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

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626 hp and will get Mobil 1 5w-50.
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Story is towards the bottom. Sweet car.
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[ October 20, 2003, 02:11 PM: Message edited by: buster ]
 
Makes you wonder if the 5w50 grade of Mobil 1 will be coming to the US.
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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...

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
 
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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?
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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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"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?

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 ]
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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