Mobil 1 V-twin Still Available?
05-07-2008, 07:57 PM
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Wow, that is a lot of oil to go through. Not to question what you do or anything, but have you ever considered doing oil analysis on your boat, and or vehicles? I've been doing analysis on my stuff for years, and for example, I go at least 50000 miles, yes 50 thousand miles, between oil changes on my 2000 Ford Excursion 7.3 Diesel. It saves me time, and money, along with giving an analysis of the oil, which in turn tells me if there is anything I should keep an eye on, such as maybe a head gasket, or whatnot.
Oil is cheap, even Redline compared to the motors or the 300 gallons of gas I'll burn in a weekend. More than anything I want all the crap from blowby out of the crankcase. I used to do oil analysis but that was with stock motors.
I did run a change with Mobil 1, found my oil temps climbed 15 degrees, went back to Redline and the temps came right back down.
05-07-2008, 10:32 PM
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Oil is cheap, even Redline compared to the motors or the 300 gallons of gas I'll burn in a weekend. More than anything I want all the crap from blowby out of the crankcase. I used to do oil analysis but that was with stock motors.
I did run a change with Mobil 1, found my oil temps climbed 15 degrees, went back to Redline and the temps came right back down.
I did run a change with Mobil 1, found my oil temps climbed 15 degrees, went back to Redline and the temps came right back down.
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05-08-2008, 09:02 AM
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I run VTwin and a Wix racing filter in a 502 in a light boat, I dont run it hard, and I change it once a season, so about 50-60 hours. It is always very clean and clear when I drain it. Drive oil I think I am going to drain every two seasons now. I did it every year for the past 5 years and it looks absolutely new without a spec on the magnet so I think every two years is enough. Mobil 1 75W-90 in the drive.
05-08-2008, 05:09 PM
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05-10-2008, 05:46 PM
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05-10-2008, 10:16 PM
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Well ,
i have to tell you all that all this is very confuising for me.
But i do know that my engine guy told me to run Mobil 1 20/50
in my raceboat and so far no problem .I know it runs cooler then the mercruiser oil but i think a name like Mobil 1 (you cant go wrong).
i have to tell you all that all this is very confuising for me.
But i do know that my engine guy told me to run Mobil 1 20/50
in my raceboat and so far no problem .I know it runs cooler then the mercruiser oil but i think a name like Mobil 1 (you cant go wrong).
The new "SM" oils may not.
As a rule of thumb a flat tappet engine needs around 2,000 ppm of zinc and 2,000 ppm of phosphorous.
