Is Mobil1 #@$%! now?
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Mobil 1 is still a very good motor oil.
The problem some of us have with it is that (1) it is marketed at the very upper end of the price scale, (2) it has historically claimed itself to contain an expensive PAO base (which justified and induced its use by some), (3) there have been recent controversial (and disputed) test results showing several varieties as primarily composed of cheaper Group III stocks, and (4) some UOAs have been less than spectacular, with higher than average Fe readings.
The problem some of us have with it is that (1) it is marketed at the very upper end of the price scale, (2) it has historically claimed itself to contain an expensive PAO base (which justified and induced its use by some), (3) there have been recent controversial (and disputed) test results showing several varieties as primarily composed of cheaper Group III stocks, and (4) some UOAs have been less than spectacular, with higher than average Fe readings.
It was just released, no one knows yet how it performs in the real world and no one knows what it's composition is (yet).
Group III == natural oil does it not? How can they label natural oil as a synthetic?
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You should be writing copy!
"Why buy synthetic oil for you vehicle, if you can now get the finest, natural oil known to man!"
The US court said that they can.
I agree with previous post. Anger should be directed towards US court and Castrol Syntec. If they can get away with it, then guess what?
askdf;aklsdjiwequpwioerusdnmasdfmnas,dmfn.,mcvzxv;ahpsdfjpoi
(code for; Just what the &^%$ does ExxonMobil think they are trying to pull with the BULL$#%^ they now call Mobil 1)
(code for; Just what the &^%$ does ExxonMobil think they are trying to pull with the BULL$#%^ they now call Mobil 1)
As they say, "If you can't beat them [in court], join them."
True. It was actually NAD and CBBB that upheld Castrol's claims.
If castrol can market group3 as synthetic and not get as much as a slap on the wrist, then why lay the blame on mobil1 which prices identically to syntec?
Personally, we can all thank castrol for mobil1's demise. Pity since I can vouch for their oil after using them for 7 years.
Personally, we can all thank castrol for mobil1's demise. Pity since I can vouch for their oil after using them for 7 years.
Correct, but the Mobil Oil Corp that defended the definition of synthetic is long gone. Mobil1 is now an Exxon product and any changes they made in the formulation was done to improve profit rather than performance.
Even though they go by the name "ExxonMobil", it should read as EXXONmobil.
Where are the "Castrol syntec sucks" threads? I always see mobil1 is this and mobil1 is that...
I dont see why people can be so antagonistic to one particular brand.
I dont see why people can be so antagonistic to one particular brand.
The following info needs to go as a Sticky:
Advent of Modern Hydroprocessing
According to that, all of the variants of "synthetic" and "fully synthetic" are fair game to include Group III.
We are loooong past that. You'd have to look at threads from way back when this board originally started.
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