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Major US Retailer Rations Motor Oil Due To Severe Global Shortage
CarBuzz ^ | 9/13/2026 | Silvian Secara

Posted on 09/13/2026 5:37:32 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...

"The global oil supply was hit hard by unrest in the Middle East at a time when it was already under pressure due to the Ukraine conflict. And, sadly, we don’t see signs of the situation improving anytime soon. Prices at the pump are thus continuing to climb, with diesel having recently hit an all-time high then climbed above a nationwide average of $6.

But if you thought expensive fuel was a problem, then you won’t be too happy to learn that things are looking even worse for motor oil. That's because it’s more profitable for oil companies to refine crude into the stuff that goes inside your gas tank, which has a compounding effect down the supply chain.

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(Excerpt) Read more at carbuzz.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Iran; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: globalism; globalists; iran; motoroil; neocons

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1 posted on 09/13/2026 5:37:32 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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Yahoo News

Costco Just Put a Purchase Limit on Its Motor Oil As Prices Surge

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/costco-just-put-purchase-limit-150000292.html


2 posted on 09/13/2026 5:38:00 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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3 posted on 09/13/2026 5:42:36 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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To: Its All Over Except ...

Anyone who put oil change lately wishes they hadn’t delayed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNAt3n5pLh8


4 posted on 09/13/2026 5:44:13 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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Meant to say “who put off oil change”


5 posted on 09/13/2026 5:44:51 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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Amazing how the costs of full synthetic lubricants are tracking with crude based products.


6 posted on 09/13/2026 5:56:49 PM PDT by P8riot (You will never know Jesus Christ as a reality in your life until you know Him as a necessity.)
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Yes. Insightful.

My Honda dealer did some routine maintenance work and said my oil change of synthetic had gone up since last time.


7 posted on 09/13/2026 5:59:20 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: frank ballenger

What a mess.


8 posted on 09/13/2026 6:04:29 PM PDT by gibsonguy ( )
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To: frank ballenger

My 2026 Toyota Corolla is covered for free oil changes as long as own it.


9 posted on 09/13/2026 6:04:34 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Work is best form of worship to God.)
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To: Its All Over Except ...

Got 5 5 qts and 5 filters for each car, truck.
Been waiting for this.

An Opa lesson, like “Always lead with your Left”.
Yep, weird family


10 posted on 09/13/2026 6:04:41 PM PDT by Macoozie (Roll MAGA, roll!)
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Great plan.


11 posted on 09/13/2026 6:05:00 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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Use cheaper regular oil. All my card went past 100,000 miles using cheapest oil, without engine breakdowns.


12 posted on 09/13/2026 6:07:52 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Work is best form of worship to God.)
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To: frank ballenger

I have always done my own fluid changes. My last two oil changes of Castrol Edge High Mileage have increased by over 10% each for just the cost of the oil.


13 posted on 09/13/2026 6:08:16 PM PDT by P8riot (You will never know Jesus Christ as a reality in your life until you know Him as a necessity.)
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Because "Full Synthetic" is a marketing term.

Almost all of the Fully Synthetic oils you see on store shelves is derived from conventional oil.

Many years ago Mobil filed suit against Castrol claiming that they were engaging in deceptive advertising by labeling conventionally derived lubricants as "Full Synthetic". The court found that the term "Fully Synthetic" refers to the oil's performance rather than it's composition or ingredients.

14 posted on 09/13/2026 6:11:27 PM PDT by Christopher
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"Costco Just Put a Purchase Limit on Its Motor Oil As Prices Surge"
By Rahaan Mazumder

Super Tech Full Synthetic SAE 5W-30 Motor Oil, 5 Quarts 5 out of 5 stars

$24.88$4.98/qt

15 posted on 09/13/2026 6:15:19 PM PDT by Justa (Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people....)
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Trump plans fallout...


16 posted on 09/13/2026 6:17:18 PM PDT by dpetty121263
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Scam or not Valvoline Restore and Protect Full Synthetic 5W-30 is all I put in my Camrys (>200K mi each). Keeps the rings from sticking and the valve guides clean.


17 posted on 09/13/2026 6:17:53 PM PDT by Justa (Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people....)
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