Mobil 1 Factory fill in New Mercedez Benz SLR McLaren sports car

[buster]

626 hp and will get Mobil 1 5w-50.

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?front_door=true

Story is towards the bottom. Sweet car.

[ October 20, 2003, 02:11 PM: Message edited by: buster ]

 

[G-MAN]

Makes you wonder if the 5w50 grade of Mobil 1 will be coming to the US.

 

[crashz]

Nice! I wonder if the 5w-50 M1 is going to be similar to D1 5w-40. Hmmmm...

 

[F1Crazy]

quote:

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Originally posted by crashz:
Nice! I wonder if the 5w-50 M1 is going to be similar to D1 5w-40. Hmmmm...

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Not really, you can compare the basic info on these oils, though:

5W-50
Viscosity
cSt@40C_________104.9
cSt@100C________17.5
VIndex__________184
TBN -
Pour point________-54
Flash Point_______236
Density
@15C kg/l_______0.859
HT/HS___________4.21
ACEA____________A3/B3

Mobil Delvac1 5W-40

 

[Jelly]

quote:

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Originally posted by G-Man II:
Makes you wonder if the 5w50 grade of Mobil 1 will be coming to the US.

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"Question: Why do Castrol and others market SAE 5W-50 grade synthetic motor oil while ExxonMobil in North America does not? Does SAE 5W-50 offer advantages?
Question

SAE 5W-50 is not recommended for the vast majority of newer cars sold in North America. They are designed for SAE 0W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30 and 10W-30 grades...and this is what car manufacturers recommend."

Ok then Mobil...with that line of reasoning, why do you offer 15w-50?

 

[metroplex]

quote:

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"Question: Why do Castrol and others market SAE 5W-50 grade synthetic motor oil while ExxonMobil in North America does not? Does SAE 5W-50 offer advantages?
Question

SAE 5W-50 is not recommended for the vast majority of newer cars sold in North America. They are designed for SAE 0W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30 and 10W-30 grades...and this is what car manufacturers recommend."

Ok then Mobil...with that line of reasoning, why do you offer 15w-50?

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15W-50 is NOT used in most new modern OHC engines.

5W-20, 5W-30, and 10W-30 requirements are more common.

[ October 20, 2003, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: metroplex ]

 

[Dr. T]

Yeah I asked them that too. Never got a reply.

I think it's so that they can sell more of their thin 30 weight oils and cash in.

 

[buster]

Awesome car with an awesome oil. No need for that grade of oil in the US unless you have a Viper. This Benz is pushing 623HP so a 50wt makes sense here.

 

[Jimbo]

The dealers will probably be the only place to get it, just like 10W-60 Castrol for BMW "M" cars.

 

[theguru]

Mobil 1 5w-50 is the most common grade here and the biggest seller. Most stores only carry this grade and are unaware that there are other grades as well.

 

[Starbreaker666]

5w-20 - 20w50 is recommended for my wifes 03 hyundai sonata lx with he 2.7L v6.. all depends on climate.

 

[Silk]

Same here - just about all synths on the shelf are 5-50,Fuchs have the 0-20,but it's seldom used.Look hard and you will find other viscosities,but the public gets 5-50.

 

[sprintman]

M1 5W50 is all you ever see here. Was cheap too until Supersyn version was introduced recently. Distributors and a few dealers have 10W30 but that is unknown to 99.9% of the population.