Oddly enough, I use Mobil 1 5w40 "Truck & SUV" motor oil for my Elise.
Sounds odd, but it's per manufacturer's specs!
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Oddly enough, I use Mobil 1 5w40 "Truck & SUV" motor oil for my Elise.
Sounds odd, but it's per manufacturer's specs!
Steve
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My recent switch-over to this black gold was a great improvement to my engine . Only 40k miles on the engine but it was already getting some minor pinging. All gone now. Highly recommended.
Gary Noonan
'01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT
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Do you think motor oil has an effect on pinging? I switched from AMSOil 2000 Series 0W-30 (supposedly one of the best motor oils available) to Mobile 1 5W-30 a number of months ago, and although I never thought there was a correlation, I haven't heard any pinging in quite a while. I figured it was cheap Arco and Aafes (military PX) gas that was causing it, but I still use the same fuel and I think the problem has gone away. Maybe it was the oil???
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I'm still love'n this 5w-15 Mobil 1 for trucks/SUV's. We've definitely got more get up and go and both of ours ('99's 80 K miles) are running quiter than on the 0w-30 Mobil 1. I think it's got to be engineered differently or something (even though a little voice in my head keeps saying "it's just marketing hype"???)
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