question for Mobil 1 oil users.

[Nick Micale]

........... Also what is the life span of the Mobil 1 sitting in an engine and started every once in a while---should he change it out after 6 months even if the mileage never gets close to 3k?

A characteristic about synthetic oils that is seldom ever mentioned is that after a few days they have drained off the cylinder walls and bearings.

So if the vehicle sits for a week or more, it is more susceptible to a "dry start" than conventional oils. So logic would be that for a low mileage car, like my 9K mile one, use regular oil as the long-life protection of a synthetic is of no benefit and could be detrimental.

Of course using an EP additive would probably negate the drain-down problem, but still be a waste of $$$ over regular oil doing the same job.:smile:

 

[Dreamcar86]

A characteristic about synthetic oils that is seldom ever mentioned is that after a few days they have drained off the cylinder walls and bearings.

So if the vehicle sits for a week or more, it is more susceptible to a "dry start" than conventional oils. So logic would be that for a low mileage car, like my 9K mile one, use regular oil as the long-life protection of a synthetic is of no benefit and could be detrimental.

Of course using an EP additive would probably negate the drain-down problem, but still be a waste of $$$ over regular oil doing the same job.:smile:

So you are saying that it is better to run conventional oil with an oil stabilizer or just plain oil?

 

[bsdlinux]

A characteristic about synthetic oils that is seldom ever mentioned is that after a few days they have drained off the cylinder walls and bearings.

Good point, but I pretty sure that all synthetics don't have this problem. If you want to use nickel-nintey five Mobil-1 you get what you pay for.

 

[Brer Rabbit]

OK here it is

Out of curiosity what conclusion did you come up with?

Change at least 2 times a year no matter how low the mileage and add EOS or a similar additive. Those were the big points that I wanted to know.

 

[Jerryl]

GREAT link on the oil spec.
I downloaded in excel and sorted by Zn / P

 

[aminga]

I put it up in an excel spreadsheet if anyone want's it PM me an e-mail addy.