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No more Mobil 1-15/50?
I hear it's now the "extended performance" which has more little ball bearings and soap in it. Do I want to put that in my car?
Mobil 1 site Now reads "Mobil". 
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I have been running M1 15-50 too. I tried their "find the right oil" thing and it recomended this- http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Mobil_1_Truck_SUV_5W-40.aspx
Thoughts?
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Damn, that explains a lot. I wish I had known, I would have done a serious stock up.
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Mobile is a city in Alabama.....
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How about the 0 W 40 instead? My car usually runs on 15 W 50 as well but a logical alternative would be the 0 W 40??? This is what the dealership used on my '97 C4S.
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Looks like 15w50 will still be available in the new formula http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Mobil_1_Extended_Performance_15W-50.aspx. Hey Wil....I think Mobile is in Alabama.
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I'm sure if there is enough crying from the track junkies, they'll bring it back.
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Me bad....Alabama is what my mind wanted to write but my fingers didn't follow suit !!
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Maybe we need to see the spec differences between the extended life formulation and the regular Mobil 1....before we get our knickers all twisted....
If all else fails...there's always Shell Rotella-T Synthetic 5W-40 that I'm now using instead of Mobil 15W-50. Do the comparison. Doesn't seem to leak in my Carrera engine like Mobil 1 liked to do.... Wil
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More $$$$$ per bottle perhaps?
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Picked up 3 jugs at Walmart today. Will be back tomorrow to clean them out.
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Lol
I also did the pick my oil for me Mobil aparently thinks that I need Truck/Suv oil So are you telling me that the 911 is really a truck? What is all the commotion with the Cayenne then? Arent we all driving trucks already?
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Who elses make a 20/15W50 Synthetic?
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Who elses make a 20/15W50 Synthetic?
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Again....what are the spec differences between "old" Mobil 1 and the extended life formulation?
Also....what about mobil 1 motorcycle blend? That had superior characteristics like the pre-"tri-synthetic" version of Mobil 1 anyways...which has been dumbed-down gradually over the years. Redline..Amsoil....a few others make 15 or 20W-50 syn. Nothing wrong with Shell Rotella 5W-40 synthetic, either. Look at all the specs in the "oil bible" ( see thread)... Wil
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If the link above doesn't work for you either, just look at the new extended performance formula. 15w-50 is available in that. I don't imagine using the new formula will be a problem, though I won't be too excited about paying even more, if they use the new formula as an excuse to jack up prices.
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I used the valvoline stuff. 5w40 or mobil 1's 0w40 are pretty much the standard for european cars now. What is wrong with the new formulation?
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I read in a counterman awhile back (its an autoparts retailer magazine) that the newest api rating of oil will discontinue the use of some chemical that is known to add to pollution or something along those lines. The downside, this chemical also is a key chemical in engine longevity.
I believe SL is the newest in terms of last couple of months. so all of mobiles stuff is SL rated. |
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Just playin'.....you know Mobile ( Mobil)....brakes ( breaks)....the stuff that convinces most foreigners here that we 'Muricans can't spell....
Then there's dolts like me that confuse Atlanta with Alabama when the mind wanders and gets tired !!! Wil
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