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Honda recently performed a test and Mobil 1 was superior in showing zero deposits in a turbo. Vettes are not turbo'd but the test nevertheless shows how well Mobil 1 handles heat. Testing was done by Honda, not Mobil.

Fixed. Where is says Welcome to the Family.

 

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I've always used Mobil 1 and never a problem, I use to use it in a turbo car running 27 psi, and drove 50,000 miles with the same turbo using mobil 1 on 3k changes, I will use no other oil

 

I'm sure Mobil One is fine for normal Corvette-type driving, but there are superior lubricants in the market. MUCH superior. Mobil One actually rates pretty low in the performance oil pecking order!

 

click on it again. now, it's the mobil oil site page and there is no 'welcome to the family' that I can see.

 

From personal knowledge, I can tell you that the oil Penske Racing uses in it's Indy Racing League 3.5 liter Honda V-8's is the same exact 5W-30Mobil 1 that is in the crankcase of your Corvette. These engines run 500 miles @ 10,000+ RPM and I don't recall any non electrical (i.e., mechanical) engine failures this season or last.

Mobil 1 also does not contain any trans fats and steady consumption has been proven to lower cholesterol and triglycerides by 10-20%, when accompanied by an approved program of regular excercise. Your results may vary. Please consult your physician prior to using. Prescription is required. Regular liver enzyme testing is recommended. Advise your physician if you experience unexplained muscle cramps or an erection that lasts longer than four (4) hours.

All kidding aside, Mobil 1 is a great oil and since it's factory specified, I see no reason to experiment. That said, my '07 BMW X-5 4.8IS has a factory projected oil life of 15,000 miles (according to the DIC) between changes with BMW synthetic (Castrol, actually). It's a lease, under warranty, so I follow their recommendation. I own my '07 Z06. so I changed at 1,000 and will change again with 5W-30 Mobil 1 at 3,500, or when the DIC shows 30%. My old 2000 Porsche Carrera 996 specified Mobil 1 0W-40 only and had a factory recommended oil change interval of one (1) year or 10,000 miles, which I followed. It's now on it's second owner, is presently 8 years old, and has had no engine problems whatsoever.

I'm sold on synthetic oils in general and Mobil 1 in particular. I would use it in any vehicle I cared about, whether it was required by the manufacturer or not. I'm sure GM tested many types of oils and selected the one they believe will yield the fewest warranty claims for the drivetrain they designed and built. It makes sense to me to use it.

 

Endorsed by McDonalds. Used exclusively in their fry vats!

 

I for one don't like mobil-1. G.M. just gets a better deal on it for the free advertisment. Many better Synthetic oils out there. A lot of Corvette owners that use mobil-1 . Carry a quart with them to replace what the engine is using. This STOPS when you switch off the overated Mobil-1.My first oil change @ 1200 miles was the last mobil-1 for my car.
This has happened on my last 5 New GM cars. 1200-1500 miles Down a 1/2 qt. Switch oil brand, 4000 -5000 miles and
still full. Gotta be more than me out there. That sees the same thing!

 

The problem is not with the oil, the problem is with the initial break-in of the engine. In fact, it just goes to show how good the Mobil 1 actually is because it never allows the piston rings to seat.

I had the issue of burning a 1/2 to 3/4 quart of oil between changes on my 05 C6. So, in my 06 TBSS (LS2) I drained the factory oil immediately, used a good quality standard oil for the first 3000 miles, and then went back to Mobil 1 - problem free. It is basically the same thing we do with our motorcycles (never go to full synthetic before 3k to 5k miles).

Watching this board over the last three years has shown a common denominator with people that are having oil burning issues - most of them either changed out their factory oil way too early or did not use a good "break-in" oil to start off with.

 

This is not true. They use Mobil 1 R racing oil 0w-30. Penske Nascar uses 0w-5 to qualify and 0w-20 the entire race.

 

I use and will continue to use Mobile 1.

But literature like this from a mfg. is highly suspect. Saw another set of test results last week on the FORUM that used a spinning bar and pressed a stationary bar to the spinner @ 90 deg. Royal Purple won that test. But to me the results were suspect because the test methodology was not covered in depth and the test conductor was unknown.

Believe half of what you hear and 75% of what you see.

 

Beware of "gimmicky" tests such as the 4-ball wear test. Has no correlation to actual engine wear.

Let the engineers decide what is best. Despite what many have said, Honda chose Mobil 1. Mobil had nothing to do with that test. It was done by Honda R&D. I think Honda knows what they are doing.

 

I'd think so. I'd also think that GM has a clue too

 

sorry to hyjack this thread but:

I just changed my oil last Friday. After dumping 4 qts of 5-30 in I noticed the 4qt jug said Mobil 1 5-30 for 4x4 trucks. I looked at the extra qt I bought it did not say for trucks (both had the same identfication #s). Did I screw up or does it matter?????

 

We do the ultimate tests with our drag racing motors. The motors cost $18-20k each & we run every week pretty much year round competing all over the Eastern US....We have found M1, Castrol Syntec, etc to be the oils that protect these motors the most. We will NOT ever use Royal Purple due to several bearing failures. It made the most HP, but at the sacrifice of the engines. We always come back to M1 15w50. Our engines run on Methanol and this is a hard fuel on engines due to the contamination & moisture issues, and M1 protects these motors an entire year of 7500 RPM runs race after race. All the proof we need to believe in it.

 

Sounds like you got M1 blend, not pure synthetic.

 

Hard to argue with that.

 

You must not have watched Formula One this season!