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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks I don't think the base M1 has esters according to this, it a group III mineral oil (PAO) with Alkylated Naphthalenes. Mobil 1 no esters -

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Old 11-18-2009, 02:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I don't think the base M1 has esters according to this, it a group III mineral oil (PAO) with Alkylated Naphthalenes.

Mobil 1 no esters - Bob Is The Oil Guy
PAO is actually a 100% synthetic base stock. I think at one point M1 was using a mix of group 3 and PAO.
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PAO is actually a 100% synthetic base stock. I think at one point M1 was using a mix of group 3 and PAO.
My bad. PAO is short for poly-alpha-olefin, which is a Group IV. It is believed that M1 5-30W is a blend of group III and group IV oils.
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