Oil for high mileage cars?

[BrianJ]

After I poured the new M1 oil, I noticed that it was meant for high mileage cars/trucks. My Mountaineer only has 36000 miles on it. Do I need to change out the oil or can I run the current oil that's in it? TIA, Brian

 

[MolaKule]

Don't sweat it. It's a labelling thing. The new labels say something about, "All Vehicle Formula."

 

[rugerman1]

BrianJ, I'm guessing that was 10w-30 Mobil 1 you used. Their maketing depertment calls it "multi-vehicle" formula now.Same oil,different slogan.Don't dump it out. Mark

 

[MolaKule]

Rugerman, Yeah, that's it, "Multivehicle-Formula." Let's see, is it the mind that's first to go?

 

[jason07-1zzfe]

Obviously Mobil's mind went before yours. I don't know what possesed them to come up with that babble. This was a question asked in Ask Mobil-1 section of their website:

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Mobil 1 0W-40 is named "European Car Formula." Will it be okay to use it in my 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX, which has a four-cylinder boxer-style intercooled turbo motor? Or, will there be a Japanese formula of Mobil 1 to follow?

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I thought it was pretty funny when I saw that.

 

[BrianJ]

Thanks everyone!!

 

[TooSlick]

Jason, Folks make fun of Amsoils' advertising, but some of the Mobil stuff is also pretty lame ... The high mileage formula was a rather transparent attempt to respond to Valvoline "Maxlife", which has apparently sold pretty well. Witness similar products from Castrol, Quaker State, etc that have recently shown up .... Ted

 

[Eiron]

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Originally posted by MolaKule: Let's see, is it the mind that's first to go?

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I thought the mind was the 2nd thing to go. If I could only remember the 1st thing... [ December 13, 2002, 02:27 PM: Message edited by: Greg Netzner ]