As per the title...
I was shopping around today for a 5qt jug of conventional 5W-30 to replace the empty one from my garage stash, and I couldn't find any from the usual brands! Walmart and O'Reillys both only had synthetic blends or full synthetic. That prompted me to do a little research and it looks like the major manufacturers are no longer producing conventional oils, at least in certain viscosities. Valvoline and Pennzoil's websites both seem to back this up. I could find some old stock on Amazon and Summit, but they were few and far between. I found some threads on other forums that seem to echo what I discovered today as well.
Am I going crazy or is this really a thing? Is conventional oil going away entirely?
I was shopping around today for a 5qt jug of conventional 5W-30 to replace the empty one from my garage stash, and I couldn't find any from the usual brands! Walmart and O'Reillys both only had synthetic blends or full synthetic. That prompted me to do a little research and it looks like the major manufacturers are no longer producing conventional oils, at least in certain viscosities. Valvoline and Pennzoil's websites both seem to back this up. I could find some old stock on Amazon and Summit, but they were few and far between. I found some threads on other forums that seem to echo what I discovered today as well.
Am I going crazy or is this really a thing? Is conventional oil going away entirely?