Shell 10W-30...Good oil...or not?

[fatrat540]

A local Advance Auto store sells it for 92 cents a quart. Black and yellow bottle. Want to run it in a 95 Maxima with 147,000 miles on it. Any good? Local Wal-Mart sells Mobil 10w-30 dino drive clean for 94 cents. Is one better than the other?

 

[icruse]

Do not know about the Shell oil but I have read many a good posts about the regular mineral Mobil Drive Clean oil.

Steven

 

[Bob]

used to have a 1990 chevrolet corsica with the 2.2L engine and used nothing but shell motor oil. I sometimes used 5w and the 10w and never had a problem. It is SL rated and the price can't be beat. I too got it from Advance Auto Parts. Remember when Advance had their own brand? It was reformulated and I used that too-never a problem. I have not seen it in awhile though.

 

[dragboat]

Take a look in the analysis section on a 8k run on the 10/30 Drive Clean. Did dang good imo!

 

[Johnny]

Both the Shell (Formula Shell) and the Mobil Drive Clean are good choices. Shell uses Group II base stock with their Shell additive package and the Mobil Drive Clean uses a Group I base stock with a very robust additive package.

 

[csandste]

Here is a spreadsheet clip comparing Super Tech and Mobil. I'm sure Mobil has better detergency, but its flash point and viscosity looked a bit low, This was ST SJ and Mobil SL 10W30:

10W30 SuperTech Mobil
Visc. 40c 73.2 70.0
Visc 100c 11.0 10.4
Visc. Indx 140 134
Flash-F 410 392
Pour-F -29 -33
Low Pumping-C -25 x

[ August 19, 2002, 11:48 AM: Message edited by: csandste ]