Nice deal on Mobil 1 syntetic at Autozone for the DIYer
08-16-2012, 02:36 PM
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Nice deal on Mobil 1 syntetic at Autozone for the DIYer
Was lurking around autozone the other day and saw that they have Mobil 1 oil for $34.99 for 5 qts with a filter. However, the filters included with the deal is only up to like $7 and our fram filter is $19.99 (their system shows $12.99 on sale) What I asked them to do is I'll buy 2 sets but they'll only need to give me 1 filter. Fortunately the guys there are cool and its my go to shop for anything car so he hooked me up.
Works out to be $75 and change with the fram filters and 2 quartz to spare.
Do this 4 times and you'll have you'll have enough for 5 oil changes and would just need to buy 1 spare filter or just stock up and buy 40 quarts with 4 filters free and buy the 1 spare. lol
Comes out to about $60 for each oil change. Sure beats paying $125 and with a pump it only took me 20 minutes to do my oil change with breaks in between to chat with the neighbors. LOL
I think they're pretty limited on stock for 0-40 so call to make sure.
Works out to be $75 and change with the fram filters and 2 quartz to spare.
Do this 4 times and you'll have you'll have enough for 5 oil changes and would just need to buy 1 spare filter or just stock up and buy 40 quarts with 4 filters free and buy the 1 spare. lol
Comes out to about $60 for each oil change. Sure beats paying $125 and with a pump it only took me 20 minutes to do my oil change with breaks in between to chat with the neighbors. LOL
I think they're pretty limited on stock for 0-40 so call to make sure.
08-16-2012, 11:44 PM
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dannieboiz do you still have the part number of Fram oil filter? and what is your engine? i needed the part number of FRAM oil filter for my S550 2007
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08-23-2012, 04:08 PM
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Desired_Speed what's wrong with the FRAM filters? This is my 2nd time using them with no problem at all.
08-24-2012, 02:37 AM
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Phatisfy,
8-9. It varies oddly. I changed my own oil and twice I only had to put 7.5. Most of the time its 8 for my 07. Every 10k miles.
Whats wrong with the frame CH8481? I switch between M1 and fram whichever is available to me during change.
8-9. It varies oddly. I changed my own oil and twice I only had to put 7.5. Most of the time its 8 for my 07. Every 10k miles.
Whats wrong with the frame CH8481? I switch between M1 and fram whichever is available to me during change.
05-19-2013, 01:22 PM
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Cheap Autozone/Wall Mart Mobil1 may not be MB-approved. Most people in the States don't realize this, but it's important. Check what the back of the bottle specifies, bet it will not have MB approval rating on there. Euro Formula should have those MB and BMW approvals on there. Compare to some serious German oils like Aral, Pentosin, or German-made Castrol. Same with Mobil1, they DO have a fine fully synthetic oils line, but what you get locally in the United States for like $5-7 a quart really isn't it. Read-up on this guys if you don't believe.
05-19-2013, 01:38 PM
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This is an exerpt (did I spell it right?) from a post on Bob The Oil Guy forum:
"People driving Germain cars, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, were required to use certain spec oils to remain under the manufacturer's warranty. These same owners noticed the name "Castrol Synthetic" on the expensive oil the Dealer was installing and many decided to save money and have Castrol Syntec installed at a local lube center or maybe did it themselves at home. What was worse, some of these cars had extended oil drain intervals up to 20,000 miles. What followed was a lot of sludging and engine damage with a lot of people being told their warranty was voided. The reason there was so much confusion is the motor oil sold at the Dealership service department were European Group IV synthetics that had been certified by the manufacturer for use in those engines. Castrol Syntec not only is Group III, but not certified for use in those engines.
I hate to say it, but the use of Group III "synthetics" needs to be rated differently somehow. Not only are these motor oils petroleum, but being petroleum they must employ lots of VI additives for for the "W" or winter grade specs.
Before anyone jumps my case, I realize that Mobil 1 isn't the only Group IV based synthetic. It is the only major oil company synthetic to still be Group IV. I realize that other smaller companies like AMSOIL and Redline use the Group IV base oils. But the 4 motor oils made by AMSOIL with the "XL-7500" label are Group III based motor oils which is why they have the shorter oil drain and cheaper price. See how confusing this can be?"
My point is, Mobil1 apparetnly also makes a real synthetic as well as a let's-call-it-synthetic-since everyone-else-does-the-same-thing oil. The former is European formula and it has MB, BMW, Audi/VW approvals on the label; the latter is only approved by Ford, Chevy, and Chrysler and costs a lot less and is available at everywhere.
Also: http://www.v8sho.com/SHO/Mobil1.htm
"People driving Germain cars, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, were required to use certain spec oils to remain under the manufacturer's warranty. These same owners noticed the name "Castrol Synthetic" on the expensive oil the Dealer was installing and many decided to save money and have Castrol Syntec installed at a local lube center or maybe did it themselves at home. What was worse, some of these cars had extended oil drain intervals up to 20,000 miles. What followed was a lot of sludging and engine damage with a lot of people being told their warranty was voided. The reason there was so much confusion is the motor oil sold at the Dealership service department were European Group IV synthetics that had been certified by the manufacturer for use in those engines. Castrol Syntec not only is Group III, but not certified for use in those engines.
I hate to say it, but the use of Group III "synthetics" needs to be rated differently somehow. Not only are these motor oils petroleum, but being petroleum they must employ lots of VI additives for for the "W" or winter grade specs.
Before anyone jumps my case, I realize that Mobil 1 isn't the only Group IV based synthetic. It is the only major oil company synthetic to still be Group IV. I realize that other smaller companies like AMSOIL and Redline use the Group IV base oils. But the 4 motor oils made by AMSOIL with the "XL-7500" label are Group III based motor oils which is why they have the shorter oil drain and cheaper price. See how confusing this can be?"
My point is, Mobil1 apparetnly also makes a real synthetic as well as a let's-call-it-synthetic-since everyone-else-does-the-same-thing oil. The former is European formula and it has MB, BMW, Audi/VW approvals on the label; the latter is only approved by Ford, Chevy, and Chrysler and costs a lot less and is available at everywhere.
Also: http://www.v8sho.com/SHO/Mobil1.htm
05-19-2013, 01:38 PM
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Cheap Autozone/Wall Mart Mobil1 may not be MB-approved. Most people in the States don't realize this, but it's important. Check what the back of the bottle specifies, bet it will not have MB approval rating on there. Euro Formula should have those MB and BMW approvals on there. Compare to some serious German oils like Aral, Pentosin, or German-made Castrol. Same with Mobil1, they DO have a fine fully synthetic oils line, but what you get locally in the United States for like $5-7 a quart really isn't it. Read-up on this guys if you don't believe.
05-20-2013, 06:13 AM
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MB specifically states 229.3 or 229.5 spec. for the M273 engine.
I d guess as long as its into these specs any brand will be fine, depending on your application weight-wise , 5w-30 as well as 0w-40 is used for these engines afaik .
I d guess as long as its into these specs any brand will be fine, depending on your application weight-wise , 5w-30 as well as 0w-40 is used for these engines afaik .
