screw Mobil 1
01-09-2009, 02:06 PM
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screw Mobil 1 mobil 1 used to be the best oil with the most synthetic but now they turned it into crap, some say its not even a full synthetic any more,other oils within the same price range or even cheaper have much better wear protection and have the tests to prove it, i have been really denying the fact that mobil is really that bad, well i guess finally i decided its a good idea to switch. i took all my quarts of mobil 1 and returned them at walmart. instead, i bought the valvoline syn power, on the jug it already says new formula is 4x better wear protection then mobil 1. i bought a 5 quort jug for $19 when mobil 1 cost $24. so who ever still uses mobil 1 should atleast think twice about overpaying and buying oil that is not so good anymore.
01-09-2009, 02:10 PM
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i just started useing there new 0-30 and it seems to be fine.
i used to use the german castrol and the mobil quieted my engine down a little.
i seen people on here use the wal-mart synthetic with good luck.
i have been thinking about useing royal purple but i dont see to much about it.
i used to use the german castrol and the mobil quieted my engine down a little.
i seen people on here use the wal-mart synthetic with good luck.
i have been thinking about useing royal purple but i dont see to much about it.
01-09-2009, 02:20 PM
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01-09-2009, 02:33 PM
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My dad has been a mechanic his whole life so I grew up around changing oils. I've worked on countless different cars and used so many different oils I can't even think of them all. Me nor my dad have ever seen a difference when using different brands of oils. I see a lot of people say this brand of oil is crap or this one is the best. I've used a lot of different brands of oils in my time with all sorts of cars and I don't believe I could say one is better than the other. When your talkin weights of oils I could see this, but not by brand. Only way I think you could really tell a difference is if you ran certain brands of oils in a certain engine then after a very long period, tore down the engines and inspected the internals for wear. How do you guys say certain brands are crap? I didn't know if after you used it, it caused engine problems, or if you tore down your engine and saw more wear after using a certain brand, or if your just guessing by what you read on the labels? I honestly cant say I've ran a certain brand of oil in a car of mine and then when I used a different brand of the same weight could say, "Wow, this one is way better! That other one was crap!" Maybe I've just been lucky though?
01-09-2009, 02:41 PM
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My dad has been a mechanic his whole life so I grew up around changing oils. I've worked on countless different cars and used so many different oils I can't even think of them all. Me nor my dad have ever seen a difference when using different brands of oils. I see a lot of people say this brand of oil is crap or this one is the best. I've used a lot of different brands of oils in my time with all sorts of cars and I don't believe I could say one is better than the other. When your talkin weights of oils I could see this, but not by brand. Only way I think you could really tell a difference is if you ran certain brands of oils in a certain engine then after a very long period, tore down the engines and inspected the internals for wear. How do you guys say certain brands are crap? I didn't know if after you used it, it caused engine problems, or if you tore down your engine and saw more wear after using a certain brand, or if your just guessing by what you read on the labels? I honestly cant say I've ran a certain brand of oil in a car of mine and then when I used a different brand of the same weight could say, "Wow, this one is way better! That other one was crap!" Maybe I've just been lucky though?
01-09-2009, 03:13 PM
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http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/mobil1.html
http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/amsoil.html
not to start any **** or anyting but here is a interesting adventure this guy
did with his ls motor and mobil 1. he also did amsoil and one other oil. enjoy.
edit: the second link is the amsoil test. enjoy.
http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/amsoil.html
not to start any **** or anyting but here is a interesting adventure this guy
did with his ls motor and mobil 1. he also did amsoil and one other oil. enjoy.
edit: the second link is the amsoil test. enjoy.
01-09-2009, 03:49 PM
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My dad has been a mechanic his whole life so I grew up around changing oils. I've worked on countless different cars and used so many different oils I can't even think of them all. Me nor my dad have ever seen a difference when using different brands of oils. I see a lot of people say this brand of oil is crap or this one is the best. I've used a lot of different brands of oils in my time with all sorts of cars and I don't believe I could say one is better than the other. When your talkin weights of oils I could see this, but not by brand. Only way I think you could really tell a difference is if you ran certain brands of oils in a certain engine then after a very long period, tore down the engines and inspected the internals for wear. How do you guys say certain brands are crap? I didn't know if after you used it, it caused engine problems, or if you tore down your engine and saw more wear after using a certain brand, or if your just guessing by what you read on the labels? I honestly cant say I've ran a certain brand of oil in a car of mine and then when I used a different brand of the same weight could say, "Wow, this one is way better! That other one was crap!" Maybe I've just been lucky though?
01-09-2009, 03:50 PM
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i just use conventional penzoil. change it every 3000 miles no matter what and have never had any problems. i have used syntec and i like it but i cant tell any difference.