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Old 02-04-2009, 02:32 PM
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Oil recyle program?

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Originally Posted by yellit View Post
I noticed at the walmart here tonight that several of the regular rotella T 15W40 2.5 gallon had the foil seals removed and loose fitting caps....and spill marks on the container sides leading from the cap....

Looks like someone had swapped the oil with something cheaper....

Someone spoke of this on another thread and it looks like this is true....

Beware at walmart....

The only gallon of rotella synthetic did have the cap intact with the little break-away, anti- tamper ring in place so it was probably ok.....
A couple of years ago, I bought a case of quart bottles in a sealed carboard container (brand is not important). Opened the case and found all the bottles filled with used oil.
Apparently some crook bought a case, put the used oil back in the bottles and glued the cardboard back (on close examination after opening, you could tell the box had been reglued), and returned the oil to the store for a refund. The store now check the seals on refunds.
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