Mobil 1 threatened by SuperTech!
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Buy the Mobil 1, the end.
Yes...notice also that the SuperTech is only SN while the Mobil 1 is SQ.
Just funny that SuperTech was $1 less and XOM dropped their price to beat SuperTech by $1
Kind of odd isn't it.? Went to get 2 jugs of Mobil 1 FS 0w40 about 7 weeks ago at Walmart none to be found. So got some from amazon also $24.97 each decided good price so I ordered 2 more jugs. My C7 Z06 takes 9 1/2 qts so just about 2 jugs an oil change. 
The Mobil would need to be 20% or more expensive for me to choose SuperTech over Mobil 1 Personally.
Nothing against SuperTech, I just prefer Vertically Integrated XOM as they are able to provide insanely good performance for value due to their market position and economy of scale.
Case in point, The Mobil 1 ESP line is a phenomenal primarily PAO/Ester base oil with an awesome additive package for $25-28 per 5qt at Walmart.
Nothing against SuperTech, I just prefer Vertically Integrated XOM as they are able to provide insanely good performance for value due to their market position and economy of scale.
Case in point, The Mobil 1 ESP line is a phenomenal primarily PAO/Ester base oil with an awesome additive package for $25-28 per 5qt at Walmart.
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Please, help me see the threat.
I agree. It seems SuperTech is threatened by Mobil 1, if anything.
IMO, Valvoline might be a threat to EOM, as Kirkland might be a threat to Supertech.
I dig the ESP product EOM offers as well as FS Euro 0w-40. Now if Supertech came out with their version of ESP 0w-30….
I dig the ESP product EOM offers as well as FS Euro 0w-40. Now if Supertech came out with their version of ESP 0w-30….
This is probably Walmart trying to move product not a Mobil rebate or discount unless otherwise stated.
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Sounds crazy, but I really don't think XOM gives a rat's crapper about beating the price of a Warren Oil sub brand. It ain't like Porsche and GM have executives in a boardroom where they are considering using SuperTech as factory fill in their engines.
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Mobil 1 FS 0W-40 and bunch of other Mobil oils (except ESP) are on $25 sale for 5 qts for at least a year.
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Threat?
One has actual manufacturer approvals and the other does not.
I've used both SuperTech and Mobil 1 in my cars, in my Crown VIc, with the 4.6l engine, the Supertech gives the motor a different sound, it clatters a bit when first started after its sat for a while, it don't do that on Mobil 1.
SuperTech also gets dirty faster, at 4K its well past its time for a change, while with Mobile 1 the oil looks good even beyond 5k. I still dump it at 5k but I never felt I could let the SuperTech go that far.
I did buy a 15 gallon barrel of Supertech 10W-30 Synthetic for small engine use but I'll stick to Mobile 1 for my cars and trucks.
SuperTech also gets dirty faster, at 4K its well past its time for a change, while with Mobile 1 the oil looks good even beyond 5k. I still dump it at 5k but I never felt I could let the SuperTech go that far.
I did buy a 15 gallon barrel of Supertech 10W-30 Synthetic for small engine use but I'll stick to Mobile 1 for my cars and trucks.
So SuperTech cleans better than Mobil 1?
I don't know if it cleans better or not but with Mobile one the oil doesn't get that burnt smell at 4k. The Supertech smelled old or burnt, as if it had been in there for 10k or more. With Mobile 1 there's nothing to 'clean'. I had my doubts if the Supertech was really pure synthetic. It doesn't feel the same between your fingers as Mobile one, the same weight oil feels thinner and less slippery somehow. It reminds me more of the Motorcraft Synthetic Blend oil that Ford sells.
I only ran the Supertech once in that car, right away I noticed the noise on start up, and when I got that stuff out of there and went back to Mobil 1, the noise was gone. The car only has 25,000 miles on the engine, I bought it new, it rarely gets driven. I have the same engine in a same year Grand Marquis too. The Mercury has only ever had Mobile 1 5W-30, the engine inside is spotless, that one round of Supertech left the Ford's engine stained brown inside, under the oil cap and around the filter area. Before that it looked new. To be fair, neither car sees more than a few hundred miles a year but I won't likely ever use Super Tech again in my cars or trucks.
I don't think its bad oil but its not Mobile 1.
My last Crown Vic, a 1990, ran 265,090 miles on nothing but Mobil 1, when I pulled the engine for a freshen up, it was like new inside. I ran a ball hone through it, fit some new rings and bearings and put it back in I ran it for two more years till my ex totaled it at 301k. I kept the motor, its in a buddies pickup still today.
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