OK so Mobil 1 has been on a marketing blitz for it's new product.

I went online and they have a "recommendation" thingie for our cars. Here it is:

http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/...nce_5W-30.aspx

Now...15,000 miles sounds like the bomb. BUT, is it safe for our cars? They give it a "guarantee" so I guess if the oil fails and the engine blows up...we get new EJ20Ts

 

We already change our oil more often than nescesary just for comfort. Regular Mobile one can go for at least 7k miles. You will however need to change the filter in the middle of the 15k miles, unless you can find a filter rated that long.

 

its running in my engine right now...giving it a try....then after that i'll give the new quaker state a try...but i'm not gonna run it for the 15k miles...

 

the numbers manufacturers publish are averaged "best case scenarios". good luck on those numbers on our turbo charged cars. and nate is right anyway. i use synthetic and still change at around 2500 miles... wasting my money? yes. peace of mind? yes.



aloha from the summit of *-^-Mauna kea-^-*

 

Like Greg and Nate said, we changed Oil on a regular basis...ie 3000 miles average... and synthetic...

 

Yeah not even subaru recommends changing oil so often.

 

still going to need a new oil filter about 3 or 4 times

 

Well if you gotta change the filter so often...might as well change the oil...right?

 

No you will only need to chance the filter 1 time. You can purchase 7k mile oil filters.

 

im actually sporting them right now. decided to try these ones over the regular ones. not gonna wait 15k though. its like a couple bucks more so why not..

 

Lexus recommends 7.5k intervals on regular dino oil on most (if not all) of it's cars. They're not interested in buying anyone motors if they don't have to.
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