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Old 11-18-2009, 01:09 AM   #145 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by molamann View Post
Isn't Mobil 1 also considered ester oil?
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Yes, as is Castrol Edge.
socal: I must, respectfully, disagree. Mobil1 used to state in their literature that they were a PAO ( GroupIV). Never did they identify Mobil1 as an ester base (GroupV). They have recently, from all research and posts that I have reviewed, changed to Group-III base, which is only processed petroleum oil, NOT A SYNTHETIC! Castrol won a lawsuit that enabled them to call their Syntec crap "synthetic," despite it being only processed petroleum-based oil. It is a travesty that Mobil decided to follow their lead. Mobil1 may have ester additives, but it is not predominantly ester. R/S, Greg
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The only U.S.A.-available Mobil1 oil that is BMW LL01 is 0W-40...most of M1's engine oil is hydrocracked/GIII junk.
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