2010 Motor Oil Warranty Comparison

[rewote500]

Decided to compare motor oil warranties between the majors. Thoughts?

Conventional Motor Oils

Mobil Clean 5K

Required OCI - 5K Miles/6 Months
Warranty Mileage Expiration - Unlimited/Never Expires
Warranty Years Expiration - Unlimited Never Expires

Pennzoil

Required OCI - 4K Miles
Mileage Expiration - 300,000
Year Expiration - 10 Years

Castrol GTX

Required OCI - 4k Miles/4 Months
Mileage Expiration - 300,000
Year Expiration - 10 Years

Valvoline

Required OCI - 4K Miles (Restrictions apply)
Mileage Expiration - 300,000
Years Expiration - June 1, 2029

Synthetic Motor Oil Warranties



Mobil 1

Required OCI - 10,000 Miles/1 Year
Mileage Expiration - Unlimited/Never Expires
Years Expiration - Unlimited Never Expires

Pennzoil Platinum

Required OCI - 4,000 Miles
Mileage Expiration, 300,000 Miles
Years Expiration - 10 Years

Castrol Syntec

Required OCI - 6,000 Miles/6 Months
Mileage Expiration - 500,000 Miles
Year Expiration - 15 Years

Valvoline Synpower

Required OCI - 4,000 Miles
Mileage Expiration - 300,000
Years Expiration - June 1, 2029

Advanced Synthetic Motor Oil




Mobil 1 Extended Performance

Required OCI - 15,000 Miles/1 Year
Mileage Expiration - Unlimited/Never Expires
Years Expiration - Unlimited/Never Expires

Pennzoil Ultra
Required OCI - 4,000 Miles
Mileage Expiration - 500,000 Miles
Year Expiration - 15 Years

Castrol Edge

Required OCI - 6,000 Miles/6 Months
Mileage Expiration - 500,000 Miles
Year Expiration - 15 Years

Number of Oil Changes Required to maintain motor oil warranty on a car driven 250,000 Miles by mileage.

Mobil Clean 5K = 50
Pennzoil = 63
Castrol GTX = 63
Valvoline = 63

Mobil 1 = 25
Pennzoil Platinum = 63
Castrol Syntec = 42
Valvoline Synpower = 63

Mobil1 Extended Performance = 17
Pennzoil Ultra = 63
Castrol Edge = 42

Warranty Links



Some warranties have additional restrictions. See links below.

Castrol - http://castrolcrew.com/Warranty/About/

Valvoline - https://valvoline.promo.eprize.com/engineguarantee/view_terms

Pennzoil - http://www.pennzoil.com/#/warranty/

Mobil Clean - http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Mobil_Clean_5000_Warranty.aspx

Mobil 1 - http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Mobil_1_Warranty.aspx

Mobil 1 EP - http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Mobil_1_Extended_Performance_Warranty.aspx

 

[StevieC]

Marketing, Marketing, Marketing... Love to see an engine failure because of this and see them pay out on it without avoiding it through "technicalities" written into the warranty.

Thanks for the info though...

 

[ottotheclown]

Hey thanks for this info. Took time I bet, more to learn, will it ever end??

 

[tradosaurus]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
Marketing, Marketing, Marketing... Love to see an engine failure because of this and see them pay out on it without avoiding it through "technicalities" written into the warranty.

Exactly. Good luck trying to collect.

 

[BBDartCA]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
Marketing, Marketing, Marketing... Love to see an engine failure because of this and see them pay out on it without avoiding it through "technicalities" written into the warranty.

Thanks for the info though...

+1. Its like trying to collect on a warranty claim for bad house paint. Its always prep or painters fault.

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: BBDartCA

+1. Its like trying to collect on a warranty claim for bad house paint. Its always prep or painters fault.


Well said!

 

[ARCOgraphite]

I didnt read the text of any of the warrranties,but do any cover engine "failure" without the oil failing? And what consitutes oil failure?

 

[WishIhadatruck]

Originally Posted By: BBDartCA
Originally Posted By: StevieC
Marketing, Marketing, Marketing... Love to see an engine failure because of this and see them pay out on it without avoiding it through "technicalities" written into the warranty.

Thanks for the info though...

+1. Its like trying to collect on a warranty claim for bad house paint. Its always prep or painters fault.


Very good comparison. And like house paint, the problem will likely be something other than the oil. If you change your oil often enough will you ever have engine failure due to the oil? Not likely. Same with the house paint. If put it on new wood and prepped properly it will likely last as well. If it doesn't it is probably due to some other circumstance and rarely do we have new wood to paint on. Then prep becomes a problem. Once I was staining my deck and the directions gave the temp, humidity, and dryness requirements to properly apply the stain. Over a 10 year period you would likely find 1 or 2 opportunities to have the right weather to meet their requirements.

I don't see oil warranties as being worth anything.

 

[apwillard1986]

Almost all the oil warranties require equipment failure due to the oil failing. You'd be hard pressed to get any modern oil to fail. Assuming it is correct for the application.

 

[Bill in Utah]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
Marketing, Marketing, Marketing... Love to see an engine failure because of this and see them pay out on it without avoiding it through "technicalities" written into the warranty.

Thanks for the info though...

Correct! I've been saying this for years (longer than I've been here)

Don't buy an oil for the warranty. Buy the oil for the job it will do for you and the VALUE you will get out of it.

The warranty is useless.

Bill

 

[Gary Allan]

I remember when Pep Boys was a Phila based small outfit.

Their house brand oil had GUARANTEED on the can.

We all joked that it was guaranteed to be in the can and it was guaranteed to qualify as motor oil.

Just imagine this being a cardboard can with the "guaranteed" being bigger

 

[Capa]

I'm not so sure the warranty is as useless as some believe. If it was so useless then why don't the other oil companies match Mobil's impressive warranty???

We have a lot of Quiktrips in Oklahoma and they advertise their "guaranteed gasoline." I know someone who got a new engine because of that "guaranteed" gas. I'm sure he is the exception, and not the rule, but nonetheless he is still smiling to this day.

 

[Bill in Utah]

Originally Posted By: Capa
I'm not so sure the warranty is as useless as some believe. If it was so useless then why don't the other oil companies match Mobil's impressive warranty???



Nevermind. You will not get it.

 

[tig1]

Originally Posted By: Capa
I'm not so sure the warranty is as useless as some believe. If it was so useless then why don't the other oil companies match Mobil's impressive warranty???

We have a lot of Quiktrips in Oklahoma and they advertise their "guaranteed gasoline." I know someone who got a new engine because of that "guaranteed" gas. I'm sure he is the exception, and not the rule, but nonetheless he is still smiling to this day.



Several years ago Mobil came out with their Av 1 and had a lot of problems with it and payed out for damanged engines in aircraft.

 

[Capa]

That's my point, Bill. If the oil companies have no intention of honoring the warranty, why not match Mobil's very impressive warranty numbers???

 

[Bill in Utah]

Originally Posted By: tig1

Several years ago Mobil came out with their Av 1 and had a lot of problems with it and payed out for damanged engines in aircraft.


And if they had a warranty or not did not matter. In fact most of those engines were NOT covered under oil warranty. It was covered because they put out an product that killed motors. The law suits were what got them to act not any thing they offered.

In fact in the beginning Mobil denied it was anything wrong with their product. It was only after many engines starting to have "issues" AND a few law suits that they did the correct thing by pulling the product and repairing the engines. Millions of $$ of damages still are out there that Mobil is not paying.

Bill

 

[Bill in Utah]

Originally Posted By: Capa
That's my point, Bill. If the oil companies have no intention of honoring the warranty, why not match Mobil's very impressive warranty numbers???


again, nevermind you do not get it and will not by your posting.

Read above if you need more info.

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: Capa
That's my point, Bill. If the oil companies have no intention of honoring the warranty, why not match Mobil's very impressive warranty numbers???
It's a marketing [censored]-shoot.

It's all about the sheeple that are uninformed looking for the greener grass!

How many people use Duracell or Energizer batteries because they think it's the best/biggest battery when Panasonic is the worlds biggest maker and was show in consumer reports I think to be the best battery out there?

How many people Fram it before they Slam it because they think it's a quality filter worth every penny when there are tons of others for better prices or the same price offering better performance?

Steve

 

[tig1]

Yep! I don't buy oil for the warranty, I buy what I know works.

 

[tig1]

Doesn't one small oil company advise their customers to ignore their new car warranty by promoting longer OCIs than the engine manf. reccomends? Didn't I see that here someplace?