If that weight of oil were specified and this product certified by my vehicle's manufacturer, I'd have no reservations about running it. I've had outstanding service from Mobil 1 oils since my very first car, and every vehicle since. I've run other oils on occasion, but mostly Mobil 1 products. I doubt they are going to put an engine damaging oil or short lived oil on the market, particularly with the Mobil 1 brand behind it. If they were going to do that, they wouldn't put their name on it. They'd put Dollar General on it.
Green oil from Mobil 1
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Originally Posted By: jongies3
I guess I'm the only one that would have a hard time putting oil in my engine that's not amber brown like normal. Green, purple, or red, no thanks! I'd rather the money be spent on the additive pack, not the color of the oil personally..
If you read the article it says the oil is green because of the formulation. Not an added color like Royal Purple.
I guess I'm the only one that would have a hard time putting oil in my engine that's not amber brown like normal. Green, purple, or red, no thanks! I'd rather the money be spent on the additive pack, not the color of the oil personally..
If you read the article it says the oil is green because of the formulation. Not an added color like Royal Purple.
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Originally Posted By: tig1
Originally Posted By: jongies3
I guess I'm the only one that would have a hard time putting oil in my engine that's not amber brown like normal. Green, purple, or red, no thanks! I'd rather the money be spent on the additive pack, not the color of the oil personally..
If you read the article it says the oil is green because of the formulation. Not an added color like Royal Purple.
whether the the oil is Green, Purple, Amber, or Red, the color comes from Oil Soluble Dyes added during blending.
Originally Posted By: jongies3
I guess I'm the only one that would have a hard time putting oil in my engine that's not amber brown like normal. Green, purple, or red, no thanks! I'd rather the money be spent on the additive pack, not the color of the oil personally..
If you read the article it says the oil is green because of the formulation. Not an added color like Royal Purple.
whether the the oil is Green, Purple, Amber, or Red, the color comes from Oil Soluble Dyes added during blending.
Originally Posted By: IndyFan
If that weight of oil were specified and this product certified by my vehicle's manufacturer, I'd have no reservations about running it. I've had outstanding service from Mobil 1 oils since my very first car, and every vehicle since. I've run other oils on occasion, but mostly Mobil 1 products. I doubt they are going to put an engine damaging oil or short lived oil on the market, particularly with the Mobil 1 brand behind it. If they were going to do that, they wouldn't put their name on it. They'd put Dollar General on it.
I fully agree. Same here. I plan on using it as it meets the new JLR spec. Only other oil is Castrol Professional Edge E
If that weight of oil were specified and this product certified by my vehicle's manufacturer, I'd have no reservations about running it. I've had outstanding service from Mobil 1 oils since my very first car, and every vehicle since. I've run other oils on occasion, but mostly Mobil 1 products. I doubt they are going to put an engine damaging oil or short lived oil on the market, particularly with the Mobil 1 brand behind it. If they were going to do that, they wouldn't put their name on it. They'd put Dollar General on it.
I fully agree. Same here. I plan on using it as it meets the new JLR spec. Only other oil is Castrol Professional Edge E
Originally Posted By: MolaKule
Originally Posted By: tig1
Originally Posted By: jongies3
I guess I'm the only one that would have a hard time putting oil in my engine that's not amber brown like normal. Green, purple, or red, no thanks! I'd rather the money be spent on the additive pack, not the color of the oil personally..
If you read the article it says the oil is green because of the formulation. Not an added color like Royal Purple.
whether the the oil is Green, Purple, Amber, or Red, the color comes from Oil Soluble Dyes added during blending.
Not according to M1.
Originally Posted By: tig1
Originally Posted By: jongies3
I guess I'm the only one that would have a hard time putting oil in my engine that's not amber brown like normal. Green, purple, or red, no thanks! I'd rather the money be spent on the additive pack, not the color of the oil personally..
If you read the article it says the oil is green because of the formulation. Not an added color like Royal Purple.
whether the the oil is Green, Purple, Amber, or Red, the color comes from Oil Soluble Dyes added during blending.
Not according to M1.
I'll believe Molakule here. Same as Royal purple adding dye to their oils. Unless I see facts stating otherwise
Originally Posted By: tig1
Not according to M1.
tig1, dyeing is part of the oil formulation process. Just because Mobil never made a big song and dance about it before or made it very showy doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Not according to M1.
tig1, dyeing is part of the oil formulation process. Just because Mobil never made a big song and dance about it before or made it very showy doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Yeah, I could care less about a Mobil 1 "green dyed" oil
Get over it
Get over it
Originally Posted By: car51
Yeah, I could care less about a Mobil 1 "green dyed" oil
Get over it
OK. Ha! Actually I posted this for the Euro crowd that might be interested. Who knows, maybe Mobil 1 0w20 and 0-30AFE may be tinted Green as well in the future.
Yeah, I could care less about a Mobil 1 "green dyed" oil
Get over it
OK. Ha! Actually I posted this for the Euro crowd that might be interested. Who knows, maybe Mobil 1 0w20 and 0-30AFE may be tinted Green as well in the future.
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Does anybody know when it'll be released and in what markets? Didn't see that mentioned in the article. Thanks!
Originally Posted By: SavagePatch
Does anybody know when it'll be released and in what markets? Didn't see that mentioned in the article. Thanks!
I just called Mobil tech and they said it has not been released in the US market yet. He didn't have the info on the Euro market as of this time. However he did say 0-16 has been released in Euro.
Does anybody know when it'll be released and in what markets? Didn't see that mentioned in the article. Thanks!
I just called Mobil tech and they said it has not been released in the US market yet. He didn't have the info on the Euro market as of this time. However he did say 0-16 has been released in Euro.
tig1, maybe this one will have the BMW 0w-20 spec, too.
TIG1: I apologize sir for my harsh criticism of this oil.
I spoke to a customer service and technical person. They said it's for the European market only and won't be available in the U.SA. True or false, I'm not sure.
I spoke to a customer service and technical person. They said it's for the European market only and won't be available in the U.SA. True or false, I'm not sure.
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