Ran to NAPA this afternoon to pick up a few quarts of M1 0w-40 since it was on sale, but there was no 0w-40 to be found.. The woman said someone right before me bought 20+ quarts, all they had.
While searching for an alternative, I passed by an oil I've never seen before, a Mobil1 variant in 5w-40. The manufacturer suggests a 0w-40 or 5w-40, though probably anything ACEA A3 rated (for the HTHS performance) would suffice. I ended up buying 5 quarts as NAPA had no decent priced alternative, and I figure any Mobil1 product should at least perform adequately.
Perhaps this has been used or stumbled upon by users on this site, but I didn't have time to research it as they were closing, and I traveled out of town to get to the store (they don't have 0w-40 at the NAPA in my town).
What is the consensus? I saw a UOA pertaining to its use with a diesel engine, but this is a modern turbocharged gas engine. Can I rely on this for a 6k drain (nearly all highway)? Climate here is pretty mild, but I will be moving to Colorado in the next 60 days where cold temperature performance should be considered.
My next choice would probably be GC 0w-30 since this this OCI will be nearly all winter use, so something on the thin side would be nice. I've also heard good things about Castrol's 5w-40.. I'm open to anything, but as it stands I have 5 quarts of the Formula M in hand and would like to know if you guys would use it with confidence in this application ('09 Caliber SRT-4).
While searching for an alternative, I passed by an oil I've never seen before, a Mobil1 variant in 5w-40. The manufacturer suggests a 0w-40 or 5w-40, though probably anything ACEA A3 rated (for the HTHS performance) would suffice. I ended up buying 5 quarts as NAPA had no decent priced alternative, and I figure any Mobil1 product should at least perform adequately.
Perhaps this has been used or stumbled upon by users on this site, but I didn't have time to research it as they were closing, and I traveled out of town to get to the store (they don't have 0w-40 at the NAPA in my town).
What is the consensus? I saw a UOA pertaining to its use with a diesel engine, but this is a modern turbocharged gas engine. Can I rely on this for a 6k drain (nearly all highway)? Climate here is pretty mild, but I will be moving to Colorado in the next 60 days where cold temperature performance should be considered.
My next choice would probably be GC 0w-30 since this this OCI will be nearly all winter use, so something on the thin side would be nice. I've also heard good things about Castrol's 5w-40.. I'm open to anything, but as it stands I have 5 quarts of the Formula M in hand and would like to know if you guys would use it with confidence in this application ('09 Caliber SRT-4).