Engine oil Mobil or ZIC

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Rank #1 in ranking

1748

620

707

4.4

Engine noise

4.3

Exhaust smoke

4.3

Warning light

4.5

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PartReview Score

Rank #17 in ranking

4.5

Engine noise

4.2

Warning light

5.0

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Mobil › Engine oil

Major_Magazine_6100 31 Jan 2026, 01:48

Rating 5.0

The 508 spec gets you better mpg and less dirty emissions. Gotta look at the bottle carefully. Mobil ESPX2 0w20 has that spec.

Pros: better mpg, less emissions

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mobil › Engine oil

trader45nj 30 Jan 2026, 22:37

Engine noise:

Rating 5.0

262k miles here on an M54B30 with 10k changes, Mobil 1, it's running great.

Pros: running great

Vehicle: BMW

Mileage: 262000 km

Mobil › Engine oil

Venutianspring 30 Jan 2026, 22:10

Rating 4.0

It should be fine. I use Mobil 1 and it's worked great.

Pros: worked great

Mobil › Engine oil

Fancy_Pay_6327 21 Jan 2026, 22:14

Engine noise:
Exhaust smoke:

Rating 5.0

I use Mobil one in Canada when it goes on sale synthetic 0W20 10 k intervals 13 yr old corolla 1.8 and 15 yr old tundra 5.7 350 k and 320 km ; no oil consumption work great

Pros: no oil consumption, works great

Vehicle: Toyota Corolla

Mileage: 350000 km

ZIC › Engine oil

Evo_2-3 16 Jan 2026, 23:30

Rating 5.0

okay naman ang Zic, which variant will you be using? Sa office namin halos lahat ng sasakyan, trucks and forklifts included, Zic X6000 ang gamit namin in the last 5 years, never had an issue with it

Pros: no issues in 5 years

Mobil › Engine oil

MrAkimoto 16 Jan 2026, 19:49

Rating 5.0

You must use Mobil 1 0W40!

Mobil › Engine oil

Individual-Layer-417 16 Jan 2026, 10:12

Rating 5.0

Go for 5W40 rating. They work the best for all BMW diesel engines. I’d recommend the Mobil 1

Pros: best for BMW diesel

Vehicle: BMW

Mobil › Engine oil

Royal_Standard240 15 Jan 2026, 16:57

Rating 5.0

Both are good, the high mileage and the restore and protect. I personally run Mobil 1 high mileage full synthetic with a wix filter and it has been great for me.

Pros: great performance

Mobil › Engine oil

ohmygolgibody 14 Dec 2025, 00:54

Rating 3.0

Expensive. I’d stick to Mobil 1 or Kirkland

Cons: expensive

Mobil › Engine oil

Civil_Ride9221 6 Jan 2026, 23:14

Rating 2.0

Mobil 1 for me is like water in this car. I ran it for the longest time till I was tuned but switched over

Cons: like water, switched over

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Which engine oil to choose — Mobil or ZIC?

If choosing engine oil across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

We compare engine oil across these categories:

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Overall ranking.
Vote balance.
Average rating.
Number of reviews.
Feature ratings.
Car owners’ choice.

Which engine oil are better — ZIC or Mobil?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil Mobil were overall better than ZIC.

Mobil received a PR Score of 90 out of 100, and ZIC scored 95 points.
Mobil ranked 1 in the overall ranking, and ZIC ranked 17.
The average rating is higher for ZIC (4.5) than for Mobil (4.4).
Engine oil ZIC have better feature ratings than Mobil:
- Warning light - owners believe, that this property for ZIC is better than Mobil.
- Exhaust smoke - drivers claim, that this property for Mobil is outperforms ZIC.
- Engine noise - reviews suggest, that this property for Mobil is preferred to ZIC.

Which engine oil are more popular — Mobil or ZIC?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil Mobil were overall more popular than ZIC.

By vote balance, engine oil Mobil surpassed ZIC:

For Mobil, the ratio of positive (1960) to negative (211) votes is 1749 votes.
For ZIC, the ratio of positive (63) to negative (3) votes is 60 votes.

By number of reviews, engine oil Mobil surpassed ZIC:

For engine oil Mobil there are 707 reviews: 620 positive, 50 neutral, 37 negative.
For engine oil ZIC there are 22 reviews: 21 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negative.

Which engine oil do car owners prefer — Mobil or ZIC?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, engine oil Mobil led more car-specific ratings than ZIC:

Mobil are chosen by owners of cars such as: Chevrolet Camaro, Infiniti G, Lexus IS, Opel Astra, Volvo V70, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Silverado, Ford Focus, Ford Mustang, Ford Ranger, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Tucson, Hyundai Veloster, Mazda 6, Volkswagen Jetta, and others.

Engine oil ZIC have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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