Is M1 Higher Mileage Formula Safe for new Cars?

[Giles]

I purchased some Mobil 1 SuperSyn 10w30 labeled "For Higher Mileage Cars". I also have some 5w30 labeled "For Newer Vehicles". When I bought the 10w30, I assumed the 10w30 was labeled as such because most new vehicles recommend 5w30. I also suspected it was just a marketing thing.

Is it safe to run this 10w30 in a new vehicle? Does Mobil make a 10w30 SuperSyn for "Newer Vehicles"?

I'm doing a VOA on the 10w30 to see what I have, but it won't tell me what the ester makeup is. So I guess I'm wondering if this is just a marketing label, or do they really have a high mileage formula in the SuperSyn? It's in the 5qt bottle I bought at Walmart.

[ January 05, 2003, 11:17 PM: Message edited by: Giles ]

 

[mormit]

If your owner's manual says 10W-30 is fine, use it.

Mobil's 'Older Vehicle Formula', 'New Car Formula', 'Red Car with Racing Stripe Formula' is all marketing hype. Go with the weight your owner's manual says.

 

[G-MAN]

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Originally posted by mormit:
If your owner's manual says 10W-30 is fine, use it.

Mobil's 'Older Vehicle Formula', 'New Car Formula', 'Red Car with Racing Stripe Formula' is all marketing hype. Go with the weight your owner's manual says.

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Yes, and for the 10w30, it seems to have backfired. The new 10w30 bottles are coming in with "Multi-vehicle Formula" on them.

 

[MolaKule]

Same oil same bottle, different label.

 

[Giles]

Thanks for the reassurances but I just sent in a sample for VOA just to see if I got the moly version or not.

You have to love marketing. They really can confuse things for those that care

 

[MolaKule]

If I'm not mistaken, the SL version of Tri-Syn had moly in it as well.

 

[Patman]

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Originally posted by MolaKule:
If I'm not mistaken, the SL version of Tri-Syn had moly in it as well.

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I believe this to be true, as my mom's oil sample showed 18ppm of moly, and I changed her oil with SJ formula TriSynthetic, but topped it up with 1 liter of SL formula TriSynthetic along the way.

My sister's car is now running SL formula TriSynthetic, so in mid March when I change it out we'll see just how much moly is in a full crankcase of it.