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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


              We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of Quaker State Corporation on Form S-8 for the registration of
250,000 shares of Capital Stock which may be issued under its 1996 Directors'
Fee Plan, and in the Section 10(a) prospectus used in connection therewith, of 
our report dated January 30, 1996, on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements and the financial statement schedule of Quaker State Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for the three years ended
December 31, 1995, which reports are incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
caption "Experts" in both the Form S-8 and the Section 10(a) prospectus.


                                        /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Dallas, Texas
June 12, 1996