Why 5.1 quart jugs?

[Chilly807]

Most of our oil containers here are 5.0 litres now. Both the last Castrol 5w20 and the Kubota 10w30 I bought was in 5 litre jugs. Previous to that it was in 4.4 litre jugs.

Sean

 

[sixdogs]

I have been buying Deere oil in 5 gallon containers. Much cheaper.
My old empty 5 qt containers get filled with oil as needed and I use the empty 5 gallon containers for waste oil.

 

[turbo36]

Wife used to take her car (now MINE) to dealership for oil changes, well the manual calls for 4.5 quarts. After a few changes I noticed invoice for oil changes read "Quantity 10" (half-quarts) @ $1.00 per half-quart. Took invoices to service department and told them either they were overfilling the engine by a half quart or cheating customers by selling them for half-quart not actually put in engine. They would not give me a straight answer so I went to dealership owner with papers and he said I am sorry let me give you the next two oil changes for free, well I told him I wasn't returning for ANY reason and you know what you can do with your free oil changes, you and service manager both. Frickin' crooks. I know they were charging for the half quart not actually added.

Are you sure the 4.5 capacity includes the filter?

 

[Andrewnewy]

Gee sounds very confusing!!!!! It very simple here!
1 liter
5 liter
20 liter
200 liter
Or bulk, by the liter!
All the companies/brands are the same across the whole country!

Sounds like the US needs to move to the 20th century and become metric

 

[JDgreen227]

Are you sure the 4.5 capacity includes the filter?

POSITIVE.....!!!!!!! When I change the oil and filter and use the same AC/Delco the service place used, the recommended 4.5 quarts added makes the dipstick read full. Owners manual also states 4.5 refill with filter. (GM 3.8 liter V6)

Oh, and for what it is worth, I am the OP on this thread, and the Meijers store is now CLOSING OUT the the GALLON jugs of oil, so perhaps the 5.1 is the wave of the future.

 

[Soundguy]

utf I buy in 5g pails.. but have still been getting engine oil in 1-2g jugs. might investigat ethe price savings on a 5g pail now that I have a few bbl pumps.

soundguy

 

[Diamondpilot]

Oh, and for what it is worth, I am the OP on this thread, and the Meijers store is now CLOSING OUT the the GALLON jugs of oil, so perhaps the 5.1 is the wave of the future.

Any deals on the closeout 1 gallons jugs?

Chris

 

[kevinj]

utf I buy in 5g pails.. but have still been getting engine oil in 1-2g jugs. might investigat ethe price savings on a 5g pail now that I have a few bbl pumps.

soundguy

Around here 2 of the 2.5 gallon jugs are about .25 more than 1 five and a lot easier to handle.

 

[Wombat125]

Sounds like the US needs to move to the 20th century and become metric

Totally agree. In 1980, President Carter told us in middle school that it was going to happen any day now. Still waiting...

My Jeep had a nice mix of SAE, metric, and torx fasteners.

 

[JDgreen227]

Any deals on the closeout 1 gallons jugs?

Chris

For an example, Pennzoil conventional oil per gallon was $12.59, now $10.59. Mobil 1 Full Synthetic was $20.99 per gallon, now $17.99. Quaker State conventional was $9.99 per gallon, now $$7.99. Others have identical savings, however, the disclaimer says Royal Purple, 2-stroke oil, and diesel oil gallons are excluded from sale.