I have been an avid Mobil1 user since '96. I have never seen a 10w40 Mobil1 oil. I am the type to go to all kinds of stores looking at what they have and finding the best deal. All I've seen was the green, blue, and red cap'ed Mobil1. I'm not saying that they never made it, but it definately was not as easily available as the others.
You are right. It was very difficult to find. I don't remember what color the top had, but I used to find it at Target and would buy a couple of cases when they had it. The difficulty in finding it also caused me to reread the owners manual because I could not find any once.
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"From the results I've received, I have determined that in my VR6, Valvoline 5w-40 yields superior performance with lower wear metals and greater durability than Mobil 1 5w-30."
This is true and if I were he, I would not look any further either as that Synpower analysis shows excellent results.[/QB][/QUOTE]
I agree with your statement that Synpower worked for the originator of the year old e-mail.
My point in my response was to Red Baron Golf's comments below.
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I just read this thread from oilanalysis.com Seems like Mobil 1 may not be the cat's *** afterall...[/QB][/QUOTE]
My point was to make sure that before anybody makes a statement about an oil, that they make sure they are basing it on an apples to apples comparison.
FWIW, since all this controversy with Mobil 1, I put in Synpower in both of my cars during their last change.
