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Mix motor oil brands?

Is there any danger if you mix oil brands? Let’s say you’re dipstick shows you’re down a quart of oil since your last oil change. You don’t have the exact same brand as was used by the shop. The oil you have is the same viscosity and has the same oil rating (SN, SN+, etc), but it’s a different brand. So is it ok to mix oil brands? Yes. Every brand is a different recipe Some motor oil manufacturers refine their oil from crude all the way to Group III … Read More


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