Originally Posted By: FastSUV
How do these 2 oils stan up to M-1 HM formula 10w30 as far as additive pkg goes?
I am willing to stick to M1 after I do my test, but if I do decide to switch to one of these oils, I want to know they have as good, or better additives than M1 HM formula does.
And also, maybe the maxlife is best choice since this vehicle will sit a lot and the syn blend will give better cold startup protection & resit moisture better?
Mobil 1 10W-30 is full synthetic. M1 has a heavier base oil than either Max or PP, with a HTHS of 3.66. M1 has a 100C cSt of 11.79, basically the same as Max and PP. M1 has 1000 ZDDP. M1 uses a higher calcium(2450+/-) and a lower level magnesium in their detergent pack. M1 has about 80 moly. I SUSPECT that all 3 use the same type of ester as a seal conditioning agent as they use in all their oils.
If it were my vehicle, and if it were going to sit a lot then work hard when it was used, if it was going to have around 3000 miles a year, and if I were to use a 30 grade oil, it would be M1 10W-30 HM.