Mobil 1 oil weight

[Grant Lenahan]

Also note that not all M1 is created equal.
The 0W40 has vastly better numbers than any other weight, save the 
reformulated 15W50, whcih is great for track and really hot weather 
use, but too thick otherwise (for modern motors).

Grant
On Apr 30, 2007, at 4:01 PM, Ameer Antar wrote:

> I think you're talking about Mobil Clean. Mobil 1 is still PAO-based. 
> You're
> right about the GF designation, it's not the same as grouping. But I 
> think
> anything based on PAO's will be group IV, and group V are ester based. 
> Group
> III is regular oil processed to perform like PAO's. This is a pretty
> informative site: http://www.peterverdonedesigns.com/motoroil.htm
>
> Just to be sure I checked with the Mobil website and here's the answer:
>
> Q: Is Mobil 1 with SuperSyn Technology a fully synthetic motor oil?
>
> A: Yes, it is. To meet the demanding requirements of today's 
> specifications
> (and our customers' expectations), Mobil 1 with SuperSyn uses 
> high-performance
> fluids, including polyalphaolefins (PAOs), along with a proprietary 
> system of
> additives. Each Mobil 1 with SuperSyn viscosity grade uses a unique 
> combination
> of synthetic fluids and selected additives in order to tailor the 
> viscosity
> grade to its specific application.
>
>
>
> -------------------- Original Message --------------------
> From: Taka Mizutani [t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> To: Ameer Antar [antar at comcast.net]
> Cc: Quattro List [quattro at audifans.com]
> Date: 4/30/07 2:48:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Mobil 1 oil weight
>
>  No, Mobil 1 is not PAO based. You're about a year old on your info if 
> you're
> showing that. That was the big news on bobistheoilguy forum last year.
>
> Pennzoil Platinum's original formulation was group V, never was group 
> IV, now
> is group III, which is the same crap they call "synthetic" that is the 
> basis of
> current Mobil 1, Castrol Syntec (exc. German Castrol 10W30) and pretty 
> much all
> others save Redline and some other esoteric oils.
>
> I don't know what this GF rating you're talking about.
>
> Splitting hairs, I know, but I'm not spending $4-5 per qt. for "fake 
> synthetic"
> oil- at that point, I might as well use whatever's cheapest. That's 
> why I have
> a small stockpile of "real synthetic" oil that I use for the turbo 
> engines.
> Once that runs out, the STi is getting Redline 10W30.
>
> Taka
>
>
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