zoomzoom Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Ive seen this brand at supercheap for while now. Today I decided to put some of the 10w30 cherokee semi synthetic in a barina. $33 for 5L. There's quite a selection of viscosities in both semi synth and full synth, at prices which are average or lower than competitors. However I don't see a lot of reference to this oil on the net and I get the impression that it isn't selling much. Anyone else tried this stuff? Ive used nulon 10w40 full synth exclusively in the stagea, but even when its on special at $45 I still think I could go for cheaper oil! Since there is a better selection than gulf western in terms of viscosities, I might use it for all the family cars. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben C34 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 What rating is the oil? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7296423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 They have an oil called WRX. Cool. Their office is near Maastricht? (Belgium/Netherlands border) Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7296800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomzoom Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 What rating is the oil? This is the one I purchased http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/Chief-Cherokee-Engine-Oil-10W-30-5-Litre.aspx?pid=344487#@cross Here are the listed specs http://media.supercheapauto.com.au/sca/files/user/content/chief-oils/msds/344487.pdf http://media.supercheapauto.com.au/sca/files/user/content/chief-oils/tds/344487.pdf Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7296945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomzoom Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 They have an oil called WRX. Cool. Their office is near Maastricht? (Belgium/Netherlands border) On the container it states that it's made in the Netherlands. The very american branding threw me off, ie, chief, chicasaw, cherokee, etc. It would probably be considered racially insensitive in america Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7296953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Dilemma! Trust the Aussies (Nulon and Penrite), or go for some Dutch goodness? Hahaha. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7297778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkie Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Euro stuff is always good. But I been liking Penrite a lot lately, my 35 loves the 10-40 everyday synth stuff for less than 50 bucks a bottle Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7297844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 You'd trust Dutch engineering as well if you visited their country Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7299090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkie Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Yeap been there. Amsterdam is freaken awesome Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7299279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankur Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Hi Mates! Please note this oil is terrible...it disappears in around 5000 kms on a Subaru..I am talking well maintained healthy car and most of the cars. Came out as an experiment. That's why perhaps Supercheap has got rid of all of it. And I can't leave a review anymore. I would warn again6using this oil for other than top-up. Or keep an eye and keep roping up ...I am sure it's dodgy and there is something wrong with this product..it burns lime fuel...I am sure ..I am collecting more evidence...I had to try to save others from trouble. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7943239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankur Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Beware.be very carefully of using chief Cherokee if you don't wanna loose your car. Cheers Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7943240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben C34 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 34 minutes ago, Ankur said: Hi Mates! Please note this oil is terrible...it disappears in around 5000 kms on a Subaru..I am talking well maintained healthy car and most of the cars. Came out as an experiment. That's why perhaps Supercheap has got rid of all of it. And I can't leave a review anymore. I would warn again6using this oil for other than top-up. Or keep an eye and keep roping up ...I am sure it's dodgy and there is something wrong with this product..it burns lime fuel...I am sure ..I am collecting more evidence...I had to try to save others from trouble. Subaru is hardly a good example. They burn oil like crazy at the best of times 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7943243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboTapin Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 9 hours ago, Ben C34 said: Subaru is hardly a good example. They burn oil like crazy at the best of times and that's only when they're not busy spinning bearings or blowing head gaskets. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7943251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSBoy Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 hours ago, TurboTapin said: and that's only when they're not busy spinning bearings or blowing head gaskets. Bullshit! All three happen all the time, continuously and simultaneously. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7943261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bogan Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 4 hours ago, GTSBoy said: Bullshit! All three happen all the time, continuously and simultaneously. Are we talking about RB's?.... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7943276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSBoy Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, mlr said: Are we talking about RB's?.... We weren't. To be fair, while those things happen on RBs, they happen because of people being stupid in one way or another. When it happens on Subarus, it happens just driving down to the shops. 1 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7943277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 My Subaru hit 260,000 km without issue. EJ255 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7943330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSBoy Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 That was 130000 km overdue for a headgasket, ignition coil failure, and all the rest. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7943337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niZmO_Man Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Good thing I sold the car to a mechanic hehe. It actually barely used any oil, I was impressed. Gen 5 is best gen (Liberty/Legacy). Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7943338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomzoom Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Lol @ the idiot OP shopping at supercheap. OK, occasionally they have the odd decent item at a decent price, but mostly it's over-priced poor quality stuff. Sometime soon after I must have switched to getting all my oil at costco, getting Nulon full synthetic around $7-8 per litre when on special. Get oil filters in bulk online, too. Barely set foot into supercheap auto anymore. I ran that chief/cherokee stuff in a few econo cars and never had an issue, but just switched to nulon when I could get full synth stuff at the same price. I must have run the stagea on nulon for around a decade now, and the only difference I could remember is that some semi-synth stuff I used caused lifter noise at startup, went away after switching to Nulon. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/443730-chief-oil/#findComment-7945738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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