You think this will take the place of Mobil 1 Extended Performance? Or just a slight variation in the formula and a new product?
Mobil 1 "Advanced Clean" 5w-30
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I guess we’ll see. Maybe XOM will test the waters first. I see no need for two 20k oils.
The oil probably cleans very well, but why do you expect to clean the same way as Valvoline Restore and Protect?
I think this oil is the new vanilla or the main line of Mobil. If it was the new EP, why would you get rid of the EP instead of just add Advanced Clean along with it?
I think this oil is the new vanilla or the main line of Mobil. If it was the new EP, why would you get rid of the EP instead of just add Advanced Clean along with it?
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Mobil 1 vanilla is 10k rated. Only EP and now Advance Clean are 20k rated. Mobil will still want a full range of good, better, best.
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...and Mobil 1 Hybrid is 15K, i believe.
I'd agree with that, but "cold" as I meant it is frigid like northern MN, so it's more of an extreme case.
A cab that idles and is warm all day and never has any real load on it (how could it? It never get to go fast!) is actually the easiest duty an engine and oil can have.
Not the only instance where the "experts" at CR had no clue, but a notable one.
Very logical question.
Glenda W. says that is either of those because the 20K miles claim.
How I see it
- the current color of EP is golden yellow
- the Advanced Clean is blue
- on the back of AC it says "Keeps your engine running like new" which is the tag line of the current vanilla Mobil 1.
However the right sight of the front label on AC (where the honey combs are) is light grey, where vanilla Mobil 1 is black. Also it says New on the front label. So it looks like more like a new product.
Why Mobil would ditch EP as a term for Advance Clean?
I dont see any way they ditch EP not after 20 years. If anything EP will become a 25k mile oil
One other thought…just thinking out loud
I’m wondering with so many manufacturers moving to longer drain intervals/change at OLM notifications if Mobil 1 is developing products developed to fit those parameters with the SQ oils?
My wife’s Chevy OLM just went off at 12,700 highway miles since she commutes 150 miles a day. With vanilla Mobil 1 being a D1G3 10k oil it seems like an odd overlap having an oil that only advertises 10k. (She runs EPHM)
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I’m wondering with so many manufacturers moving to longer drain intervals/change at OLM notifications if Mobil 1 is developing products developed to fit those parameters with the SQ oils?
My wife’s Chevy OLM just went off at 12,700 highway miles since she commutes 150 miles a day. With vanilla Mobil 1 being a D1G3 10k oil it seems like an odd overlap having an oil that only advertises 10k. (She runs EPHM)
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Not a bad idea. Complete with Castrol EDGE Extended Performance 25k.
My AAP has the new Mobil 1 oil but won’t put it on shelves. They wouldn’t even sell me a 5quart jug let alone a single quart. 
That’s an interesting direction because why create something that could compete with sales of EP; unless it’s literally just to expand the Mobil 1 portfolio? Valvoline Restore and Protect may be effecting sales to that effect so it’s worth dropping a new line that markets itself as a competitor indirectly in name alone. It makes sense to get more eyes and buyers on their brand even if some EP users swap that would otherwise consider using Valvoline Restore and Protect or vice versa (a possible Valvoline Restore and Protect buyer sees Advanced Clean first vs a competitor doing same thing, but doesn’t dig into details, just buys off the label etc)
IIRC, Mobil 1 oils are usually at the front of most Walmart oil sections. Valvoline’s offerings tend to hide near the back of the oil section. It may seem like a small thing, but people that run and buy the first thing that say it’s a synthetic oil in the appropriate grade? Easy sale.
It would be the similarities to EP that have me wondering - why do you need both Advanced Clean and EP in the line up ?
Yeah I doubt they drop Mobil 1 Extended Performance. Too many loyal customers.
It is getting crazy
Maybe this could even be an AAP exclusive product
Back in the day I was hoping Mobil would just make the standard Mobil 1 a 15k-20k mile oil, then offer Mobil 1 Extended Performance as a non-approved use out of warranty oil that is boutique level. Instead they're fragmenting their line into small niche oils.
Why have two High Mileage oils? Mobil 1 High Mileage, Mobil 1 High Mileage EP.....seems redundant.
Why have two High Mileage oils? Mobil 1 High Mileage, Mobil 1 High Mileage EP.....seems redundant.
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