthetic Red Line Synthetic Pennzoil Ultra Platnium Synthetic Valvoline Synthetic came in at 7th place, and Mobil 1 Synthetic came in at 12th place

[@Parents_of_Twins]

Project Farm is awesome. Dude does a great job in all in his tests.

[@melomarshmelo7953]

I may not be first I may not be last But when Donut Media uploads, I click fast

[@madeulook5872]

Best comment on this channel. Bar none

[@brysonkuhn3290]

Unoriginal, but still a good comment

[@shai420ful]

"You could be 2nd, 3rd, 4th, hell you can even be 5th" ~Reese Bobby

[@brysonkuhn3290]

@F**СК МЕ - СНЕСK МY РR0FILЕ no

[@saimamerzougui7981]

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[@elmowilcox]

I used to work in an oil testing lab! We had an automated viscometer. Two tall, thin glass funnels with the stems submerged in an oil bath keeping the temp stable. Squirt the sample in the top, it runs to the bottom of the pipe…and spits out a number. Spectrometer for metal levels finds levels of engine component wear going on, etc. Flashpoint tests for firrrre.

[@alexblough5739]

Project Farm has entered the chat...

[@PaganiGaming]

Day 287 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad

[@bkw6329]

My god.

[@aydanangus]

Day 269 of seeing you

[@NH_MTB_Matt]

Hopefully an up to speed at all

[@car-enthusiast3141]

Yeai boi

[@SkyHighGD]

Keep going, we'll support you until it happens

[@Kevinb1821]

As long as you’re using a decent brand oil. The right type and changing often you’ll be fine. Just pick and oil and do it yourself

[@TJDoyle-hw4ql]

Project farm does some awesome testing on alot of oils.

[@insainllama]

First thing I thought of when I saw the oil ramp.

[@dylankatz1891]

Why does Jeremiah sound like he's saying "oirl" instead of oil. lol. I love you @jeremiahburton

[@jimmywait74]

I was hearing that too

[@bmw3-er]

It's his accent, he is a southern boi

[@joshuagibson2520]

Cause he wants to be like all the gangsters that say erl. You better axe somebody.

[@bigbunnyboi]

“OIL RIGHT YOU GUYS!”

[@Daniel-ve8gv]

It is a mispronunciation, not an accent!

[@stevedeleon8775]

we were traveling in east texas about 4 years ago when we experienced oil guage dropping pressure...we pulled over at a dollar general..the oil drain plug was not tightened properly the last time it was changed..so we tightened it up & had to use 99 cent oil from the store..we traveled to the next city & had the oil changed being that we knew that oil was not good to keep in engine

[@ronniewatts8131]

So why is the video titled "dont buy dollar store oil"....there was no reasons given... What i got out of it was that its better then conventional valvoline... Right?

[@McDubz]

Correct. The oil debates are all pointless, the true answer is it doesn't matter. Change interval is 10000x more important than oil brand

[@mr.burkenstock4188]

All I know is to always mix some sugar into your oil, sweeten up your ride

[@chapmanhere3397]

@@mr.burkenstock4188 I’ve done this to my dodge to keep fuel from gelling

[@Coleschonfielddd]

@@chapmanhere3397 erm your the type not to change a diesel fuel filter at a 15,000 miles. Or I change my 03 f150 fuel filter every 50.000 miles because it’s just easy

[@mklinger23]

My automotive engineering professor told me he always buys the cheapest oil in walmart. Idk about you guys but imma listen to him.

[@garethbaus5471]

Super Tech does appear to be a solid option.

[@zack9912000]

He isn't wrong, worked as a contractor at a major oil brands plant that bottles their same oil into a dozen other off brand bottles. Also the bread companies do the same thing, same batch of bread bagged into dozen of other lables. People are paying for the name.

[@mklinger23]

@@zack9912000 my cousin works in a food processing plant so I know about the bread. And also yogurt, milk, shredded cheese, ketchup, mustard, mayo, ect. You really do pay for the name on the package.

[@zack9912000]

@@mklinger23 Yep worked for a very large air compressors company, we repaired and maintained very large industrial air compressors and it is rare if companies that everyone claimed to be the very best didn't do this.

[@yngfljm2277]

@@mklinger23 I agree with everything, but the mayo. Duke's is not even comparable to other brands, and me buying it has nothing to do with the name. Cheese, milk etc. I get, tho.

[@GARBO96]

That oil test rig looks like something I've seen on a farm channel somewhere before...😂😂😂

[@jesserenn3152]

Thank you for giving us the yellow band back. I actually watched the ad all the way through cuz I could see how long it was.

[@nunyabusiness896]

So, hol up a minute, did he just prove dirt cheap generic oil is actually pretty solid?

[@hojnikb]

pretty much

[@srilankansavage2573]

thats what im thinking

[@Big73Red]

From my experience at first cheap generic oil is just as good as Valvoline, Pennzoil, etc. fresh out of the bottle. But over time it breaks down a lot quicker and causes you to need an oil change sooner and it tends to be harder on your engine because the base isn’t as uniformly processed. So if you’re just needing to change your oil in a pinch once or twice go ahead and buy the cheap stuff. But as a chemical engineer and a car guy I wouldn’t use the cheap stuff for more than a couple oil changes during the life of your car. Unless you’re looking to be like Nolan and neglect your engine.

[@srilankansavage2573]

@@Big73Red so for rotaries cheaper oil is more cost effective?

[@Big73Red]

@@srilankansavage2573 long story short, yeah I’d be much more willing to use cheap motor oil on a rotary. It may come with its own set of problems I’m not totally aware of.

[@nicholasrood9278]

I'm a full time driver. I drive for uber 5 nights a week, I have a 3day paper route, and a 7day paper route. All said, I can drive between a thousand and fifteen hundred miles a WEEK. I only use Mobil 1 oil and filters. Their extended life high mileage oil allows me to confidently drive ten thousand miles between oil changes, saving me TONS of money over the year.

[@ryanoptekar7654]

Day 7 of asking James to do an uptospeed on Top Gear

[@jdman0007]

Please.

[@shaydevlin5557]

Yesss

[@kurobeat_]

Yess

[@ben.mcg06]

Yessss

[@arthurgarcia4389]

I agree. It is the only reason i subscribed to this channel. Theres alot of cool new videos don't get me wrong. But don't stop making the content that made this channel gain popularity!!

[@l00k4tstuff]

Did I miss it? I didn't see why (the title).

[@GoWalk22]

Anyone else notice the word "oil" sometimes had an "R" in it when Jeremiah said it? 🤔 😆

[@atriyawadhwani5980]

Orly?

[@discgolfwes]

Starting to drive me crazy

[@jacksonmorris9234]

orel

[@joshuagibson2520]

Cause he wants to be like all the gangsters that say erl. You better axe somebody.

[@MrSketchyCharacter]

Maybe a Orel Hershiser fan?

[@ericlagace4851]

Jerry's face at 2:08 is me when I'm being lectured by my parent

[@kadehall171]

I'm dying😂😂

[@IRONHIDE666FUL]

How do you have a face next to your name?

[@manlikeilyas]

@@IRONHIDE666FUL hes a member

[@IRONHIDE666FUL]

@@manlikeilyas Thanks!

[@tipr8739]

Jeremiah repping the whole south with his pronunciation of “Urle”! Keep it up buddy!

[@hitchedzebra59_42]

As a diesel mechanic I use engine oil quite a lot to determine how engines are performing. Aswell as using them as a diagnostic tool! Say a engine has a low oil pressure problem, you can use a oil sample to see how much metal is in the oil to determine if there is excessive bearing material in it. There’s way more things that oil can be used for but that can all be done in another video! Overall great video look forward to seeing more!!!

[@neilh.4385]

Really cool video, guys. As a chemical engineering research assistant, I'm glad to see some real, genuine scientific analysis on this channel

[@michaelmay5453]

Also, I have to plug Project Farm's tests here. He has a whole series including actual synthetic oils which include chemical breakdowns, how much evaporation occurs when hot, cold temperature liquidity and wear testing. He also has no affiliations with any brands and he does what he does really well. In fact, it seems that you took quite a bit of pointers from his tests to produce this video including the liquidity, composition and heat evaporation tests.

[@TheWeatherLightCafe]

This video did not remotely address its click-baity title. Judging from those tests dollar store oil is just as good as valvoline conventional.

[@romanmartinez3701]

They didn’t reveal the tests they sent

[@pchris]

@@romanmartinez3701 They didn't make that clear.

[@shane250]

@@romanmartinez3701 Guess why? Hint: they are in a "close relationship" with Valvoline.

[@Ornelas11B]

I swear I he’s saying “oral” lol.

[@robertbennett883]

Their attempts at spelling sulfur (or sulphur) are pretty humorous too

[@derekhobbs1102]

Years ago we mostly used Pennzoil in cars at my work. Except for one car, a V8 Rover SD1. It turned it to sludge within 5000km. There was a NATA certified lab next door to us that tested fuel and oil for local refinery, so we got them to test it. Couldn't find anything wrong with the used oil.

[@Vazzini42]

Overheating will do that.

[@derekhobbs1102]

@@Vazzini42 Never happened again in that car, just changed oil brands.

[@spanglish04]

Whenever I’m at dollar tree I see that oil, same brand and everything, and I just think about how many you would have to buy for a full oil change, meanwhile they only have like 5 bottles in stock

[@Wark_91L]

I think it's more aimed at the dollar tree customer with the 25 year old shitbox that needs some added because it's leaked/burned a qt.

[@malachigrey4895]

No way your Mazda 3 takes more than 5qt...

[@DennisWHJr]

My 5.9L 12v takes 3 gallons 😭

[@hachi-rokuperformancegroup3987]

@@Wark_91L I put shit oil in my ae86 for that exact reason for years and at 300k I don't think it cared

[@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr]

I use this oil all the time in my 2005 Civic EX. I actually did a full oil change once with this stuff. It works great. But I wouldn’t push it past 3-4K miles maybe 5 tops.

[@brandonwickett9845]

That freakin "on the other hand; hello" 🤣 killed me

[@yngfljm2277]

Idk, I may not have gotten it, but I found that to be a pretty lame/mediocre-at-best joke, especially if it had others dying like yourself. Was it the corniness? Sexual innuendo?

[@Parents_of_Twins]

Personally I use Amsoil. That being said I grew up using Quaker State. My parents sold a car to my half brother, hate claiming that much relation to him, and while he was driving the oil pump shaft broke. Instead of turning it off he drove around 100 miles and then brought it out to the house and demand that we fix it for free, did I mention he hadn't paid for the car yet. Well long story short I personally pulled the oil pan and the rod and main bearings and they looked fine. Think the car had circa 70-80k on it and that's what they looked like. I was amazed because the lifters were loud and I really thought the engine was toast after over 100 miles with zero oil pressure.

[@labnux]

Looks like one of the Project Farm tests he's done for Engine Oil.

[@nOtHiSiSpAtRiCk715]

Gotta get that wear scar in the bearing

[@TechDove]

I bet my oil is cleaner than anyone's in the comments right now. Because it's always burning so I have to add new oil weekly :/ 1.8t life

[@s8868280]

i changed my oil today

[@gamercalvin]

VW?

[@TechDove]

@@gamercalvin yessir

[@linusprestberg3019]

Well. Ur turbo aint puttning the oil in the exhaust pipe🤷‍♂️

[@sketchmoon3333]

ah yes, VAG petrol engines 🥰

[@brittianfrancisco3293]

As an ecologist I really appreciate you explaining where oil actually comes from

[@honquewastaken2298]

Ah yes Sulfer and Salfur (4:48 and 5:00)

[@thejusmar]

Put it together and get Sulfur

[@TadeuCarabias]

Gotta love English Vowels. "So, what do you want your vowels to sound like?" "Like each other" "I... what? Like all of them have the same sound?" "Yes and no." "...uhhh... what?"

[@M1sterF1sh]

Don't forget "Viscosity Ndex" (also at 5:00) and "aditive" (13:55, 14:14)

[@rickluna1000]

Finally,I'm not the only one that noticed!

[@AdamKellar]

hahahaha, got me too. I was wondering if there'd be another and was keeping a running counter in my head.

[@ljgarrison6910]

Valvoline performed almost 100% worse than the dollar stuff in the evap test? Worrying.

[@casey360360]

Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed haha

[@RogerDavid647]

I use the stuff for bluing parts. It works surprisingly well

[@bigbarnben]

7:46 He just said he wants to put his Dollar Store Oral through testing

[@jackcarnahan8074]

Not sure what series it would fit under but I and I’m sure others too would love to see a tour of all donut members vehicles! Keep up the great work :) Stay Safe!

[@grandrapids57]

when you need 1/2 quart on the road... it works!

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

Someone has been watching "Project Farm" videos.

[@ClassicConsoleReview]

That dollar store oil’s virgin oil analysis was really nice. Good additive package too. Anyone who knows how to read an oil analysis would see that it outperformed the valvoline lmao

[@jonathandavis3312]

Exactly. It's almost like once they saw it was as good or better than valvoline they just shifted gears to something else and then ended the video. They also forgot to change the title to "Dollar store oil is actually pretty good"

[@BobbyNewhartFace]

I'm a cheap oil guy. I buy super tech from Walmart and I get their 10,000 mile synthetic. It has the letters API SN stamp on it. And you know that one of these other guys on the shelf is actually bottling it for them. In reality it is probably Castrol or Pennzoil. But I will not used unmarked gas station oil or dollar store oil. Some of those brands don't even have an API sticker. I saw something years ago where they tested a lot of it and it actually made engines wear much faster.

[@jackt883]

Should get Project Farm on board for some of these tests! :D

[@bmw3-er]

The southern accent is really strong on this Oil 😅

[@joshherrera4830]

Engine ol & orl 😂

[@StockDarkMatterGrayEB]

oAl

[@Buckarooskiczek]

As most trained mechanics will tell you, as long as it has that API sticker and you change oil every 3K - 5K miles, you’re good to go. Now that said, there is a huge debate in the motorcycle community over using “motorcycle oil” (specifically Motul) vs anything else. Motorcycles usually have lubrication systems that use the engine oil to also lubricate the gear box. Would be cool to see THAT comparison.

[@lopez6617]

New vehicles supposedly can now go 10,000 miles using 0-16 oil. My 2020 camry uses that. The owners manual recommends every 10k as well. Any thoughts?

[@Buckarooskiczek]

@@lopez6617 personally, I’d go 5K max. Big on maintenance..

[@jdm603jake]

James: "look out Daddy, baby's got molybdenum!!"

[@benjamingoodnight1025]

I have an oil leak in my truck... It’s a cool feature! Never have to change oil. Just add new in!

[@Zantrop64]

Someone's been watching project farm

[@DMtrivium07]

"Top shelf oil" lol my mind was thinking about something else. XD

[@Giuseppe326]

“Crude Oral” Oh no there can be height differences in my oral too

[@brycebeckett6654]

Thank god someone else is hearing this.

[@nathanjoseph4284]

Claim your "Who's here when the title was What is inside Dollar Store oil" ticket here.

[@harryandmarv6532]

Nice pickle

[@StockDarkMatterGrayEB]

I'll take one

[@minitrooper4260]

claimed

[@nathanjoseph4284]

@@harryandmarv6532 Thanks, it's my default vehicle in BeamNG Drive

[@initial6325]

sure

[@connorbergin4912]

It’s just like Project Farm 🤣

[@InspectorGyattget]

7:46, 9:17, 10:08, 10:16, 10:25, 10:47 im giving up, youve gotta be messing with us lmao

[@SavageBunny1]

The 99 cents store has Kendall sometimes.

[@amorton94]

Kendall is disgusting. It has an extremely high ash content resulting in lots of sludge.

[@alexj.5207]

Lol below your comment is a bot that copied your comment

[@joshuagibson2520]

Straight paraffin ash water.

[@emilevervaet7234]

In Belgium I can find Valvoline in the dollar store.

[@joshuagibson2520]

@@emilevervaet7234 most dollar stores have them in USA too. They're one of the higher price oils at my store. About $5.50 a quart.

[@kennytheamazing]

I see someone has been watching project farms!

[@nedlyest]

There was a time I used chainsaw bar oil when my jelopy dodge summit was below the stick. Worked fine had that extra viscosity.

[@CameronDocherty]

Love it.....but let's also give a shout-out to ProjectFarm, the OG of youtube oil testing!

[@corey8084]

"the additives are comparable" Did you not look at moly, boron, and magnesium? the cheap stuff had almost NO moly, little more than half the boron and practically no magnesium.

[@Soaraza_Enterprises]

Exactly. This probably makes up for most of the cost savings (other than marketing . . )

[@lonetrader1]

More natural and organic.......

[@bleach_drink_me]

you guys should test out some mechanic in a bottle type of products such as oil stop leak,or coolant leak/headgasket products. I personally don't recommend anyone use them unless it's a last resort before the car goes to scrap yard. aka low value cars that aren't worth putting the money into for a proper repair but need/want to keep them going just a little longer.

[@Litvagopnik]

"Oil Thief" *United States has left the chat*

[@joshuagibson2520]

I know super tech (walmart) was sent to the lab by project farm and tested. It is a great oil. I hope y'all are going to have some lab results on the $ store oil. A few years ago they were selling oil that only met requirements for cars made before 1988 and there was a huge class action.

[@motherjesse]

Lmfaooooo sup with that hair, Pumphrey? How did I miss this one when it came out? Awesome vid as usual from the greatest channel on youtube.