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Been running Mobil 1 15W-50 in '90 N/A C900
Posted by Greg Netzner (more from Greg Netzner) on Thu, 8 May 2003 08:04:28
In Reply to: will Mobil 1 15W-50 hurt my engine?, Newbie, Thu, 8 May 2003 05:52:38
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I put this in my non-turbo this past October, with 160k miles on the odometer. Up until then, it had only seen 5W/10W-30s. I live in Northern Colorado, & this past winter the car started flawlessly down to about 12*F. The previous 40k miles I'd been running a "fake" synthetic 10W-30, & the car now seems to decelerate longer with the 15W-50 (that is, it takes longer for the engine speed to drop) & my mpg hasn't changed. This tells me the improvement in lubrication overcomes any imagined problems of a heavier viscosity. I plan on running this for as long as it takes me to get to 10k miles, & then I'll try something else.
It won't hurt your engine, & since you know you're changing it this fall, I say give it a try. You might be pleasantly surprised.
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Posts in this Thread:
- will Mobil 1 15W-50 hurt my engine?, Newbie, Thu, 8 May 2003 05:52:38
- Re: 5W40 available, Nickgr, Sat, 10 May 2003 12:05:21
- Chart of oil specs, Dean, Thu, 8 May 2003 13:07:57
- DURON SYNTHETIC ENGINE OIL, Dean, Thu, 8 May 2003 12:52:44
- Shell Rotella T 5w40 synthetic, Dean, Thu, 8 May 2003 08:48:18
- Been running Mobil 1 15W-50 in '90 N/A C900, Greg Netzner, Thu, 8 May 2003 08:04:28 <-- Viewing This Message
- Toronto Wal-Marts sell Delvac 1 5W-40, cheap (-), Vlad, Thu, 8 May 2003 07:26:40
- Mobil 1 15W-50 will not hurt your engine?, Dick in Falls Church, Thu, 8 May 2003 07:20:32
- ou don't mention where you are located...., REM in Seattle
, Thu, 8 May 2003 06:39:27
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