[bcrdukes]

Mobil 1 puts their oils and gasolines to the test on a 1990 BMW 325i running it for 4 years straight up to 1,000,000 Miles.

Take a look - Mobile 1 Australia (http://www.mobil1.com.au/performance/miles.aspx)

Sorry if this is a repost but cool nonetheless. :)

[Bonka]

Is this a plug for the E30 you own now? ;)

Nice find, both the car and fluids are quality stuff.

[orange7]

now i want to switch to Mobile 1

[skyxx]

Not bad, but I'm sure some of it was marketing. :) Any synthetic Oil will do fine like Amsoil.:thumbsup:

[J____]

fuk i thought they went 1million miles on 1 oil change lol

[TOPEC]

i wonder how the oil will perform under high stress like lots hard driving/spirited driving.
since this test was done with daily commute conditions(re: light stress), every oil should be able to perform the same if oil changes r done on a regular basis.

[maxx]

Nice find, both the car and fluids are quality stuff.

+1

[The_AK]

gotta love the music too,
"Dun DAH! Dun DAH! Dun DAH!"

interesting video though, I wonder what year this test was done

[Rikaro]

damn I was expecting 1 mil miles with no oil change. That's too much to ask heh? :P

[rice cooker]

mobil 1 test done by mobil 1

hmmmmmm

[slammer111]

Many cars that use this stuff already have 15000-20000km oil changes. Nowhere close to 1m, but a whole lot better than 5000km.

[death_blossom]

there have been a few trucks in existence to have hit 1millions miles as well.

[SumAznGuy]

Now the bigger question, is the oil they are using the same as the off the shelf stuff at crappy tire or stupid store?

Quite a few s2000 owners who use Mobil 1 are also have timing chain tensioner issues. I for one use oils other than Mobil 1 and do not have any issues with my TCT.

[slammer111]

^ What does your timing chain tensioner have to do with the oil used? Or I should ask, specifically what problems are they encountering?

[ilvtofu]

Hmm doesn't look like this test was really that tough on the car, "mostly at 85" this isn't really stop and go driving here... Every 7500 miles isn't pushing it at all.

Lol the video is so cheesy and 90s, looks like an older episode of TSN's Motoring or whatever that show was called.

[DC5-S]

pennzoil platinum synthetic is the same if not better the mobil 1.. amsoil is the best but the most costly.. pennzoil costs me 25 bucks for 4.8 litres on sale at canadian tire.. i bought 6 jugs lol

[jlenko]

Anyone with a newer vehicle that has the oil life system on it, knows that 5,000 km oil changes were always just bunk.

It all depends on how you drive.

[Timpo]

mobil 1 is good

[Shun Izaki]

Anyone with a newer vehicle that has the oil life system on it, knows that 5,000 km oil changes were always just bunk.

It all depends on how you drive.

kind of how I check my oil (when I DD my car) @ 10k and it's still pretty clean?

[InvisibleSoul]

I wonder how much fuel they burned doing this test...

[SumAznGuy]

The biggest test on oil is low pressure start ups when there is little to no oil up top.
And high temperature oil break down. I don't think constant driving at one speed will be too hard on the oil.

As for the TCT, not too sure, but everyone on S2ki that are having issues have been using Mobil 1.

[q0192837465]

I'm using Mobil 1 and so far, so good. Will keep on using

[Alphamale]

kind of how I check my oil (when I DD my car) @ 10k and it's still pretty clean?

Clean on the dip stick does not = clean when you let it out of the pan.

[Death2Theft]

No cold starts this test is crap. I bet dino oil could do the same thing.

[billboa]

pennzoil platinum synthetic is the same if not better the mobil 1.. amsoil is the best but the most costly.. pennzoil costs me 25 bucks for 4.8 litres on sale at canadian tire.. i bought 6 jugs lol
that is ur opinion, tests have proven that Royal Purple is the best lubricant out of all the top synthetic oils.

[ncrx]

pennzoil platinum is actually shell oil.. if u want the better shell oil, you want the quaker state q horsepower 5w40 synthetic, which is rebadged shell helix ultra. the shell rotella t synthetic 5w40 is also a massively good oil at low prices.

the mobil1 0w40 is really good, but the 5w30 and 10w30 is garbage as they changed the additive packages and blends in it.

royal purple puts out its own advertising as the best oil just like every other oil company... blanket statements that RP is the best lubricant is just stupid, and makes you look stupid.

[DC5-S]

that is ur opinion, tests have proven that Royal Purple is the best lubricant out of all the top synthetic oils.

ya ok where is this test send a link

[Timpo]

on amsoil website, they say amsoil is even better

[Bonka]

Seeing as most drivers would hardly notice a difference using an expensive premium synthetic, just stick to a regular OCI and you'll be fine.

[impactX]

on amsoil website, they say amsoil is even better

Thanks captain!

[TOPEC]

that is ur opinion, tests have proven that Royal Purple is the best lubricant out of all the top synthetic oils.

uhh u r actually wrong
there was an independent company that did motor oil tests few years back, royal purple did pretty bad on the test. royal purple is not as good as people hyped about it.

[Dentz]

Is this a plug for the E30 you own now? ;)


My E30 is just about halfway through this test - in real life conditions.

[k20a]

I don't know. If you think about it, why spend so much money on oil when you can do oil changes more frequently than spend xxx amount on high high synthetic oil? Is it really worth it if you're DD'ing your car, and changing it every "3,000KM - 5,000KM' like they say when they advertise their car?

[bcrdukes]

^
Have you owned a motor that is turbo or supercharged? They take more stress than a naturally aspirated motor. Synthetic does help to a degree.

[03aspec]

i run dino oil on our cars at home, i change the oil every 5k. i have yet to find a reason of why i should switch over to synthetic. i bet half of all the people out there don't even know why they are using synthetic, they just hear some mumbo jumbo from jimmy joe backyard bumfuck mechanic and think that whatever comes out of his mouth is the real deal.