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      10-15-2020, 06:21 PM   #1
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For any of you Canadians here...what is going on with finding the right oil (LL-01) for our cars!? Plenty of 'in stock' choices available south of the border.

Im out of warranty now and will be doing my own oil changes and for the life of me, i can not find an approved oil!

Im looking for 5w30 (would even settle for a 5w40). Car will be garaged once the snow starts to fly so i dont need 0wXX.

When did oil become so damn complicated? lol...

So we know LL-01 is recommended. But I cant find any.

I will be changing my oil more frequently than is recommended...like every 5-7000km. That being the case, can i just use a good fully synthetic like a Castrol Edge or a Pennzoil platinum performance?

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Pennzoil Platinum Euro meets LL-01. It's also 50% off right now

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/p...9356p.html#srp
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Pennzoil Platinum Euro meets LL-01. It's also 50% off right now

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/p...9356p.html#srp
This is LL-04...to do with sulphur content in fuels here vs EU.
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Pennzoil Platinum Euro meets LL-01. It's also 50% off right now

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/p...9356p.html#srp
Saw this today. If you look at the pic showing the back label, it's a different version lol.

I was at crappy tire today...two of them...and all they had was the L version (LL-04).
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Saw this today. If you look at the pic showing the back label, it's a different version lol.

I was at crappy tire today...two of them...and all they had was the L version (LL-04).
Interesting. The Pennzoil site does it have it as being ok for both LL-01 and LL-04

https://www.pennzoil.com/en_ca/produ...inum-euro.html

Motul 8100 5W-40 could be used (igarage in markham has a ton)

If you really need, I could sell you a jug and a bit of Pennzoil Euro 5w-40, LL-01 since i bought some last time during the sale.
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No you need pennzoil platnium euro 5w40, only the 40 weight version of platnium euro is LL01 approved. Castrol's current lineup of offerings is inferior to penzzoil platnium euro 5w40 as pennzoil uses a GTL base stock so it is quite clean. The new reformulation also brings HTHS up to 3.8 so it is currently the best oil available that is also LL01 approved imo only matched by motul xcess gen 2 which is 2X more expensive. So I would stick with PPE 5w40 at Canadian tire, no need to go south looking for oil as we have the 5L jugs readily available unlike in the US.
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Interesting. The Pennzoil site does it have it as being ok for both LL-01 and LL-04

https://www.pennzoil.com/en_ca/produ...inum-euro.html

Motul 8100 5W-40 could be used (igarage in markham has a ton)

If you really need, I could sell you a jug and a bit of Pennzoil Euro 5w-40, LL-01 since i bought some last time during the sale.
Also if you want motul don't buy the 8100 xmax 0w40 (not 5w40), because it is an older oil and at this point inferior to the pennzoil in terms of performance and specs. I would recommend getting the newly updated motul xcess gen 2 5w40 because the specs are vastly better and is equal to that of the pennzoil however much more expensive. So I recommend getting hte pennzoil when it is on sale again which should be in a month or so as Canadian tire frequently has oil sales.

Also lordco (if you guys have it out east) is where you want to be getting motul oil as they always have the latest and greatest oils available from motul and for a really good price.
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Saw this today. If you look at the pic showing the back label, it's a different version lol.

I was at crappy tire today...two of them...and all they had was the L version (LL-04).
black label is ultra platnium and not LL01 because NOACK is too high.
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If you really need, I could sell you a jug and a bit of Pennzoil Euro 5w-40, LL-01 since i bought some last time during the sale.
That's very kind of you. But I won't put you out...it's not a huge deal as my driving days for this season are numbered...but thank you again!
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No you need pennzoil platnium euro 5w40, only the 40 weight version of platnium euro is LL01 approved. Castrol's current lineup of offerings is inferior to penzzoil platnium euro 5w40 as pennzoil uses a GTL base stock so it is quite clean. The new reformulation also brings HTHS up to 3.8 so it is currently the best oil available that is also LL01 approved imo only matched by motul xcess gen 2 which is 2X more expensive. So I would stick with PPE 5w40 at Canadian tire, no need to go south looking for oil as we have the 5L jugs readily available unlike in the US.
That's the problem. Can't find it anywhere. Only the L version...which is LL-04...no bueno.

CDN tire, at least in the GTA (and online) doesn't have it.
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Saw this today. If you look at the pic showing the back label, it's a different version lol.

I was at crappy tire today...two of them...and all they had was the L version (LL-04).
Interesting. The Pennzoil site does it have it as being ok for both LL-01 and LL-04

https://www.pennzoil.com/en_ca/produ...inum-euro.html

Motul 8100 5W-40 could be used (igarage in markham has a ton)

If you really need, I could sell you a jug and a bit of Pennzoil Euro 5w-40, LL-01 since i bought some last time during the sale.
I'll check into these places. What sucks is they will likely not have them on sale like CT does with most oils (50% off). Thanks
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Now Canadian tire shows it in stock...now that sale is over lol. Guess they had just sold out quickly when sale began.

I'll have to wait for next sale and be quick!

I did get a rain check yesterday but clerk mistakenly wrote the sku for the L version😢. Maybe they will be cool about it and honour the rain check for the proper version.

Thanks guys for your input!
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I use this oil and many other people on here do also.

https://www.amazon.com/Pennzoil-Plat...e-b06387f8bcf1
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I use this oil and many other people on here do also.

https://www.amazon.com/Pennzoil-Plat...e-b06387f8bcf1
Thanks my friend...picked some up couple days ago. Soon as the recent sale ended a bunch appeared on the shelf at local cdn tire lol. Luckily I had a rain check so I scooped up 15L of the black gold😎
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Thanks my friend...picked some up couple days ago. Soon as the recent sale ended a bunch appeared on the shelf at local cdn tire lol. Luckily I had a rain check so I scooped up 15L of the black gold😎
Glad you ended up getting it!

If in the future you can't get Pennzoil in store just buy it online through Canadian tire they offer free shipping over a certain amount, and if I'm not mistaken it's imported to Alberta and there should be huge Canadian stock left over you'll just have to wait for it to be shipped.
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