motor oil question
#21
Actually, Mobil 1 is comprised of PAO base stocks
#23
#25
No its not, they changed their base stock to a hydrocracked group 3 base a few years ago. People guessed that for a while though, how else can Walmart sell it at $23 for 5 quarts (PAO ain't that cheap)? They have just recently manned up to it now though, base stock is called vissom or something like that. I think delvac 1 is one of the last few mobil 1 oils that is over 60% PAO.
#27
No its not, they changed their base stock to a hydrocracked group 3 base a few years ago. People guessed that for a while though, how else can Walmart sell it at $23 for 5 quarts (PAO ain't that cheap)? They have just recently manned up to it now though, base stock is called vissom or something like that. I think delvac 1 is one of the last few mobil 1 oils that is over 60% PAO.
#28
Let's just say I have a very close relationship with ExxonMobil and I can promise you M1 is made up of PAO basestocks. To answer your question, Wal Mart is able to sell 5 litre jugs for $x amount of dollars because they buy M1 by the train load in MASS quantities. Hundreds of thousands of gallons at at time. Plus, the packaging costs are much lower due to not having 6 separate quart bottles per unit. ExxonMobil sued Castrol over the ssame thing you claim Mobil 1 is. A hydrocracked Group 3 basestocks is not defined as a synthetic to ExxonMobil btw.
If you can get any proof of your PAO claim that would be awesome. You would be a hero to all the M1 fanboys over at bob is the oil guy (almost no one over there believes M1 is a PAO base any longer).
Here is a thread with a copy of the mobil press release admitting that they have gone from PAO to Visom + PAO:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...03#Post1990703
Last edited by lipadj46; 12-02-2010 at 03:26 PM.
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