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should be debating specific weight of mobil to use Posted by davenew (more from davenew) on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:44:29

In Reply to: More MOBILE 1 information, dboone, Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:21:59 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I bought mobil 5W30 from walmart. Come to find out, it doesn't have the same specs as 0w40 or 15w50. The HTHS rating, or a measure of viscosity at high temp & shear rates, doesn't even meet the min spec of my engine. It appears the lower the number, the better your gas mileage, due to less drag in the engine. That probably explains why the oil has the energy conserving rating.

The higher the number, the better the wear protection is for the connecting rod bearings, etc. I assume the same idea applies to protection of the brass bushings in the turbos, especially the thrust bearing.

I'll definitely go back with 0w40 the next time. I'm just giving one example of why you should to compare specific weights of mobil vs. amsoil or anything else.

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Posts in this Thread:

More MOBILE 1 information, dboone, Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:21:59
- A biased comment, Dick in Falls Church, Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:01:15
- Re: More MOBILE 1 information, BrianS, Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:34:25
  - dyno slips on that one?, jak , Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:14:44
    - Screen shot...., BrianS, Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:39:13
      - carls Screen shot as well nice work brian :-), jak , Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:15:05
        oops needed engine speed on that one, jak , Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:22:03
    - Re: dyno slips on that one?, BrianS, Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:14:04
- That's what I would say is,, SteveW, Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:08:09
- should be debating specific weight of mobil to use, davenew, Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:44:29 <-- Viewing This Message
  - Anybody know Sunoco Synturo Racing 10W-60?, AdamB , Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:24:39
    - Re: Anybody know Sunoco Synturo Racing 10W-60?, Steen, Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:03:30
  - Haven't I been saying that?, JEM, Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:39:46
  - Re: should be debating specific weight of mobil to use, dboone, Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:29:19
    - But that's true of everyone, JEM, Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:50:17
      - Truck/SUV, Dean, Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:28:34
      - Re: But that's true of everyone, RBatsch, Wed, 14 Jun 2006 04:30:20
        Re: But that's true of everyone, JEM, Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:08:14
    - Re: should be debating specific weight of mobil to use, TML , Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:55:03
      - CSFS, dboone, Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:46:32
        Actually, I am not totally wrong....., dboone, Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:53:46
        Re: Actually, I am not totally wrong....., TML , Wed, 14 Jun 2006 06:56:32
- No MOBILE 1 for my Viggen, RBatsch, Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:40:50
  - Re: No MOBILE 1 for my Viggen, Joe Boucher, Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:53:05
  - Re: No MOBILE 1 for my Viggen, schumi, Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:52:29
    - Re: No MOBILE 1 for my Viggen, GM, Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:54:11
      - yeah, was more just poking fun :), schumi, Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:03:46
    - Castrol Syntec...no question n/m, Randy House, Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:58:55
      - some call it, dboone, Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:21:52
        My .02, Turbo00, Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:44:23
        I think teh faketech is the US stuff, Trev, Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:38:27

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