DV-30 = 5,175 cP
NOACK = 8.5%
Pluggging these numbers into the base-oil quality index (BOQI) formula:
BOQI = 45.5
This is a very mediocre BOQI for a synthetic. In comparison Pennzoil Platinum 5W-30 has BOQI = 53.9 and Mobil 1 (vanilla) 5W-30 has BOQI = 50.3
List of oils by base-oil-quality index: a ranking
To make things worse, it has by far the worst A_Harman index among all Mobil 1 oils:
Code:
Oil Density KV40 KV100 KV150 HTHSV VI DV150 A_Harman index
M1 0W-20 0.841 44.80 8.70 3.91 2.70 177 2.91 0.928
M1 5W-20 0.852 49.80 8.90 3.89 2.75 160 2.93 0.938
M1 5W-30 0.855 61.70 11.00 4.75 3.10 172 3.59 0.862
M1 EP 0W-20 0.839 44.90 8.60 3.85 2.70 173 2.86 0.944
M1 EP 5W-20 0.850 49.60 8.90 3.90 2.75 161 2.93 0.937
M1 EP 5W-30 0.851 59.80 10.60 4.57 3.00 169 3.44 0.872
M1 HM 5W-20 0.856 50.00 8.60 3.72 2.70 150 2.82 0.958
M1 HM 5W-30 0.856 72.00 12.10 5.09 3.10 166 3.86 0.804
M1 AP 0W-20 0.840 45.69 8.70 3.89 2.60 172 2.89 0.899
M1 AP 5W-20 0.850 48.88 8.20 3.53 2.60 141 2.66 0.979
M1 AP 5W-30 0.851 63.33 11.70 5.09 3.00 183 3.83 0.783
M1 A_Harman index
I hate giving bad reviews to oils, but, unless I'm missing something, Mobil 1 Advanced Protection (M1 AP) seems to be a marketing gimmick and a ripoff.
My recommendation: Don't buy unless you want to spend a lot more for a lot less. You're paying for the TV commercials.
It also looks like every time Mobil 1 introduce a new oil, the quality gets less.