Engine oil Mobil or ELF

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4.4

Engine noise

4.3

Exhaust smoke

4.3

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4.5

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4.4

Engine noise

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5.0

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Mobil › Engine oil

BeastinAtem 21 Aug 2023, 13:18

Engine noise:

Rating 5.0

Mobil 1. I've used it in all of my cars. Two of my mustangs lasted until 240k before needing a rebuild.

Pros: engine lasted long

Vehicle: Ford Mustang

Mileage: 240000 km

Mobil › Engine oil

blackcloud32 21 Aug 2023, 12:25

Rating 5.0

Mobil 1, my 05 GT with 150k miles on it getting cams a few weeks ago looks clean inside. I've had the car since 70k and Mobil is all I run in it.

Pros: engine looks clean

Vehicle: Ford

Mileage: 150000 km

Mobil › Engine oil

grizzledizz 19 Aug 2023, 04:31

Rating 5.0

LiquiMoly is fine. I used 0w40 Mobil 1 as I do in every single one of my cars for the last decade and it’s absolutely fine.

Pros: absolutely fine

Mobil › Engine oil

Ventillate 16 Aug 2023, 17:52

Engine noise:

Rating 5.0

Not sure if my opinion matters, but I use the Toyota version of the Mobil1 0W-16. Runs great.

Pros: runs great

Vehicle: Toyota Camry

Mobil › Engine oil

03FatBoyTim 9 Aug 2023, 07:09

Rating 5.0

Change the oil again and use Mobil 1 full synthetic and make sure it says V-TWIN on the label.

Pros: full synthetic

Mobil › Engine oil

Professional-Seaweed 8 Aug 2023, 05:21

Engine noise:
Exhaust smoke:

Rating 5.0

I’ve been using Mobile 1 since I’ve purchased my RAV4-brand new. Now at 160xxx miles with no oil burn. Runs like the day I bought it

Pros: no oil burn, runs great

Vehicle: Toyota

Mileage: 257495 km

Mobil › Engine oil

J_drums01 7 Aug 2023, 17:17

Rating 5.0

I used mobil 0W30. Seems like they're one of the few that make it

Vehicle: Hyundai

Mobil › Engine oil

martman006 3 Aug 2023, 05:51

Rating 5.0

Mobil1 and Castrol are all I’ve ever used on my 266k mile 09 rabbit. I replaced the valve cover in nov 21 and that engine was super clean inside. Still runs very well.

Pros: clean engine, runs well

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 266000 km

Mobil › Engine oil

ShotgunMessiah90 31 Jul 2023, 21:41

Rating 5.0

If I could change the oil myself I would do it every 5k using the cheapest 507.00 spec oil I can find. But I can’t so I do it every 10k and use Mobil1 ESP.

Pros: using Mobil1 ESP

Mobil › Engine oil

shawng 30 Aug 2012, 13:13

Engine noise:

Rating 3.0

I have an 07 Rabbit with the same 2.5L. I tried Mobil 0W40 one winter. It was OK for about the first 6000 KM, then the engine began to sound like a diesel.

Pros: ok for first 6000 km

Cons: engine sounded like diesel

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 110000 km