Yes, you read that right. It's called G-Oil and according to the American Petroleum Institute (API) the new 5W-30 motor oil made from animal fat is just as good at keeping your engine running as a bottle of Pennzoil.
According to Green Earth Technologies, G-Oil is manufactured from fat from American-bred livestock and boasts that it takes, "three barrels of crude oil to make one barrel of motor oil, but it only takes one barrel of animal fat to produce one barrel of G-Oil."
Green Car Advisor: Motor Oil From Animal Fat Is First Bio-Oil to Win API Service Mark
firstwagon says:
09:45 AM, 03/11/09
LOL I can see PETA flipping out over this one.
dc325ix says:
10:31 AM, 03/11/09
what did they do with the animal fat before? what other uses does it have as it seems a great way to use a byproduct of the animal.
rick8365 says:
10:46 AM, 03/11/09
Soap
altimadude00 says:
11:19 AM, 03/11/09
Just you wait until they start selling bio-oil out the backs of liposuction agencies.
jackson611 says:
12:36 PM, 03/11/09
i dont think they realize that other parts of the 3 barrels of oil are used to make the bottle of oil, the gasoline that moves the wheels, the tires that drive on the road, and the asphalt that the car drives on. along with parts of the seat, bumpers, and other lubricants in the car.
bepperb says:
12:46 PM, 03/11/09
Right jackson, it should have read "it takes parts of three barrels of oil" but somehow the word parts never makes it past marketing departments.
desmolicious says:
01:48 PM, 03/11/09
Pig fat derived motor oil would go great in my Harley.
Of course my Ducati will demand the fat from ducks...
cx7lover says:
02:44 PM, 03/11/09
This isn't a bad idea. I wouldn't be the first to put in in my engine though. What's the price?
karjunkie says:
03:19 PM, 03/11/09
The only bad thing is you have to slip the engine a tablet of Lipitor every 1,000 miles
tryan says:
03:55 AM, 03/12/09
I, for one, would love to put this oil in a car with worn piston rings, and drive down the road leaving a trail of bacon aroma behind me...the world would be a happier place if everywhere you went smelled of bacon.
Seriously, though, G-Oil? I get the reference to being 'Green', but it sounds like it's analogous to 'Pimp Juice' for the automotive world...perhaps it'll be standard in every Escalade sold from now on...=)
actualsize says:
08:40 AM, 03/12/09
No prices yet, not even a schedule. The press release says that they will "ship G-OIL to stores nationwide in the upcoming months".
G-oil comes from their overall product branding strategy: G-glass, G-wash, G-wheel, G-tire. There website (www.getg.com) and marketing theme is so green that I feel like I'm getting hit over the skull by a leprechaun armed with a shillelagh.
No Escalades in that parking lot, I suspect. Not until their stock price rises significantly above 60 cents a share, anyway.