Why are there so many peopel on Cs hate Mobil 1 0w40 Oil ?

[D1CKY]

Why is there so many people on CS with a bad opinion on Mobil 1 0w40 oil ?

I have read on here you can use these in a 172.

0w40
5w40
10w40
and
15w40 at a push...

So why all the bad press ?

 

[one in a million]

i really dont know fella, im after some oil for my car, but have no idea now on what to purchase as everyone has something to say about some oils, i did nearly purchase mobil 1 0w40 but i ended up buying a clay kit lol. Would be good to find out what everyone uses in there motor.

 

[Stu_350z]

Use the search button....being covered in another thread as I type :/

 

[D1CKY]

Use the search button....being covered in another thread as I type :/

The search button has been used :rasp::rasp:

 

[Stu_350z]

And you didn't find anything?

Really?

Look at the bottom of this thread for example, the answers are in 2 of those...

 

[D1CKY]

There was no justification or proper proof that Mobil 1 is bad.
It seems to be all hear say with no facts

 

[Stu_350z]

True...

I'd listen to the traders personally if they reply, as im sure they've tried them all or know the technical reasons if its bad for the engine etc

 

[montana]

its not the recommended oil for a standard 172 5w is, or 10w at a push, not sure why you would want to put it in against Renault advice !

 

[montana]

its not the recommended oil for a standard 172 5w is, or 10w at a push, not sure why you would want to put it in against Renault advice !

 

[Silent_Scone]

Because although it's not Cuba, Scotland isn't cold enough to warrant using oil that thin

 

[D1CKY]

its not the recommended oil for a standard 172 5w is, or 10w at a push, not sure why you would want to put it in against Renault advice !

Surely there f**k in in 5w40 and 0w40 as the first number all comes down to how low a temperature the oil can work at the 40 is the important number aint it ?

 

[Gt rob]

its how thin it is, the 'w' means winter. so its '0' thin when warm and '40' thick when cold. i run castrol 0w30 edge stuff in mine, says in castrols catalogue its fine for my engine. i am changing to 5w40 though because im not sure what the long term effects are (if any)

 

[Fred@BTM]

^wrong

0 is the viscosity of the oil at 0degC, a 0 is thinner (ie better) than a 5 as it will flow better when cold

40 is the viscosity of the oil at 100degC, so a 0W40, 10W40 and a 15W40 ARE ALL THE SAME VISCOSITY WHEN HOT

0W30 is TOO thin for your engine rob, get it changed


0W40 Mobil 1 is one of the best

 

[LIL B]

Best of all worlds, I have always used it on hondas and such like.

Cold protection and hot...

 

[Dan]

^wrong

0 is the viscosity of the oil at 0degC, a 0 is thinner (ie better) than a 5 as it will flow better when cold

40 is the viscosity of the oil at 100degC, so a 0W40, 10W40 and a 15W40 ARE ALL THE SAME VISCOSITY WHEN HOT

0W30 is TOO thin for your engine rob, get it changed


0W40 Mobil 1 is one of the best

What is thee best then Fred?

 

[Fred@BTM]

0W40 or 5W40 fully syn - anything decent, Shell, Motul, Elf, Comma, Mobil, yada yada

10W40 semi if you're cheap

dedicated track cars i suggest 5W50/10W50

 

[D1CKY]

0W40 or 5W40 fully syn - anything decent, Shell, Motul, Elf, Comma, Mobil, yada yada

10W40 semi if you're cheap

dedicated track cars i suggest 5W50/10W50

So 0W40 aint that bad after all

 

[Gt rob]

i was told it was thin, had it 5000 miles now so goin to change it next couple of weeks. so 0w40 is better for my motor than the recommended 5w40?? do you rate castrol? how about oil additives?

 

[Fred@BTM]

slick 50 etc - all s**t

castrol and renault engines don't really get on to well from my experience, the tappets seem louder with castrol

oil also depends on climate, if you lived in northern sweden then 0W30 would be recommended, if you lived in the middle of africa then 5W50 (or higher) would be suggested

basically any number (0, 5, 10, 15) W40 (or a higher number) is fine

 

[Beef-Mc]

Just checked my invoice, I'm rocking 5/30 in a K4M, time for an oil change me thinks.

 

[john lloyd]

and costco do 5 litre bottles of mobil 1 0w-40 i been getting mine from them for ages, its about £26 or £27 i think for 5 litres

 

[regi james]

20 litres unipart fully synthetic £39 IIRC
easily does 4 oil changes so less than £10 to change oil and our vacuum pumps at work use the same oil filter :rasp:

 

[DEMONKNIGHT666]

and costco do 5 litre bottles of mobil 1 0w-40 i been getting mine from them for ages, its about £26 or £27 i think for 5 litres

Me 2

 

[D1CKY]

and costco do 5 litre bottles of mobil 1 0w-40 i been getting mine from them for ages, its about £26 or £27 i think for 5 litres

Once Cs find this out the shelves will empty quick :rasp:

20 litres unipart fully synthetic £39 IIRC
easily does 4 oil changes so less than £10 to change oil and our vacuum pumps at work use the same oil filter :rasp:

You rough c**t

 

[regi james]

why?

 

[john.med]

Last time my 172 was serviced by Renault (my mate works there) it came home with a 1 litre mobil 1 top up. I've always used mobil 1. It's great stuff. Still use it now on 120k.

 

[CraigIrl]

I'm using Mobil 1 0w40 and there's not problems with it at, car does a fairly decent mileage every week(350) and gets driven hard most of the time. It's never missed a beat.

 

[D1CKY]

why?

Using the same filter :rasp:

 

[regi james]

Using the same filter :rasp:

lol I ment a new filter BTW there made by busch and identical to the standard one they just cost about 3 times the price don't cost me a penny though :approve: