Mobil 1 Question in Excellence. Do not pass 3K miles

[thstone]

The more that I read and learn about oil, the less that I seem to know.

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by thstone

The more that I read and learn about oil, the less that I seem to know.

Funny. Good one.

I thinks it's pretty simple, actually.

1) Use a quality full synthetic oil, of the proper viscosity for your car & climate
2) OEM oil filters
3) Change it yearly or every 5-7,000 miles

Check you oil levels. Don't hammer until at full op temp. Drive it. Rinse & repeat.

If ya want to get all fancy pants, run a magnetic drain plug and do Blackstone Used Oil Analysis.

No secrets. No mysteries. Simple.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by thstone

The more that I read and learn about oil, the less that I seem to know.

Same here, I read enough to learn basic guidelines & trust JFPinPA recommendation.
When Jake Raby endorsed Joe Gibbs DT40 & it became available I switched to it.

[Chuck W.]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

Same here, I read enough to learn basic guidelines & trust JFPinPA recommendation.
When Jake Raby endorsed Joe Gibbs DT40 & it became available I switched to it.

I plan on using Joe Gibbs DT40 when Jake Raby releases the new formula. In September 2012 he stated, "We still have to burn through another 750 gallons of the current DT40 before running the next batch.The new flavor is already developed, but currently a 5 gallon pail of it cost almost 1600 bucks!.

IMHO, Mr. Raby has a passion for his business and has a good handle on what our engines need. Evidently, there was an issue with the first generation oil causing noise on start up.