Mobil 1 High Endurance Oils
02-20-2005, 04:42 PM
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Mobil 1 High Endurance Oils
Did anybody just see this commercial during the 500? 5000, 7500, or 15000 mile formulas? I want to know if they really protect for that long.
02-20-2005, 04:48 PM
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I've heard of that stuff. I would like to see others try that stuff before I get my hands on it. Having the same oil for over 10,000 miles just seems risky to me, especially since it takes me almost a year to put 10,000 miles on my car.
02-20-2005, 04:51 PM
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I've seen the stuff in the store, and plan on using it with my next oil change, but I fully intend to change it just like I do with regular Mobil 1 -every 3-4k, and most of the time I do it between 3-3.5k.
No reason to hold out unless your really broke -it'* only a 15-20 minute job to change oil and filter.
No reason to hold out unless your really broke -it'* only a 15-20 minute job to change oil and filter.
02-20-2005, 07:30 PM
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Re: Mobil 1 High Endurance Oils
Originally Posted by big_news_1
Did anybody just see this commercial during the 500? 5000, 7500, or 15000 mile formulas? I want to know if they really protect for that long.
02-20-2005, 08:19 PM
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your car has some sort of sensor in it that "tests the oil"
my 84 Grand prix had this and when i would go over mileage with my oil the check engine light would come on as soon as i would change it the light would go out!
your car will let you know when the oil needs changed
my 84 Grand prix had this and when i would go over mileage with my oil the check engine light would come on as soon as i would change it the light would go out!
your car will let you know when the oil needs changed
02-20-2005, 08:58 PM
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i just bought some for the bonneville, i bought mobil 5000( which was drive clean) it say that it will last for 5000 miles before break down but im still gonna change at every 3000.
02-20-2005, 10:50 PM
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I wouldn't really worried about the oil breaking down. I'd worry more about how dirty the oil is going to be after a higher mileage oil change.
02-20-2005, 11:54 PM
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I put some in last week. Did an oil change and the only fully synthetic Mobil 1 Autozone had in 10W30 was some sort of extended mileage stuff. I hadn't heard of it before then and I assumed it was replacing the old stuff.
02-21-2005, 12:58 AM
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i just saw one of those commercials tonight. You probably change the engine, not the oil after 15000 miles. At least thats what my friend and I thought. My oil looks gross after 5000, I cant imagine 3X that.
02-21-2005, 01:06 AM
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ive actually put 9000 miles on mobil one, and when the oil came out it didnt even look horrible...i didnt do it on purpose, the car was my mothers before i got it as a graduation present, and of course they never wrote anything down, and before i noticied it i was away at college and never did an oil change...thank god i finally got a chance to change the oil recently