Is Mobil 1 still the best

[jako999]

Hi all the Brabus is getting an oil change and my local garage have said they use 5w 30 oil, in the past I have only used 0w 40 Mobil 1 but I have to say there is a big difference in price is 5w 30 ok or shall I justget some Mobil 1 and give it to them to use?

Thanks

[Rodzter]

It's got to be 5w 40 Fully Synth, & I'd go with Mobile 1 over 5w 30 any day of the week. Remember oil is the life blood of an engine, & the Roadies engine is ore highly stressed than most.

[137699]

5w/30 is fine providing it meets mb229.3 or mb229.5 spec

[Evilution]

Mobil1 was never the best oil, it was just the company with the biggest advertising budget.

[jako999]

Thanks all I had it serviced today and after having no problems over the past 3 years with the Mobil1 I decided to get some and get the garage to use it. It cost me 3 times the price and i'm sure the other stuff would have done but if something were to go wrong I would have only blamed the oil even if it had nothing to do with it.

[Thrumbleux]

It cost me 3 times the price and

...and Mobil will spend a chunk of it exactly as Evil says.

[fortwo long]

I've spoken about this with a few people in the trade, incl a Mercedes Independent and all say Mobile 1 must always be used in these engines. That's what I will therefore do.

[Thrumbleux]

I've spoken about this with a few people in the trade, incl a Mercedes Independent and all say Mobile 1 must always be used in these engines. That's what I will therefore do.

The trade you say....trading what?

[fortwo long]

Mercedes,, Independent Mercedes garage and a private service garage I know who says it is best and safest option to keep to the car manufacturers recommendations.

[tolsen]

Why not try merc's own oil. It meets all required specifications and is cheap. Last time I visited the dealer it cost less than GBP 30 for 5 litres. DSC03951.JPG

[tolsen]

Mercedes' own is only GBP 23.95 on ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/15123...f14=108&ff19=0

[Rodzter]

Just fine an oil change using Mobile1 instead of the Shell Helix 5w 40 I was using previously & although subjective she seems smoother with a deeper engine note & more torquey/better pickup? I wouldn't of expected oil to do this but there you go. Although I did get my Mobile1 on a two for one offer (wouldn't of bought otherwise).

[137699]

Thanks all I had it serviced today and after having no problems over the past 3 years with the Mobil1 I decided to get some and get the garage to use it. It cost me 3 times the price.....

Errr... it's £26 for 5 litres in Costco.
It should NOT be 3x the price.

[adrimo]

Not everyone has a Costco card and maybe the garage was only charging trade price on the oil he already had

[zx280]

I use Nulon 10/40 100% synthetic. Brilliant!

[Evilution]

I've spoken about this with a few people in the trade, incl a Mercedes Independent and all say Mobile 1 must always be used in these engines. That's what I will therefore do.
Mercedes,, Independent Mercedes garage and a private service garage I know who says it is best and safest option to keep to the car manufacturers recommendations.

Mobil1 used to advertise with Mercedes F1 so there is a a lot of back scratching going on.
Also remember that Mercedes also recommends that you don't ever change the transmission fluid so take everything they say with a massive handful of salt.

Mercedes and their outlets use Mobil1 for 1 reason. It's the cheapest that they can get because of the deals they made.
If it was the best, all Formula 1 teams would use Mobil1, however, most don't.

[fortwo long]

Have now been told if Mercedes serviced my car now, they would use Petronas fully synthetic oil which is cheaper than Mobil 1. When you're told Mobil 1 has best cleaning properties and best for Turbo temperatures it's hard to chance using something else. There are many comments on threads suggesting, advising different oils so it's a minefield of opinions, who is right??. We all know what will happen to a Smart engine if incorrectly maintained so it seems safest to go with what is officially recommended rather to "chance" another brand.

[Evilution]

Of course they would use Petronas oil now, who is the main sponsor of the Mercedes F1 team?