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5-Qt Mobil 1 Truck & SUV Full Synthetic Motor Oil (0W-20)
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The "Truck & SUV" label on this always gives me a chuckle. I picture a marketing meeting that went something like: "Guys... I figured out how we make our regular oil sound tougher!" ... "Let's slap Truck & SUV on the bottle!" 😂
Not saying it's bad oil at all. If it meets your vehicle's required specs, it'll do the job. I just don't read "Truck & SUV" and immediately think premium. If that's your thing though, go for it. You'll save $10–$15 and your engine probably isn't going to file a complaint with HR.
For me, the biggest thing is changing your oil on time, every time.
Personally, I still prefer Extended Performance. Not because I'm out here trying to squeeze 20k miles out of an oil change, but because I like the extra cushion. I usually stay under ~10k miles, but I feel better going 10k on an oil rated for 20k.
Also worth mentioning, a lot of vehicles end up with some fuel dilution in the oil between changes. Once fuel starts mixing into the oil, its ability to protect against wear can start taking a noticeable hit. That's one reason stretching intervals too far, even close to 10k is a fairly bad idea, even with extended-life oils.
Project Farm had a pretty good video where he tested motor oils (inside one of them, I know there are a few where he has tested motor oils, it was an earlier one) and showed what fuel contamination can do to an oil's ability to protect. It wasn't pretty.
Knowing this, part of me thinks the better move fir me would be buying the cheaper basic mobile 1 oil like this and changing it every 5k miles. That would probably be even better for my engine than what I currently do woth using Extended Performance for half of its rated life, but I know how lazy I am, and changing it every 5k miles just isn'tgonna happen
The "Truck & SUV" label on this always gives me a chuckle. I picture a marketing meeting that went something like: "Guys... I figured out how we make our regular oil sound tougher!" ... "Let's slap Truck & SUV on the bottle!" 😂
Not saying it's bad oil at all. If it meets your vehicle's required specs, it'll do the job. I just don't read "Truck & SUV" and immediately think premium. If that's your thing though, go for it. You'll save $10–$15 and your engine probably isn't going to file a complaint with HR.
For me, the biggest thing is changing your oil on time, every time.
Personally, I still prefer Extended Performance. Not because I'm out here trying to squeeze 20k miles out of an oil change, but because I like the extra cushion. I usually stay under ~10k miles, but I feel better going 10k on an oil rated for 20k.
Also worth mentioning, a lot of vehicles end up with some fuel dilution in the oil between changes. Once fuel starts mixing into the oil, its ability to protect against wear can start taking a noticeable hit. That's one reason stretching intervals too far, even close to 10k is a fairly bad idea, even with extended-life oils.
Project Farm had a pretty good video where he tested motor oils (inside one of them, I know there are a few where he has tested motor oils, it was an earlier one) and showed what fuel contamination can do to an oil's ability to protect. It wasn't pretty.
Knowing this, part of me thinks the better move fir me would be buying the cheaper basic mobile 1 oil like this and changing it every 5k miles. That would probably be even better for my engine than what I currently do woth using Extended Performance for half of its rated life, but I know how lazy I am, and changing it every 5k miles just isn'tgonna happen
And for anyone wondering, yes, the Mobil 1 Truck and SUV oil is a GF-6A spec, not the new GF-7.
And for anyone wondering, yes, the Mobil 1 Truck and SUV oil is a GF-6A spec, not the new GF-7.
What is the difference of GF-6A and the "new GF-7"?
Definitely Obviously need to research more before opening my fat mouth, but I did say I was Assuming.. Thankfully drive a Toyota Hybrid daily, and also wouldn't dare to put 10k miles on my 4x4 GM before changing the oil, it definitely has the smell of fuel contamination in its oil around 4k to 5k.
I literally thought they were trying to possibly make the oil weight easier for people to understand or something with the "Truck and SUV" 🤣
Hopefully still some good info about oil change intervals for folks in what I said tho.
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