diesel motor oil shortage coming to a neighborhood near you.
Looks like there is a huge shortage of additives that are used to make diesel motor oil.
By September you might not be able to get any.
This might also lead to a new/virgin plastic shortage.
https://naturalnews.com/2022-06-22-red- ... d-out.html
A plastic container shortage.
Diesel motor oil shortage coming.
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Diesel motor oil shortage coming.
'91 Golf gasser converted to a 12mm pump, M-TDI.
'84 1.6TD Rabbit with a VNT-15 turbo, still setup to run on vegetable oil.
'84 GTI with 1.7TD pistons and intercooled.
2003 TDI wagon
2000 TDI Jetta.
'84 1.6TD Rabbit with a VNT-15 turbo, still setup to run on vegetable oil.
'84 GTI with 1.7TD pistons and intercooled.
2003 TDI wagon
2000 TDI Jetta.
Re: Diesel motor oil shortage coming.
Bastards
A "shortage" in the US is clearly BS. The petro industry is MASSIVE compared to other countries. They're selling it out from under us.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Castrol-GTX ... /312677665
I was buying these up for a while, they were $12 until just recently.
A "shortage" in the US is clearly BS. The petro industry is MASSIVE compared to other countries. They're selling it out from under us.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Castrol-GTX ... /312677665
I was buying these up for a while, they were $12 until just recently.
81' Scirocco 1.6D (conversion)
86 Golf 1.6D
85' 300TD
86 Golf 1.6D
85' 300TD
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Re: Diesel motor oil shortage coming.
I lucked out and found one 5 gallon pail of rotella T6 for the TDI at fleet farm, with a rebate.
They are opening up the strategic reserve and sending it to other countries.
They are opening up the strategic reserve and sending it to other countries.
'91 Golf gasser converted to a 12mm pump, M-TDI.
'84 1.6TD Rabbit with a VNT-15 turbo, still setup to run on vegetable oil.
'84 GTI with 1.7TD pistons and intercooled.
2003 TDI wagon
2000 TDI Jetta.
'84 1.6TD Rabbit with a VNT-15 turbo, still setup to run on vegetable oil.
'84 GTI with 1.7TD pistons and intercooled.
2003 TDI wagon
2000 TDI Jetta.
Re: Diesel motor oil shortage coming.
My local Sam's Club just got a pallet of good 'ol 15w40 Delvac.
Box of 4 (1 gal) at $13 each.
Not great but I don't think it's going to get any better than that
so I picked it up to add to the stash.
Box of 4 (1 gal) at $13 each.
Not great but I don't think it's going to get any better than that
so I picked it up to add to the stash.
81' Scirocco 1.6D (conversion)
86 Golf 1.6D
85' 300TD
86 Golf 1.6D
85' 300TD
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Re: Diesel motor oil shortage coming.
I've seen more Rotella T4 and T6 at the local fleet farm too.
It's spendy though.
It's spendy though.
'91 Golf gasser converted to a 12mm pump, M-TDI.
'84 1.6TD Rabbit with a VNT-15 turbo, still setup to run on vegetable oil.
'84 GTI with 1.7TD pistons and intercooled.
2003 TDI wagon
2000 TDI Jetta.
'84 1.6TD Rabbit with a VNT-15 turbo, still setup to run on vegetable oil.
'84 GTI with 1.7TD pistons and intercooled.
2003 TDI wagon
2000 TDI Jetta.