Hmm, it sounds like cars with engine start/stop feature can benefit from this oil as well, esp if mostly driven in city where those start/stops will occur often due to traffic and traffic lights. Any thoughts?
Mobil1 Hybrid 0w-20
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anyone using this oil in a non hybrid car???...it seems to meet or exceed several certifications/requirements/recommendations/applications for non hybrid vehicles
Bill
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For me, not yet, but since I now have 6 x 5qt jugs and no hybrid I will be. The very short tripped Tucson and Pilot fit the bill. That mayo part of video fits the Pilot on cold weather. This is after a 10 minute drive and about 15 minutes idling on a 25F day (that went to about 35F). Also had a 25 minute drive each way to work and back about 5 days earlier so at lest made operating temperature. Oil at that point was PP Euro-L 5W-30. It has been cold the last couple weeks also.
I picked up 2 x 5 quart jugs from Walmart (0W-20) and am planning to use it in a 2025 Subaru Outback Wagon with the 2.4L Turbo...it seems to meet or exceed the API SP Resource Conserving/ILSAC GF-6A recommendations...I plan to do 6K mile oil changes with the appropriate Tokyo Roki/Subaru oil filter...
This is my first Subaru so if anyone has a better idea I'll listen...
Bill
This is my first Subaru so if anyone has a better idea I'll listen...
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Yes, for our Subie Outback and Acura MDX as I got a few jugs due to Walmart's sale / error. For all I know, this can make our cars explode as this is "only for" Hybrids per label....just like Rotella Gas Truck which is made only for trucks and makes passenger cars explode (pun intended) 
In my mind, there is still a shroud of mystery about Mobil 1 Hybrid 0W20.
Front label states 15,000 mile “guarantee.” With the exception of the Extended Protection product (which has a 20,000 mile guarantee), the rest of the Mobil products have just a 10,000 mile guarantee. AFE Mobil 1, Truck & SUV etc.
Is the Hybrid Mobil 1 long drain potential formulated to be a cut above the other products? OR, since hybrid gasoline IC engines run fewer hours, they can get away with extending the guarantee mileage claim.
My best guess, is the long drain capability is equivalent to Mobil 1 AFE in the same IC engine (under the same conditions) + a little marketing magic. Got to entice the hybrid drivers to buy it, you know.
Front label states 15,000 mile “guarantee.” With the exception of the Extended Protection product (which has a 20,000 mile guarantee), the rest of the Mobil products have just a 10,000 mile guarantee. AFE Mobil 1, Truck & SUV etc.
Is the Hybrid Mobil 1 long drain potential formulated to be a cut above the other products? OR, since hybrid gasoline IC engines run fewer hours, they can get away with extending the guarantee mileage claim.
My best guess, is the long drain capability is equivalent to Mobil 1 AFE in the same IC engine (under the same conditions) + a little marketing magic. Got to entice the hybrid drivers to buy it, you know.
The longer drain interval is likely a side effect of the additive packages’ improved handling of fuel dilution and condensation.
https://www.infineum.com/media-cent...-in-lubricant-innovation-for-hybrid-vehicles/
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The Engineering Explained infomercial was informative, but was a sponsored video.
Jason stated that they researched, and tested to find the best formulation for fuel, and condensation handling.
If the claims are indeed factual - this may also be beneficial for all GDI vehicles.
Jason stated that they researched, and tested to find the best formulation for fuel, and condensation handling.
If the claims are indeed factual - this may also be beneficial for all GDI vehicles.
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Interested to see how long this marketing will last...rotella gas truck may have failed as people thought this was only for trucks. Who knows...at this rate we may get mobil 1 2.5w 17.5 hybrid oil only for white cars with LHD driven by right handed people who can speak 3 languages
I'd be interested in comparison of this Mobil 1 Hybrid 0W-20 with their own ESP X2 0W-20. Intended use is in 2025 Toyota RAV4 non hybrid.
I sent this query to Mobil Technical services last week - and their reply confirmed that it "can be used in a traditional
ICE engine as long as it meet the specs". I would feel comfortable using it in a traditional non-hybrid engine. I suspect
they don't mention it on the marketing and on the web-site to crate this "aura" that it's something special for
Hybrid car Plus they have ample other choices for the non-hybrid cars anyway.
I’m not fully sure why folks suspect it wouldn’t be suitable for non hybrids. I mean the ICE of a hybrid is still an ICE. It’s the operating conditions that are different.
I sent the sale to my neighbor. In his eyes, hybrid engines do not see as much stress as a traditional ICE, so he was concerned that this oil would not be “beefy enough” for his traditional engine.
Ah. So XOM designed a lower tier product and branded it for hybrids cause regular old M1 was just too good. Yep. Makes perfect sense.I sent the sale to my neighbor. In his eyes, hybrid engines do not see as much stress as a traditional ICE, so he was concerned that this oil would not be “beefy enough” for his traditional engine.
There was also some commentary that the 15K drain interval is only valid for hybrids since “they use their engines less.”
Whatever.
The old runs less one is a classic.
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Hybrids are much easier on oil because the engine shuts off and takes a rest. We all know this. LolI sent the sale to my neighbor. In his eyes, hybrid engines do not see as much stress as a traditional ICE, so he was concerned that this oil would not be “beefy enough” for his traditional engine.
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Because of marketing? I posted previously about rotella gas truck...my friend took a jug to a mechanic for his passenger car yet the mechanic refused to use it because "it was only for trucks"
Hamburgers are made from ham too, yeah?
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