Mobil 1 synthetic oil on sale

I got a 5 qt bottle of 0W-20 AP for $39.95 and am excitedly waiting for my rebate email!

How rude of me.

Thank you so much for sharing this update!

 

Thanks for the heads up. Best oil I ever used.

 

Thank you for the info. BTW, which one do people use?

Mobil 1 0W-20 Advanced Fuel Economy Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 qt.


Mobil 1 (120903) Extended Performance 0W-20 Motor Oil - 5 Quart


Mobil 1 Annual Protection 0W20, 5 qt



Mobil 1 Extended Performance High Mileage Formula 0W20, 5 qt


Mobil 1 High Mileage Motor Oil 0W-20, 5 qt

 

I use mobil 1 annual oil in everything except for my prius. Penelope gets Mobil 1 0w30 advanced fuel economy in the winter. Warranty protection for 5w30 & 10w30 requirements. I think it's better for all the cold mornings and it keeps the winter fuel economy from struggling as much due to thicker oil in the cold. I also imagine it cuts down on wear during those cold Colorado mornings.

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Yea... I'm a big fan of 0W-20. It has me convinced I get slightly better gas mileage, but maybe that's the label? What do others think? Being on the west coast where freezing temps are rare, this seems like the best oil to use... And because it's synthetic I can get 10K miles before the oil goes bad, which is a big help because my typical road trip is 2K miles.

 

I would not put anything too light like those 0w20 that you shared in a prius. You want atleast 0w30 and I use 5w30 annual in it in the summer. I run both oil for about 10k miles or approximately 6 months and I use only K&N filters.

 

Less viscosity, less resistance = better gas mileage, or so the theory goes. I'm at 223K miles and 110K miles has been on 0W-20 and thus far no issues with burning oil any more than when I got it at 104K miles. Of course I wouldn't use 0W-20 in a colder climate.

 

Good to know, thank you and thanks for sharing your experience and even miles driven on the lighter oil.

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My current car, PRIME, is still under 2 yr Toyota Care. Beside, being PHV and having EV ratio of over 60%, the ICE have not run 10K yet. I bought Mobil 1 High Mileage Motor Oil 0W-20 for our 10 years old 160K miles Civic Hybrid, my son is currently driving. I have been using only genuine Honda 0W20 on this car, but they are sooooo expensive (~$10/qt on ebay, lol). I am going to give a try with Mobil1 oil at 1/5 of price after rebate.

 

Did you mean hotter climate?

Unless you're dealing with a knackered engine I'd steer clear of anything labelled "high mileage". They have additives that swell oil seals, and I don't think you want to do that unless your oil consumption is out-of-control.

Just to counter the mobil1 lovefest, lol: Toyota oil's all I've ever used, seems fine. Price is right up here, don't have to chase sales, and I bring my own bottle, buy it in bulk.

Toyota 0W20 synth was $4.50 CDN per liter in bulk. Last time it jumped to something like $5.60, but I'm not sure if that was an abberation, sales guy screw up. I didn't bother to argue.

 

I would go with the annual oil at recommended weight with their filter if you don't want to pay the extra for k&n. It will truly stay clean for 20k moles or a year. Just ALWAYS monitor the oil level as well as tires pressure. So important!

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I was thinking that... I run my heavier viscosity when it's real hot. I use much lighter oil when it's cold to prevent dry starts. I even prime my oil filter.

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Nope... The thicker the oil = the higher viscosity = the greater the amount of protection in sub-freezing temps when engine wear is at its worse before engine reaches normal operating temperature.

in most vehicles, the first 5 minutes of driving it when engine is cold causes the equivalent of many thousands of miles of driving it at normal operating temperature.

 

Hmmmmm, thanks for heads up advice. I canceled my order and am going to change to Mobil 1 0W-20 Advanced Fuel Economy Full Synthetic Motor Oil.

Going with Mobil 1 0W-20 Advanced Fuel Economy. It's $17 less than Mobil 1 Annual Protection 0W20, 5 qt. My son does not drive 20K/yr anyway. I am so cheap.

 

That's a new one for me, lol.

I think it irresponsible that they tout high-mileage oils without a clear explanation of what it's for, how it works. I can recall standing at a shelf looking at bottles of this stuff, thinking "yup, that might be for our car, it's getting on".

It's akin to a terminal cancer patient turning to morphine: it's appropriate, but only as a last-ditch life stretcher.

 

Perhaps do some Googling to confirm if you don't believe me, but what I was taught in auto shop in high school is exact opposite of what you said.

 

I run 0w30 advanced fuel economy in the winter. Good stuff. Best wishes!

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I could be wrong... Currently doing some googling to get a straight answer and it's not going well...

 

Yeah the numbers are almost akin to temperatures: higher numbers for higher temperatures.