I am rather new to this site and enjoy it! I am also in the process of switching to M1 in my '97 Camry from Dino. I have had good results from Dino with 3 month / 3K mile OCI for its entire life, and I recently verified that my engine internals are not slugged at all, a big concern for this particular engine! One of the reasons that M1 appealed to me is Mobil's claim that it is much less volatile and will only experience ~50% of the volume reduction of Dino. I carefully measure the oil I pour into my car everytime I change the oil (I buy 5 quart jugs and I need 3.6 liters) and have wondered where the oil was going between changes since I have also measured the oil coming out of the oilpan + filter (trust me: no leaks / no burning). Note that I have observed this oil loss effect on a number of cars that I have had in 30 years - it never occurred to me that the lighter components of motor oil are actually so volatile that they "evaporate" and get pulled into the PCV system! I have noticed the PCV valve and associated tubing have oil in them, but not blocking anything. I was not concerned because every car I have ever owned had this --> now I think that this is "volatized oil" and this oil will aid the formation of intake and combustion chamber deposits for a frequent oil-changer like me! Do you all agree?
In your experience do you agree with Mobil's claim that M1 does not volatize like Dino and I should observe much less oil volume reduction between oil changes? This of course assumes no leaks or burning.
Best wishes as you motor along!
SWS
In your experience do you agree with Mobil's claim that M1 does not volatize like Dino and I should observe much less oil volume reduction between oil changes? This of course assumes no leaks or burning.
Best wishes as you motor along!
SWS