best motor oil

[robin2660]

So, I emailed Exxon-Mobil and asked their tech section about my car, and they said, regarding using non-synthetic oil, "You are not doing harm but you are definitely not doing the best for your vehicle." They also have a oil selector: http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Car_Care/Vehicle_Chooser/VehicleChooser.aspx?option=2, which suggested just about every oil level they manufacture for everything from "Premium Protection" to "Superior Protection".
WTF? They can't even make up their minds!

Current Vehicle:
Year: 2007
Make: Mazda
Model: 3
Engine Type: 4cyl. 2.3Liter Turbocharged

Premium Protection

Mobil Clean 5000 5W-30
Mobil Clean 5000 5W-30 is a conventional motor oil that delivers proven protection of critical engine parts from lubricant-related failure for 5,000 miles or six months, whichever comes first. It is designed to exceed most engine warranty requirements.

Also Consider:

Superior Protection

Mobil Clean 7500 5W-30
Mobil Clean 7500 5W-30 is a synthetic blend motor oil designed to exceed engine warranty requirements. It delivers guaranteed performance and protection for up to 7,500 miles or 6 months, whichever comes first. Mobil Clean 7500 has 18 percent more cleaning agents than Mobil Clean 5000 to keep your engine cleaner longer.

Ultimate Protection

Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5W-30
Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5W-30 fully synthetic motor oil is designed for today's longer service intervals. It provides guaranteed performance and protection for 15,000 miles or one year. Mobil 1 Extended Performance products with the Advanced SuperSyn System contain extra performance additives to help deliver outstanding engine protection.


Mobil 1 5W-30
A fully synthetic motor oil, Mobil 1 5W-30 with SuperSyn Technology, is the approved and the first choice of many premium car manufacturers, including Corvette.

Mobil 1 0W-30 Advanced Fuel Economy
For improved fuel economy, consider using Mobil 1 0W-30 Advanced Fuel Economy which is engineered to deliver outstanding engine protection and to offer improved fuel economy in vehicles where SAE 0W-30, 5W-30 or 10W-30 oil is recommended.

Mobil 1 Truck & SUV 5W-30
A fully synthetic motor oil, Mobil 1 Truck & SUV 5W-30 is engineered for gasoline engines in hard-working trucks, vans, SUVs and recreational vehicles.

 

[Speed3.5]

I run Motul.

I stick with Total/elf or Eneos full syn.

These two deff. using one of the "ultimate" oil brands that you could run but why waist the $$$ if you don't have build engine and don't actually race(track) your MSP is for the owner to decide.

I used Mobil 1 full synthetic (10w30) and a K&N filter, changed every 3K, for all the years I owned my MSP.

This combo is by far the most common and suggested for any DD and some light race driving.

@robin - don't expect much from the exxon-mobil personnel unless you're involved in "race world", its technically useless to convince every person that asks about which/what oil to use since ppl will never follow and I believe they are not legally suppose to tell you what to use since each car is protected and guided by its manuf. recommendation etc. , bottom line is they give you some options but you(customer) have to make the right decision on your own.

FYI - As for "best" motor oil would mean to dedicate it for the "best" case scenario ex: dd, street race, track race, drag race. Each case therefore has a specific oil that would perform the best but there's more than 1 person that would try something different from the "book" and talk about it but thats just "try and error" and results are not that accurate over all.

 

[XoX1de]

Awesome post SPEED3.5, totally agreed!