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A Walmart service tech just made a bold claim about the company\u2019s auto care centers: They allegedly use recycled oil, not fresh oil, during customer oil changes.<\/p>\n
Trish (@pyt21_) didn\u2019t explicitly say how she knows this, though she implied she used to work there. In a now-viral TikTok, she accused Walmart Auto Care Centers of what could amount to negligent car care.<\/p>\n
\u201cA PSA to drivers who get their oil changed at Walmart,\u201d she begins, before adding that the workers there \u201care reusing old oil.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAny oil that I take out of people\u2019s cars\u2014that\u2019s what you\u2019re getting at Walmart,\u201d Trish says.<\/p>\n
As of Monday, her video has racked up over 468,000 views. In a follow-up, Trish tries<\/a> to back up her claims with receipts.<\/p>\n According to Trish, even though Walmart might filter the used oil, that process doesn\u2019t remove everything. \u201cAt the end of the day, they can\u2019t filter it out all the way,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd you\u2019re still reusing someone\u2019s old oil.\u201d<\/p>\n That, she warns, could impact your car in the long run. Conventional oil is designed to last up to 7,500 miles<\/a>\u2014but with reused oil, she says, that number may drop closer to 1,500.<\/p>\n So while Walmart might save you a few bucks, Trish argues it could cost you much more in engine damage.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you want to save $20 to [expletive] up your engine in the long run, that\u2019s on y\u2019all,\u201d she says. \u201cHow you treat your car is how your car is going to treat you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018Thought I Was Doing Him a Favor:’ Woman Tries to Tow in Husband\u2019s Ram Bighorn. Then She Makes a Common Mistake<\/a> In a second video, Trish points to online search results that show<\/a> Walmart does accept used motor oil for recycling. She cites a website explaining that used oil can be re-refined into new oil, used as industrial fuel, or turned into raw materials for other products.<\/p>\n \u201cRecycled used motor oil can be refined into new motor oil, used as a fuel source for certain furnaces or boilers, or used as raw materials in the petroleum industry,\u201d she reads.<\/p>\n Trish acknowledges that oil can be recycled, but remains skeptical that Walmart\u2019s recycled product is equal to fresh oil.<\/p>\n Not necessarily. Re-refined oil isn\u2019t just filtered\u2014it\u2019s completely processed<\/a> to remove contaminants and restore it to the same quality as new oil.<\/p>\n Re-refined oils meet the same industry standards and can be used interchangeably with fresh motor oil. In fact, reusing oil is often better for the environment<\/a> and conserves resources.<\/p>\n The California Department of Toxic Substances Control reports<\/a>, \u201cUsed oil can be re-refined over and over again, it never wears out\u2013it just gets dirty.\u201d<\/p>\n Walmart<\/a> doesn\u2019t specify on its website whether its oil is new or re-refined. Its site says it offers a variety of oils, including synthetic, high-mileage, and conventional.<\/p>\n Some drivers, nevertheless, are going to steer clear of Walmart.<\/p>\n In a popular subreddit thread<\/a>, one commenter wrote, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t [expletive] in a Walmart, let alone let their employees touch my fucking cars.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t even go there for groceries,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n \u201cI would DIY before bringing it there,\u201d a third chimed in.<\/p>\n Others shared horror stories from personal experience\u2014or from cars that came into their shops after a Walmart oil change. Their claims have more to do with the purported quality of the work than the oil itself.<\/p>\n \u201cI work at a different shop, and we get cars coming in from Walmart and Jiffy Lube all the time,\u201d one person said. \u201cThe number that were underfilled, have loose drain bolts, stripped drain bolts, or missing oil caps is asinine.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOne time, Walmart left a pair of pliers attached to the underside of my car, and they found themselves embedded in the brakes,\u201d another recalled.<\/p>\n Still, not everyone is convinced Walmart deserves the backlash. Some argue that oil changes<\/a> are simple enough to trust even a discount chain.<\/p>\n \u201cChanging the oil is one of the easiest things anyone can do on 99% of the cars on the road,\u201d one Reddit user wrote. \u201cYou will be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n A Walmart employee in the complaints department told\u00a0Motor1 <\/em>in a phone call Friday afternoon\u00a0that the company doesn’t have a media department or a corporate phone number for press. They also said that there is no manager of the company’s Auto Care Centers who can speak on behalf of all Walmart locations and said that they would need the specific location where this allegedly occurred to provide additional information or comment.<\/p>\n Walmart also didn’t respond to an inquiry sent via the contact form on its website Monday morning.<\/p>\n Motor1<\/em> has reached out to Trish via a TikTok comment. We’ll be sure to update this if she responds.<\/p>\n \u00a0 A Walmart service tech just made a bold claim about the company\u2019s auto care centers: They allegedly use recycled oil, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fast-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":671,"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions\/671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/statorgears.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Getting An Oil Change at Walmart\u2019s Auto Care Center<\/h3>\n
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