GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The war in Iran is hitting drivers in more ways than one — not just at the gas pump, but now at the oil change bay, too.
Patrick De Haan with GasBuddy said nearly half of the base oil used to manufacture synthetic motor oil is produced in the Middle East, and the flow of that supply is currently being disrupted.
“Those more manufacturer-specific types of lubes and motor oils are likely to be more impacted by a price increase of anywhere from 20 to 40%,” De Haan said…