if they are the same price...Mobil 1 or Mobil 1 Extended Performance?...

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with the current rebate and availability at Walmart the price is identical for either Mobil 1 5W-30 or Mobil 1 EP 5W-30...is there any reason to use or not use one over the other???...twin turbocharged V6 with 1 year or 5000 mile OCI...with my extended warranty I'd like to stay with a Dexos 1 (Gen 2 or Gen 3) licensed product...

I would appreciate any experience or thoughts you'd care to share...

Bill
 
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EP Means more TBN improvers and other additives.
These additives are not volume free, they have to displace something.
I strongly suspect the non EP oil to contain a higher base lube stock % and so give better lubricity.

I have no proof of this, just my gut feeling as a chemist, there is no free lunch.

If I dont do long intervals (say 8000 and up) I would pick the regular oil as the "extra stuff" will not add value at low OCIs and likely displaces something that does.
 
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For the same price, EP. If circumstances required me to go beyond the service interval, I could do it with confidence running an EP oil. Always good to have a safety margin when dealing with the world and all its "surprises" LOL
 
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