Re: Mobil 1 Weight

[Christopher Cooley <chriscooley@worldnet.att.net>]

I'm running Castrol Syntec 5w30 - plus 8oz prolong.  Purrs pretty.  Minimal burn.


JSEVW@aol.com wrote:

> Hey Patrick...
>
>    I use Mobil 1 15w/50.  I just switched to this.  I was using 10w/30, but
> was consuming a lot of oil.  My car is tight, and I don't know where the oil
> was going, but since the switch and about 700 miles I haven't burned a drop...
> I live in the northeast, but am going to run this oil year round...
>
>   as a note, my brother has a 88' M3, and was burning oil like me until he
> also switched to 15w/50.  His car calls for this weight in the owners manual.
> Now he burns a quart between changes...   I can't find what the vr6 calls for,
> but if your car burns any oil, I would go with the 15w/50....
>
>     good luck,
>       sorry to ramble....
>
>      Jeff E.
>      95' Vento VR6 ---->>   Too many mods....    :-)