All things being equal, are these very similar oils? Pricing is about the same, have always used M1 just wondering about Pen Plat....
Mobil 1 vs Pennzoil Platinum????????
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Me,I`d choose Mobil 1.
Penzoil Platinum in my opinion is an equivalent product to Mobil 1 Synthetic...and I would buy PP because its costs way less!
It is not that much cheaper. 5 quarts PP $20 vs 4.28 quarts mobil 1 $22. I use PP and mobil 1 in my vehicles and my families' vehicles.
I was looking for some factual info that would possibly pick one over the other..??
Depends on the car, how it's driven, whether warranty is a concern, etc...
For example, if I wanted a 30-weight oil that meets BMW LL-01, I'd have to go with Pennzoil Platinum.
On the other hand, if I had a car that specified Mobil 1 as the factory and service fill, I would prefer Mobil 1.
If I had a mainstream car and drove it like a mainstream driver, I'd pick whichever oil was on sale.
There isn't an "overall" choice, IMO.
For example, if I wanted a 30-weight oil that meets BMW LL-01, I'd have to go with Pennzoil Platinum.
On the other hand, if I had a car that specified Mobil 1 as the factory and service fill, I would prefer Mobil 1.
If I had a mainstream car and drove it like a mainstream driver, I'd pick whichever oil was on sale.
There isn't an "overall" choice, IMO.
I've used both, currently running PP, Mobil 1 has more Moly than PP. If you have a car who's manufacturer uses more moly in their proprietary oil than maybe prefer Mobil 1. But they are both good mass produced easy to find synthetics from the major oil companies.
I stopped using SynPower in my '01 Sienna because I felt it didn't have enough moly for my vehicle. The 1MZ-FE engine that is really hard on oil.
I stopped using SynPower in my '01 Sienna because I felt it didn't have enough moly for my vehicle. The 1MZ-FE engine that is really hard on oil.
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I like Mobil 1 because it`s a grp IV/V oil (at least my trusty old 15W50) and Mobil makes their own pao base stocks and additives instead of outsourcing.
PP from what ive been told is alittle thicker than Mobil One. I wish PP made a HM oil.
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Originally Posted By: dbvettez061
All things being equal, are these very similar oils? Pricing is about the same, have always used M1 just wondering about Pen Plat....
Pricing is nowhere near the same up here in Ontario though, Walmart has been selling 4.4L PP jugs all year long for only $21.88, while Mobil 1 isn't even close to that, I believe the cheapest I've seen their 4.4L jugs is around $27 or $28. But they don't even go on sale that often either, usually it's almost $40 for a 4.4L jug of M1 here.
All things being equal, are these very similar oils? Pricing is about the same, have always used M1 just wondering about Pen Plat....
Pricing is nowhere near the same up here in Ontario though, Walmart has been selling 4.4L PP jugs all year long for only $21.88, while Mobil 1 isn't even close to that, I believe the cheapest I've seen their 4.4L jugs is around $27 or $28. But they don't even go on sale that often either, usually it's almost $40 for a 4.4L jug of M1 here.
Originally Posted By: dbvettez061
I was looking for some factual info that would possibly pick one over the other..??
Mobil is pretty mum on their formulations so you are not going to find much else other than opinions and conjecture. Both are good oils.
I was looking for some factual info that would possibly pick one over the other..??
Mobil is pretty mum on their formulations so you are not going to find much else other than opinions and conjecture. Both are good oils.
Both are high quality oils. I use Mobil-1, Synpower, Syntec or Pennzoil Platinum interchangeably depending upon which one I can get the best deal on. Generally I'm in for a dollar or less per quart on any of these after sales, rebates, etc.
Both are excellent...so I let price be the judge.
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Originally Posted By: dbvettez061
All things being equal, are these very similar oils? Pricing is about the same, have always used M1 just wondering about Pen Plat....
Pricing is nowhere near the same up here in Ontario though, Walmart has been selling 4.4L PP jugs all year long for only $21.88, while Mobil 1 isn't even close to that, I believe the cheapest I've seen their 4.4L jugs is around $27 or $28. But they don't even go on sale that often either, usually it's almost $40 for a 4.4L jug of M1 here.
The Walmart jugs are 5L...........
Originally Posted By: dbvettez061
All things being equal, are these very similar oils? Pricing is about the same, have always used M1 just wondering about Pen Plat....
Pricing is nowhere near the same up here in Ontario though, Walmart has been selling 4.4L PP jugs all year long for only $21.88, while Mobil 1 isn't even close to that, I believe the cheapest I've seen their 4.4L jugs is around $27 or $28. But they don't even go on sale that often either, usually it's almost $40 for a 4.4L jug of M1 here.
The Walmart jugs are 5L...........
No in idependent testing conducted by Amsoil M1 always comes out second over all only to Amsoil. Penzoil Platnium is not even close in terms of over all industry standard tests to M1 with regards to performance. Now if you are just useing a $20 UOA test then sure they look about the same TBN normaly shows PP to be weak in the knees!
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