Thread: Do you use Mobil oil ?

Originally Posted by wannalandy

Was in Repco yesty getting oil and a filter to do a service on Elmo and the Manager come up to me to offer some help . I grabbed a couple of 5l bottles of Mobil diesel oil and he told me to put them back and grab the Repco brand as it is Mobil oil with a Repco sticker and $10 a bottle cheaper. I don't mind saving $20 where i can .

No if only I can find something similar with Valvoline semi syn...

penrite only here.. see technical section buy it by the 20l too

Thanks

Steve

We only use Penrite oils. Remember seeing a doco (years ago now) about the cheaper oils not being a good replacement. They're cheaper for a reason, but can't remember why.

I have used Mobil oil in all my cars and motorbikes since i was 16 and have never had a problem with it . Not sure how long the oil would last if not serviced as i have always changed the oil regularly. Also used it in my speedway car .

I use the Mobile Super Syn 5w - 50.

I used Penrite in my old V8 but after two oil pump's seized up I stopped using it. Could have been two dodgey oil pumps, but the second time I rebuilt the engine it put me off buying Penrite.

Oil is somewhere I don't want to save money.

Originally Posted by wannalandy

Was in Repco yesty getting oil and a filter to do a service on Elmo and the Manager come up to me to offer some help . I grabbed a couple of 5l bottles of Mobil diesel oil and he told me to put them back and grab the Repco brand as it is Mobil oil with a Repco sticker and $10 a bottle cheaper. I don't mind saving $20 where i can .

According to this Document, Mobil states:

Lubricants are packaged under the Mobil Trademark. We also produce and pack a
relatively small volume of lubricants for other trademark owners such as Caterpillar,
Repco and Detroit Diesel

www.packagingcovenant.org.au/documents/File/Mobil_Oil_AP_07_10.pdf


I doubt Mobil would pack Delvac 1 in Repco livery, otherwise I've been had

Mobil oil isnt that the crap HRT have in their crappy engines.They seem to blow up all the time.















Ducks for cover

Penrite only for me too.