I will, but they'll have to pay for my overtime! 1.5x
I also worked on some holidays and that's 2.5x $
Mobil 1 Undeserved Bad Reputation?
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I also worked on some holidays and that's 2.5x $
Until then, silence.
I’ve run two 10k mile intervals in my mustang with Mobil 1, one with Valvoline and one with Castrol. Yeah Valvoline uses a lot of moly in their blend, Castrol uses titanium, guess which one did better? I can’t answer that because the wear metals aren’t significantly different. They’ve all held up and they’ve all ran fine.
Plasma spectroscopy destroys all the chemistry of whatever additive molecules were the oil. Yes it gives you an idea what’s in the oil but it’s like asking what cut of steak is for dinner and the only answer you get back is beef. That’s nice but the details of what kind of beef matter.
It can’t tell if I’ve added more ZDDP or if I’ve pointlessly sprinkled in some powdered zinc and phosphorus. It also can’t tell if that zinc and phosphorus were still bound in a useful ZDDP molecule or if they’ve been used up and are just floating around as spent additive.
People adding up ppm of elements and declaring one oil better than another “because it has more” is just about the dumbest thing you could do and yet you see these types of reviews all over the place.
Mobil 1 0w-30 ESP has become a goto when changing oil for friends and family. Readily available, not expensive, lower saps, low pour point, GTL/PAO/Grp3 blend. Plus they’re usually running a rebate or promotion.
You are new here. Probably a previous reject!
Did they silence you previously and back to stir the pot again?
On a more serious note, with regards to my preference for shorter OCIs, I do NOT need or seek any approvals! Got it?
If you don't like it or don't agree with it, I respect your opinion. To each his own!
I want to clarify - I also meant tens of millions of gallons in the general market place. Not over anyone else.
ILMA’s / house brands still represent the largest market share in the U.S. by alot. Over 40% of the U.S. market is house brands & ILMA blends. Which far exceeds any single brand.
Say you have a DI engine , the M1 0W30 ESP has a VI of 180 . Do you have any concerns regarding VII’s and possible IVD’s with that higher VI 180 number over a typical 5K mile OCI ?
The only thing I can add to this is this .... We use Mobil 1 5w30 in a police fleet, Explorer 3.3L and Durango 3.6L, Tahoe 5.3L when we take the units out of service they have about 80,000 miles and 15,000 total hours, oil samples are done during the run, all very good results, looking inside the valve cover thru the oil cap, absolute like new clean, no oil related failures at all, I mean None, 0 , Nada.
Most common engine issues, (having nothing to do with oil)
Explorer 3.3L water pump
Durango 3.6L oil cooler fails, oil gets pumped into cooling system
Tahoe 5.3L lifter failure from the Dynamic Fuel Management, only had 1 do this.
Most common engine issues, (having nothing to do with oil)
Explorer 3.3L water pump
Durango 3.6L oil cooler fails, oil gets pumped into cooling system
Tahoe 5.3L lifter failure from the Dynamic Fuel Management, only had 1 do this.
I've been using M1EP since I think it's usually cheaper than Valvoline at Walmart. Went one year on oil change and it looked good. Good enough for me
Oh no I have Mobil 1 in the wife's lawn mower now. Better run out and change it.Here’s an example. This was just posted 3 hours ago on a Facebook post on a high mileage Toyota page regarding high mileage motor oils.
Supertech outperforms Mobile 1 garbage by far in all testing. Mobile 1 is way at the bottom of all testing against all big name oils. Amsoil of course lands on top I. Legitimate testing over all other oils as it's 1 of only 2 legitimate actual true synthetic oils. I would not put Mobile 1 in a lawnmower let alone my car.
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Low saps oil and a catch can, mostly the catch can, keep valve deposit worries away.
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Don’t worry you’re safe, this guy was referring to Mobile 1…which is way at the bottom of testing.
Interesting thing I noticed last night at store between the M1 ESP 0W-30 and M1 AFE 0W-30 (Advanced Fuel Economy). They had The jugs next to each other. AFE for $24.97 and ESP for $27.97 both regular prices.
The AFE jug says "Protects for 10,000 miles, Guaranteed*" but no mileage guarantee on the ESP jug even though M1 website says it's for "extended drain interval".
I'm sure the "guarantee" is if you follow your OM or 1 year max or something to that effect ... But still none of that on the ESP jug!
The AFE jug says "Protects for 10,000 miles, Guaranteed*" but no mileage guarantee on the ESP jug even though M1 website says it's for "extended drain interval".
I'm sure the "guarantee" is if you follow your OM or 1 year max or something to that effect ... But still none of that on the ESP jug!
Back to drain intervals are we? You really struggle with this for some reason. According to Exxon-Mobil all Mobil 1 products (which is what ESP is) have a 10,000 mile warranty:
www.mobil.com
Mobil 1™ limited warranty | Mobil™
Mobil 1™ motor oils are warranted to be free from defects and to protect your vehicle’s critical engine parts from oil-related failure.
www.mobil.com
Your wife mows the lawn? Does she have a sister?
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