Its turned in to fill up the windshield washer fluid and check the gas level please season here in the great white north. As a result I was in my local Canadian Tire scoring a couple of containers of washer fluid. While there, I always check the motor oil aisle because they regularly put Mobil 1 on sale, the 4.7l + 1l combo typically going on sale for around $35 Cdn. I buy because its not like your not going to use it and why pay regular price. I scour the aisle and find one rather dusty 4.4l jug of 10W-30 and no 1l containers anywhere to make up the requirement for the NSX. I look around some more and I don't see any 10W-30 synthetic in any other brands. There was a single row of Castrol and one other brand conventional 10W-30 and judging by the number of jugs in the rack it looks like they were not being replenished.
I asked the counter clerk what was going on and he said that the Mobil 1 10W-30 is being discontinued. He wasn't sure whether this meant that Canadian Tire was discontinuing it or Mobil was discontinuing production. He also said that they don't move much 10W-30 so perhaps its just that the chain decided to drop it. He said that they were recommending Mobil 1 5W-30 for people looking for 10w-30.
So, is 10W-30 going the way of the Doe doe? Conventional 10W-30 seems to be available for now; but, I like the idea of synthetic. However, I am not keen about the idea of having to order it on line. If Canadian Tire is not selling 10W-30 synthetic in any brand it is unlikely that 10w-30 synthetic is available locally for me. Any thoughts on substituting 5W-30 for the 10W-30?
I asked the counter clerk what was going on and he said that the Mobil 1 10W-30 is being discontinued. He wasn't sure whether this meant that Canadian Tire was discontinuing it or Mobil was discontinuing production. He also said that they don't move much 10W-30 so perhaps its just that the chain decided to drop it. He said that they were recommending Mobil 1 5W-30 for people looking for 10w-30.
So, is 10W-30 going the way of the Doe doe? Conventional 10W-30 seems to be available for now; but, I like the idea of synthetic. However, I am not keen about the idea of having to order it on line. If Canadian Tire is not selling 10W-30 synthetic in any brand it is unlikely that 10w-30 synthetic is available locally for me. Any thoughts on substituting 5W-30 for the 10W-30?