mobile 1 oil... is it that bad?

FL 4Motion · 10-07-2011, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RedRocketRick

Hey Guys....sorry I misread Z Quality's reply....obviously, I'm just learning, but trying to do the right thing.
Another question....5W30 is the specified oil for the Z, but I keep reading about the advantages of other viscositys (sp?) such as Mobil 1's 0W40.....what do you guys think about this?

You need to figure out what you are going to be doing with your car and then pick the "correct" oil for that application, ie. track whore only car, dd, semi dd and part time HPDE etc.

When in doubt, just run the manufacturer's suggested viscosity, ie. 5w30.

FYI, I run mobil 1 0w40.

dawudih · 10-09-2011, 03:36 AM

mobil 0w-40 if you intend on keeping it forever; otherwise save your money.

roy'sz · 10-19-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by dawudih

mobil 0w-40 if you intend on keeping it forever; otherwise save your money.

If you wouldn't mind sharing some info on temps. What are you getting in winter and summer with both extreme temperatures?

Bonzo · 10-19-2011, 01:10 PM

The only thing I don't get in this entire thread is that some people are saying 0-40 is Mobil's only true synthetic. According to their website, all of their oils are now full synthetic.

What gives?

superchargedg · 10-20-2011, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonzo

The only thing I don't get in this entire thread is that some people are saying 0-40 is Mobil's only true synthetic. According to their website, all of their oils are now full synthetic.

What gives?

If you go onto some of the oil websites they will explain why it's the only tru synthetic oil mobil makes.bobstheoilguy is one of many.

Bonzo · 10-20-2011, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by superchargedg

If you go onto some of the oil websites they will explain why it's the only tru synthetic oil mobil makes.bobstheoilguy is one of many.

I will do that, thanks for the site, but on the quick, how do they get away saying they are all fully synthetic if they are not?

FL 4Motion · 10-20-2011, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonzo

I will do that, thanks for the site, but on the quick, how do they get away saying they are all fully synthetic if they are not?

iirc, mobil 1 at some point in the past switched out the type of base stock they were using (ie. cheaper to save $$) and still said mobil 1 was a true synthetic. There was a lawsuit brought against them by other oil manufactures and mobil won.

The only oil they make that still uses the "better" base stocks to create the finished product is 0w 40. Hence it's consistently better wear analysis vs. other mobil 1 oils overall over many different cars etc.

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dawudih Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Katy, TX Age: 52 Posts: 93 Drives: 2011 370z auto Rep Power: 16	mobil 0w-40 if you intend on keeping it forever; otherwise save your money.