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07-08-2010, 05:42 AM
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Actually the Category or Group III synthetics (hyrdo-cracked and refined) goes true for all Mobil 1 and Castrol synthetic oils. There was a lawsuit about this. I did research about this some time back. Group IV is what the European formulas are supposed to be, in that they are truly sythetic. In fact I found that Napa 5w30 Fully Syn was a synthetic consisting of Group III and Group IV and therefore better than the Mobil 1 and Castrol oils.
07-12-2010, 03:02 PM
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I just did an oil change today with Mobil 1 0w40.....i'll let you know if I notice any difference from the LL-04 Lubro Moly
07-12-2010, 09:00 PM
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Just received my report from the Blackstone Labs. This is for the Mobil 1 I've been using before I switched to BMW OEM oil.
I don't know how bad this is, so if someone cares to comment, I'll much appreciate
I don't know how bad this is, so if someone cares to comment, I'll much appreciate
07-13-2010, 05:33 AM
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Well, they couldn't recommend Mobil-1 because Mercedes does. The first thing I noticed about BMW after driving Mercedes for 13 years was how everything had to be different, even if subtlety different. From the cruise control (MB accel/set is UP while BMW is Forward) and the cruise control stalk is on top of the turn signal, while BMW is below (and a much more natural position and actuation if you ask me). Recently, when I drove the E350 at the UDE, it was driven home how awkward the MB switchgear was compared to BMW.
07-13-2010, 06:10 PM
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