Mobil 0w-40 GREEN!!! in color...and one more ?

[blaze1]

Did my oil change on my 06 VW MKV GTI and noticed this oil had a green tint!!

Are all mobil 1 products like this, or just the 0w40?

And another thing, why is GC still labeled good for VW 502 spec.... but not on current approved oil lists. Because of this I'm very weary of using GC.

 

[wavinwayne]

1. I have never noticed a green tint on any of the M1 0w40 I've used. Maybe I just wasn't looking close enough?

2. GC has never been on VWOA's 502.00 approved oils list. Why? Who knows.....

Want my advice? OK here it is; stick to an oil that is shown on the VW 502.00 approved oils list while under warranty. M1 0w40 and Castrol Syntec 5w40 are the most readily available.

 

[JAG]

The factory fill on my 2003 VW GTI 1.8T had a green tint but it was not Mobil 1. Are you saying your factory fill had a green tint or that Mobil 1 0W-40 that you put in had a green tint?

 

[dwendt44]

European auto makers seem to like a little heavier oil, so they spec XW-40 weight oil.
GC is only a -30 weight.

 

[jesbo]

Originally Posted By: dwendt44
European auto makers seem to like a little heavier oil, so they spec XW-40 weight oil.
GC is only a -30 weight.


True, according to labeling.. But a number of threads here report that analysis has shown GC really is closer to a 40 weight at operating temperatures.

 

[blaze1]

Originally Posted By: JAG
The factory fill on my 2003 VW GTI 1.8T had a green tint but it was not Mobil 1. Are you saying your factory fill had a green tint or that Mobil 1 0W-40 that you put in had a green tint?



The Mobil 1 I was putting in had a green tint.

Quote:
1. I have never noticed a green tint on any of the M1 0w40 I've used. Maybe I just wasn't looking close enough?


Me neither.... I work at auto zone and put it in old ladies Mercedes all the time, never really noticed. But that's in day light, when I did the change it was at night with a spot light.

 

[Buffman]

Perhaps something new? in the 3 OCIs I ran with m1 0w40 awhile ago it was standard oil color.

 

[blaze1]

This picture was taken from a MKV website.....

Looks pretty green to me....

 

[Doug Hillary]

Hi,
my Mum used to make great jelly deserts - in various colours

It was all in the dye!

 

[pezzy669]

Just put 6 quarts of this $7/quart oil in my car. No green I am aware of and does not seem to be anything special IMO.

Well despite that Volkswagens are junk anyways.

 

[Buffman]

Originally Posted By: blaze1
This picture was taken from a MKV website.....

Looks pretty green to me....


have the owner of the picture give source to where he got the m1 and the date codes on the oil...

That's a fairly strong green also.

G GC:

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Buffman
Originally Posted By: blaze1
This picture was taken from a MKV website.....

Looks pretty green to me....


have the owner of the picture give source to where he got the m1 and the date codes on the oil...

That's a fairly strong green also.

G GC:

If you note when the GC hits the funnel, it looks amber because the funnel is yellow, and the M1 is going into a BLUE funnel, which will make the oil look green. It's unfortunate it's not a side-shot, which would give us a more "true" profile of the oil's colour, as I am quite sure the colour of the funnel is the reason it looks so green.

 

[Johnny]

Agreed. The funnel and the lighting make it look green. I have some with a date code that says it was made last month and it is not green.

pezzy669: It is a very good oil and have to disagree with you assessment of VW's.

 

[JAG]

I've tinkered with M1 0W-40 a lot under many lighting and background conditions. It can have a slight greenish tint but it is predominantly a gold/brown color.

With all of the approvals this oil has and the interchange rules on ingredients, it could cost XOM a lot of money to make a significant change to this oil. It is not often updated. It used to meet API SL years ago and now meets API SM and there was a formulation change but such a change has a large reward from XOM's perspective.

 

[Audi Junkie]

It was just cheaper for XOM to re-bottle GC from BitOGer's defunct stashes than to brew their oil 0w-40.

 

[Shannow]

You mean they tapped the "strategic reserve" ?

 

[designer_7]

does it really matter what "color" the oil is???

 

[wavinwayne]

Originally Posted By: designer_7
does it really matter what "color" the oil is???


Of course not. What matters is the color of the oil bottle. The yellow bottle is the one you want to avoid; that oil has wax and causes sludge.

 

[lars11]

But isn't it great that oil companies at last jumped on the "Green technology" bandwagon?

 

[Craig in Canada]

Originally Posted By: designer_7
does it really matter what "color" the oil is???


If M1 0W40 was coming out green, it would have signaled a change in formulation of a widely-used and widely-loved oil. That's why it matters.