Pennzoil

Yellow oil brand

Pennzoil is a brand of motor oil and automotive lubricants, one of the most recognized in the United States.

The name combines Pennsylvania (where the company originated, drawing on the state's early petroleum industry) with oil.

Time for an oil change—I usually go with Pennzoil.

automotive

engine

Machine producing motion

service · maintenance · mechanic · garage · lube job · mileage · interval · viscosity · flush · technician

lubricant

viscosity

Fluid's flow resistance

  • frictionResistance between touching surfaces
  • greaseThick oily lubricant
  • slickSmooth or craftily adept

film · lubricity · protective · synthetic blend · conventional · additive · detergent · dispersant

competitors

Quaker State

Penn's woods, nicknamed

ExxonMobil · BP · Kendall

brand

Houston

Texas's largest city

racing · advertising · natural gas

synthetic

full synthetic

Entirely man-made composition

fuel economy · cold start · high-performance · turbocharged · longevity

Categories
Opposites
lubricant vs. abrasive/friction

Pennzoilsandpaper

Abrasive-coated finishing material

abrasive · grit · sand · friction · rust

motor oil brand rivalry

PennzoilQuaker State

Penn's woods, nicknamed

Castrol

petroleum lubricant vs. fuel

Pennzoilgasoline

Refined petroleum vehicle fuel

diesel fuel · petrol · kerosene · jet fuel

Family

penny, pennies, oil, oils, oily, oiled, oiling, oilier, oiliest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G