Has mobil 1 15/50 (red cap) been reformulated

[Steve F]

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posted April 29, 2004 03:50 AM
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Greetings from a newbie

I found this oil site posted on my motorcycle forum.

I have experience with Amsoil, Mobil & Spectro
in use with autos & motorcycles.
I am not an authority, just a consumer, so please
don't beat up on me here.

Myself as well as countless others have had excellent results with M-1 15/50 over the years.
My concern is this....I have been believing the M-1 15/50 can't exsist as energy conserving oil
because of it's viscosity therefore doesn't have friction modifiers(my bikes wet clutch is happy)
& has not had it's antiwear additives changed or diluted possibly making it into a less as effective product as it once was...as far as a wet clutch motorcycle is concerned.
Is it what it was all along or has it now been reformulated??

Thanks,

Steve F

 

[KW]

If was reformulated a few years ago when the super syn came out. It still works great in bikes.

Friction modifiers seem to be more of a problem with different types of clutch fibers. I have kevlar plates in my Bandit 1200 and have gotten away with M1 5W30 when I was drag racing it.

 

[jason07-1zzfe]

It still has more ZDDP than other M1 grades. But I don't think it's as much as the MC oils. :

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