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Originally Posted by PatriYacht
(Post 2896113)
There are many people here running synthetic oil in their pre 2000 boat. Mobil 1 15-50 is very popular. Mercruiser reccomends 30 wt for cold climates only. For normal summer temps 40 wt is reccomended or Merc oil which is 25-40. Frantic needs to do a little more research. There is a lot of info here for a new guy.
Where is a good spot to buy the Mobil 1 15-50 (particularly in Detroit area)? I just got back from Murray's and they don't carry it. Also, is there anything that differentiates Mobil 1 "V-twin" from the sythetic I saw there (in 5-20, etc)? |
I bought Mobil-1, 15-50 today at wal-mart for $22/5 qt jug. It was like $6.50/qt, if you buy it by the qt.
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I use walmart brand SAE10. The thinner oil gives me 500 more rpm and 10 mph. :D
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Originally Posted by frantic
(Post 2896048)
Depending on what year engine you have. If your engine is 2000 and newer i would use synthetic or mineral but if your engine is older than 2000 i would stick to either mineral or synthetic only!!
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Originally Posted by rlj676
(Post 2896167)
Where is a good spot to buy the Mobil 1 15-50 (particularly in Detroit area)?
I just got back from Murray's and they don't carry it. Also, is there anything that differentiates Mobil 1 "V-twin" from the sythetic I saw there (in 5-20, etc)? |
Originally Posted by frantic
(Post 2896048)
Depending on what year engine you have. If your engine is 2000 and newer i would use synthetic or mineral but if your engine is older than 2000 i would stick to either mineral or synthetic only!!
Am I reading this correctly? Ken |
I've been running Mobil 1 15-50 for several years in my old flat tappet Pachanga with zero issues.
Local marina says to run Merc 25-40 petroleum as he says the Merc oil has more zinc than the Mobil 1. What's the real story on zinc levels of these two popular oils? Thanks, Kurt |
Mobil 1 15w-50 is an excellent lubricant. Well respected in racing.
V-Twin is another great oil. A bit more robust than the 15w-50. |
Take a look at the 100 page thread on this topic. All of this has been covered before. You need to look at facts not just speculate. I am not a oil expert that is why I just told him what I use.
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I stand corrected it is up to 165 pages now. I put it to the top.:D
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