5w20 Mobil1 vs 5w20 Castrol Syntec

[Ndx]

5w20 Mobil1 vs 5w20 Castrol Syntec

any thoughts ... on this ..?

 

[HTSS_TR]

Why only 5W20 ? If I have a choice for xW20 I would choose M1 0W20. The same for xW30, M1 0W30 is preferred over 5W30 or 10W30 of all oils similarly priced.

 

[Ndx]

Mazda recommends 5w20 .. I guess I could goo 0w20 ...
But It will be super hard to find it In Canada..

 

[OVERKILL]

M1 5w20 out of those two.

 

[Gary Allan]

M1 0w-20 isn't all that easy to find here either. Even when it was readily available, it wasn't in large supply in most of the places I went ..especially WM.

 

[OVERKILL]

Yeah, it was odd, only some Canadian tires used to carry it up here..... ????

Ndx, what are your reasons for limiting your selection to these two choices?

 

[Ndx]

because those are the only 5w20 that i can find at decent price and In Jugs ... I hate to deal with small bottles ..

IS there any other good option ?

 

[HTSS_TR]

May be because the "0" scares most people, one local WM had 0W20 and 0W40 on clearance for $2/qt, I cleared all of it with one big smile on my face.

 

[HTSS_TR]

A good alternative to M1 or Syntec is PP or Synpower 5W20.

 

[Ndx]

I Saw some Valvoline HM 5w20 Syn Blend .. super cheap ..

 

[OVERKILL]

If you are after the 5L jug, then yeah, just grab the M1 from Wally World.

 

[Ndx]

i could live with ... Quarts but do we have any Group 4 oil available in Canada .. Beside Amsoil/RP/RL ? Anything ?

 

[OVERKILL]

Amsoil would be your best bet, as you could get the 0w20 if you don't mind the quarts.

 

[Ndx]

or stick with M1 ? but who really knows if its group 4 ?

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Ndx
or stick with M1 ? but who really knows if its group 4 ?


It is. I was recommending the 0-weight because of our climate

 

[ZZman]

Mobil 1 is a group 4? Are we going to go over this again? No one is sure what it is. They will not even say. It might be 100% PAO or 51%.

But staying on topic......Mobil 1 out of those 2 choices. Just run what the manufacturer says.

 

[1999nick]

Originally Posted By: ZZman
Mobil 1 is a group 4? Are we going to go over this again? No one is sure what it is. They will not even say. It might be 100% PAO or 51%.

But staying on topic......Mobil 1 out of those 2 choices. Just run what the manufacturer says.


A check of the Mobil website shows at least 15 different formulations and weight combinations of Mobil 1. I suspect that the percentage of PAO varies, and I would expect a higher percentage PAO in the OW40, the EP's, and the High Mileage formulations, and maybe the truck formulations. "Mobil 1" really covers a wide range of different motor oils, and you need to specify which one you are referring to in any discussion of its propertys and virtues.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: ZZman
Mobil 1 is a group 4? Are we going to go over this again? No one is sure what it is. They will not even say. It might be 100% PAO or 51%.

But staying on topic......Mobil 1 out of those 2 choices. Just run what the manufacturer says.


Unless you have evidence that contradicts Doug Hillary's..... Which came FROM Exxon-Mobil.....

 

[Liquid_Turbo]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but all Doug said was that anything with "supersyn" on the bottle contains some PAO. Since 5w20 contains "50% more supersyn", it may be deduced that while the PAO content is very high, it is possible there is still GroupIII mixed in ... Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Anyway, I'd go w/ the M1 5w20.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Liquid_Turbo
Correct me if I'm wrong, but all Doug said was that anything with "supersyn" on the bottle contains some PAO. Since 5w20 contains "50% more supersyn", it may be deduced that while the PAO content is very high, it is possible there is still GroupIII mixed in ... Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Anyway, I'd go w/ the M1 5w20.


I was pretty sure he said that any of the ones that say Supersyn are primarily PAO based. I could be wrong. Perhaps he'll chime-in.