Running mobil oil even though dodge doesnt approve

[ram_man]

If I'm correct i think mobil is one of the few that makes their own oil in house and uses higher base stock than most other companies. Assuming thats true id like to use it. Id even consider there conventional line but since dodge doesnt approve it any longer is that a bad choice? It really is a great oil we've all seen the proof of that i imagine. Thoughts an opinions please

 

[mcrn]

Does not approve or not recommend? Hard to believe Mobil 1 does not meet Dodge specs.

 

[Quattro Pete]

What do you mean Dodge does not approve it? What spec does the oil need to meet?

Originally Posted By: ram_man
It really is a great oil we've all seen the proof of that i imagine.

Right. And I imagine we've also seen proof that others are not great oils?

 

[Nick1994]

Mobil Super Synthetic 0w20 meets Chrysler MS-6395

I have some Mobil 1 0w30 in the garage that meets Chrysler MS-6395 but I don't think the current stuff carries the approval anymore.

 

[CT8]

There are many oils on the market that will let you drive your car to the junk yard.

 

[crazyoildude]

Is it that Dodge does not approve of Mobil 1 ??? Or they don't approve of conventional oil in general?
I thought Chrysler recommends Mobil 1 like Hyundai recommends Quaker State but i could be wrong.. I was never really into Mobil 1 but i always thought it was good oil.. I can't see a car company telling people not to use a certain brand name of oil.

 

[Leo99]

Originally Posted By: CT8
There are many oils on the market that will let you drive your car to the junk yard.


If it meets the spec your car requires and you change it at the recommended intervals, you won't have any oil related issues. I've finally seen the light. Once my few jugs of M1 are exhausted, it's Wal-mart oil for me or whatever is cheapest.

 

[newtoncd8]

Unless they haven't updated their website, Mobil Super 5000 (both 5W20/30) meets MS-6395.

 

[RF Overlord]

Just because there isn't a Chrysler spec on the bottle, doesn't necessarily mean the oil can't be used. I've heard that Chrysler makes blenders jump through hoops to get ATF+4 approval, so maybe Mobil just decided not to play that game with their motor oil specs.

That being said, there are other equally good oils that DO have Chrysler "approval", just use any one of those and sleep well.

 

[Donald]

Mobil / Exxon refines oil and makes and sells basestocks. They certainly use their own for Mobil branded motor oils. The majority of oils sold on the shelves are made by blenders. You have to be a huge oil company like Mobil/Exxon or Shell or BP with huge expensive refineries to make basestocks.

 

[itguy08]

I wouldn't give them any excuse to deny warranty.

 

[roadrunner1]

I remember hearing this story, shortly after Fiat took over Chrysler they made the move from Mobil to Shell, as Shell was already receiving the endorsement form Fiat. It pertained to 0w-40, I have a friend who at the time owned a Dodge that specced 0w-40 (maybe a SRT Challenger) and Mobil no longer met the updated spec released after the takeover, and no dealers had yet received any of the approved Shell. He lives in Ontario and maybe the supply chain doesn't move as fast as here in the states, but I instilled in him the Mobil he had used previously was fine. At the time his car was still under warranty and was reluctant to deviate from what the Chrysler dealer had told him.

He has since sold the car and I think at the time he had to wait forever before an oil change.

 

[CapitalTruck]

My buddy uses Mobil 1 in his new Jeep. Though it doesn't carry the spec, he had always had such luck with Mobil 1 that he stuck with it.

 

[GMBoy]

Originally Posted By: CapitalTruck
My buddy uses Mobil 1 in his new Jeep. Though it doesn't carry the spec, he had always had such luck with Mobil 1 that he stuck with it.



I use Mobil 1 EP in my wife's 3.6 Pentastar Grand Cherokee Overland. According to Mobil, their Mobil Super Synthetic meets the Fiat/Chrysler spec but not the Mobil 1 or EP which are better oils...I am sure it's only because they aren't willing to spend the money for the certification to be printed on the bottle. I also run 5W/30 where 5W/20 is spec'd. The owners manual says you can. I ran 2 oil changes on 5W/20 then went 5W/30 to be common with my other vehicles and also that I've not fully jumped on the 5W/20 band wagon yet.

 

[demarpaint]

Originally Posted By: GMBoy
Originally Posted By: CapitalTruck
My buddy uses Mobil 1 in his new Jeep. Though it doesn't carry the spec, he had always had such luck with Mobil 1 that he stuck with it.



I use Mobil 1 EP in my wife's 3.6 Pentastar Grand Cherokee Overland. According to Mobil, their Mobil Super Synthetic meets the Fiat/Chrysler spec but not the Mobil 1 or EP which are better oils...I am sure it's only because they aren't willing to spend the money for the certification to be printed on the bottle. I also run 5W/30 where 5W/20 is spec'd. The owners manual says you can. I ran 2 oil changes on 5W/20 then went 5W/30 to be common with my other vehicles and also that I've not fully jumped on the 5W/20 band wagon yet.


What you're saying is correct. I called and asked Mobil if they'd cover a warranty related issue if oil was to blame regarding my Jeeps if I used Mobil 1. They said Super is covered EP, AFE, and Mobil 1 isn't. I switched to PU. Mobil 1 is a fine oil and I wish they met the spec. I had a buddy who was a Jeep service writer that had my back if I ever had a problem, he changed careers.

I switched to PU.

I also run 5W30.

 

[Yah-Tah-Hey]

Chrysler Corp hasn't met my specs sine 1966.

 

[LeakySeals]

Its not Chrysler Corp anymore. The new name is FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles). Fiat has a longstanding relationship with SOPUS. So it makes sense post merger FCA would show loyalty towards SOPUS. Thats all it is IMO. Nowhere is it stated "doesn't meet".. simply "not listed".. getting you to buy sopus.. its business thats all.

 

[Garak]

The issue that people have, however, isn't that it's just a relationship between SOPUS and FCA. Many, many other lubricants have the Chrysler approval, including Mobil's lower tiered offerings. It's a snit between FCA and Mobil, rather than FCA wanting to push only Shell stuff.

 

[LeakySeals]

So.. Fiat's spat with Mobil was carried into the Chrysler Merger?

 

[4WD]

Chrysler married more times than Liz Taylor ...