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11-10-2005, 02:38 PM | #1 |
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Mobil 1 0W40 Synthetic: Need Opinions
I'm about to do an oil change and I'm trying to decide which grade of oil to use...
Would it be advisable to run Mobil 1 0W40 Synthetic in a 02 WRX? I live in Toronto, Canada and our winters can get pretty brutal. I have a short drive to and from work, barely enough warm up the engine. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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11-10-2005, 02:41 PM | #2 |
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I've read here that it is the recommended oil for BMWs and VWs and that it is a good choice.
I am currently running it and I must say that oil consumption is spectacularly bad. Like 1qt in 2K miles or less. |
11-10-2005, 03:24 PM | #3 |
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The M1 0w40 will work well, but if you rarely get the car fully warmed up, I would use the 0w30 instead. Make sure you change the oil at 3k intervals, short trips are hell on oil due to how rich the engine runs when cold and not warming up fully doesn't burn off all the water that condenses in the sump.
Make sure you avoid romping on it for at least a few minutes after the temp gauge hits normal levels. |
11-10-2005, 03:25 PM | #4 |
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I work in the parts dept. at a Porsche dealership and Mobil 1 0W40 is all we use for Cayenne (Turbo and N.A.), 911's (98 and newer Turbo and N.A.), and all Boxsters.
Granted there is a bit of consumption on the Turbo models but its only to be expected. Last edited by markreda; 11-10-2005 at 03:30 PM. |
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should be using 5W-30 per manufacturers directions regardless of brand name.
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11-10-2005, 03:32 PM | #6 |
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Believe it or not Porsche recomends changing the oil every 24 000kms or once a year for the 996, 997, and all Boxsters (9 litres of oil).
For the Cayenne, Porsche recomends 30 000kms or once a year (8 litres for the V8 and 7 litres for the V6). Last edited by markreda; 11-10-2005 at 03:40 PM. |
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11-10-2005, 04:42 PM | #13 |
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I was running Mobil 1 15W50 Synthetic for the summer months with no probs.
In Toronto our summers can get as warm as 35C/95F and our winters as cold as -40C/-40F |
11-10-2005, 08:03 PM | #14 |
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Why people always use other cars as an example for oil change when the owner's manual is right in the glovebox?!
Porsche, BMW, Viper, ... so? A car sells at higher price doesn't mean the suggested oil change interval and oil grade is suitable for Subaru, IMHO. |
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0W40 would be a great choice, unless you make short trips as drees already mentioned. -Dennis |
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11-11-2005, 09:05 AM | #16 |
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I'd rather do what my vehicle manufactures recomends instead of what somebody thinks I should do based on some GM recomendation or another.
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11-11-2005, 11:33 AM | #17 | |
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Car manufacturer provide a guideline, as they cannot account for all driving conditions and weather conditions. Like I said in a previous post, our winters get pretty cold here, I'm hoping that somone may have an opinion on a 0W40 weight in cold weather climate. I know the difference between a 5W30 and 0W40 isn't far off. I don't want to piss anyone off, but I would like to get people thinking, asking questions and discussing different oils/grades/ etc. |
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11-11-2005, 06:38 PM | #18 | |
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Synthetic oils have longer change intervals than conventional (dino) oils. They are more stable and have better long-term lubricating properties. There is a recent thread, I think in the Service&Maintenace Forum, that talks about synthetic oils. It references some testing a Company did on synthetic oils, which included Mobil1, Redline and AMSOil. They even used oil analysis as part of the testing process. End result for Mobil1: With no oil consumption, the oil maintained its properties for 8000 miles before it needed to be changed. I don't remember the oil weight. Depending on how much oil consumption the particular engine had, that oil change interval was actually extended since the addition of new oil to replaced the lost oil brought the oil properties back up to "safe" levels. |
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Mobil 5W40 T&SUV FTW
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11-12-2005, 03:15 AM | #20 |
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^^ supposed to be good stuff go over to
bobtheoilguy.com and run a search for m1 5w40. |
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a correction needs to be made...
the correct web address is www.bobistheoilguy.com |
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hehe my bad.
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