Then how about the best off the shelf or generic product?The best of anything is rarely an off the shelf or generic product.
Then how about the best off the shelf or generic product?The best of anything is rarely an off the shelf or generic product.
Right now the best off the shelf oil is probably M1 ESPThen how about the best off the shelf or generic product?
Generic - ST or Kirkland.Then how about the best off the shelf or generic product?
Not to mention the impressively high flash point of 260C!
If you change at 5k or less, there really isn’t a best. Syn blends can compete in this mileage range. When you start going into the 20k territory is when it’s only logical to try a top tier oil. I’ve seen Mobil 1 ep put up a good fight in 20k+ intervals here and elsewhere. I’d never touch boutique oils when we have off the shelf oils that can easily keep up. That’s just my opinion of courseThen how about the best off the shelf or generic product?
LSjr tested a group of 5w-20 Mobil 1 oils and that Truck & SUV claim holds up. It also has exceptional oxidation resistance. Along with EP it has alkylated naphthalenes and that’s cool.5w30 Truck & SUV, claims better shear resistance. My $0.2
It is not marketing like some claim. Mobil 1 has a big reputation, they will not simply lie. Truck & SUV is legit. It is thinner for its grade but it should not shear so easily. Its 0w20 is 8.2 cst at 100 degrees, for comparison Amsoil SS 0w16 is 8.0. ESP 0w20 is 7.9LSjr tested a group of 5w-20 Mobil 1 oils and that Truck & SUV claim holds up. It also has exceptional oxidation resistance. Along with EP it has alkylated naphthalenes and that’s cool.
He also tested ESP 0w-40 x3 and that had great shear resistance too. Is that true for all the ESP oils, I don’t know, it didn’t have as good oxidation resistance and uses an ester co-base oil.
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Interesting. Thanks for sharing.Just for the sake of conversation Royal purple 0w-20 is 8.6 @ 100c, hths @ 2.7, tbn @ 8.9. and Cenex Maxtron 0w-20 is 8.7@ 100c, hths @ 2.7 ,,many other oils can easily compare or be even better than Mobil 1,,which is a fine oil of course, your uses may dictate the needs or how faithful you are to whatever brand you want to believe in.
There’s not a thing wrong with regular Mobil 1, millions upon millions of miles have been run on that oil.Wow, now some of us are even questioning the quality of "regular" Mobil1? Lol
Regular Mobil 1 0w16 got my van to almost 200,000 miles. MobilThere’s not a thing wrong with regular Mobil 1, millions upon millions of miles have been run on that oil.
However, with Amazon selling 5 quart jugs of regular and Truck & SUV for $24.97, seems sensible to go with the Truck & SUV.