Is Mobile 1 worthwhile or just hype?
06-19-2001, 09:43 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bieg
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Plain bearing engines require a film of oil for the bearings to trap so the moving part can ride on this film like a tobbogan on snow.
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Plain bearing engines require a film of oil for the bearings to trap so the moving part can ride on this film like a tobbogan on snow.
06-19-2001, 09:55 AM
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The point is that Mobil 1 IS NOT superior oil, it is equal oil for what motor oil has to do. Yes, I agree with you it is still subjective whether an individual wishes to pay 393% more for equal oil.
Just because two oils meet SAE spec does not make them "equal".
Of course you only run your engine in a perfect world where the temps are never cold and where you never lose the belt that drives the water pump or never lose your coolant so you never need to protect against the extremes.
06-19-2001, 09:59 AM
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First, contrary to popular belief, your engine parts are not devoid of oil when the engine is not running. They don't have AS MUCH oil as when the oil pump is fully functioning, but they are not
bare and rusty unless your car has been parked for a very long time.
bare and rusty unless your car has been parked for a very long time.
06-19-2001, 10:28 AM
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Originally posted by marcucci
It would appear that oil is about as personal as underwear, and there are some people that aren't going to change no matter what (brands, I mean!).
It would appear that oil is about as personal as underwear, and there are some people that aren't going to change no matter what (brands, I mean!).
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Consumer Reports in their famous Taxi test showed that synthetic oil did reduce wear over conventional oil, even considering the synthetic had a longer change interval than the conventional.
06-19-2001, 10:45 AM
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The residual oil on the bearings is the same oil that will be replenishing the oil on the bearings later.
The oil on the bearing is not necessarily used up but gets moved along by the moving parts. If there is no oil following the moving oil as supplied by the oil pump, the oil film gets thinner and eventually parts rub and friction occurs.
The oil on the bearing is not necessarily used up but gets moved along by the moving parts. If there is no oil following the moving oil as supplied by the oil pump, the oil film gets thinner and eventually parts rub and friction occurs.
06-19-2001, 11:03 AM
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Originally posted by Prolene
The residual oil on the bearings is the same oil that will be replenishing the oil on the bearings later...
The residual oil on the bearings is the same oil that will be replenishing the oil on the bearings later...
I can understand the progression of events in Bieg's story. I just disagree with the grand finale. The fact is that many millions of internal combustion engines do not suffer from scarred journals and worn bearings, even though some of these engines do not use Mobil 1. My point is that it is a product that protects you from something you don't need to be protected from.