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Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member
Username: Owens84qv
Post Number: 502
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 5:41 am: | |
Matt, the previous owner used Mobile 1, it had just been 2 years since it was last changed. The shifting was much smoother with fresh oil. |
Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
Member
Username: 4re308
Post Number: 627
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 6:27 pm: | |
I gotta agree with Frank. I have been using Mobil 1 for years and years. Even in my 67 MGB GT. My GTI VR6 has 152K on it, and it runs like it is new. The 308 gets nothing else but Mobil Uno.
I have Redline MT90 in all the gearboxes and I LOVE that stuff! Water Wetter in the all the radiators. Zymol on the paint. End of story. |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Intermediate Member
Username: Parkerfe
Post Number: 1208
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 1:04 pm: | |
You can switch to or away from synthetic oils with no adverse effects. In fact , you can mix them together if you wish. And, synthetic oils will not cause oil leaks. If your engine already has a leak it may appear worse with synthetic oils because the oil is made up of smaller partcles that will past through smaller leaks than dino oils. I use synthetics in all of my cars and have for over a decade with no problems including my old 1967 330GTC. Synthetics are better oils, lubercate better, run cooler, flow better and break down slower and thus last longer. It's the only kind of oil to use IMHO. I even use it in my gas cart. |
Lewis (Lewis)
New member
Username: Lewis
Post Number: 3
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 12:49 pm: | |
Bill,
I am not a Ferrari expert but a technical guy at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing's (3M) automotive group told me not to switch between synthetic and regular on my Lexus after about 10,000 milies because of an increased likelyhood of getting oil leaks (something to do with the seals becoming used to a certain weight and viscosity and then changing it) |
Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Junior Member
Username: Mitch_alsup
Post Number: 105
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 3:02 pm: | |
Steve: its afull darned hot down here in texas in the summer, and i take the car to the track about once a month. 15W50 is a little slow to get started, and 5W50 gets a little thin in the heat (oil pressure). Either one would most likely work fine (95% confidence level) but this is my Ferrari, and I end up not being so inclined experiment on my baby (both the car and its engine). |
Steve Magnusson (91tr)
Member
Username: 91tr
Post Number: 917
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 2:54 pm: | |
Mitch -- (along Dave's line of thinking) have you been instructed that you shouldn't use the 5W40 as a substitute for 10W40? |
david handa (Davehanda)
Junior Member
Username: Davehanda
Post Number: 144
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 2:50 pm: | |
Interesting, in Seattle, the only weights available are: 0w-30, 5w-30, 10w-30 and 15w-50. If I had a choice, I would probably prefer to use the 5w-40 instead in my 328. Figuring the thinner oil might flow better at start-up offering better wear protection. |
Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Junior Member
Username: Mitch_alsup
Post Number: 103
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 2:44 pm: | |
My only problem with Mobil 1 is that I have to buy 5 qts of 15W40 and 5 qts of 5W40 to end up with 10W40 weight recommended for my F355. Its
available in Europe (is it not?) why not here? |
David Feinberg (Fastradio2)
Junior Member
Username: Fastradio2
Post Number: 136
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 2:33 pm: | |
FWIW...I've been using Mobil 1 in my 365BB for about 10 years now. Hardly leaks a drop of oil, anywhere. I used to do driving schools at the Glen during the Summer months using conventional oil....switched over to Mobil 1, and saw a 15C drop in oil temperature....Been sold on Mobil 1 since then. On the other hand, tried in the gearbox, and was not pleased...and now run RoyalPurple.
David |
Terry Springer (Tspringer)
Junior Member
Username: Tspringer
Post Number: 211
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 2:21 pm: | |
The Mobile 1 website seems to go to some lengths to stress that additives in the oil currently negate the tendancy for it to leak more than regular oils. They also say it is compatible with regular oils. I sure hope they are right.... because Im dumping it into my 308. Im pretty sure their product liability lawyer would tell them not to make claims they cannot back up with hard data... |
Julian Pham (Julian_blk348)
Junior Member
Username: Julian_blk348
Post Number: 91
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 1:08 pm: | |
Crap! I just did an oil change on my 348 (with 26K miles) using Mobil 1 5W30. I hope that's not going to screw anything up! |
Richelson (Richelson)
Member
Username: Richelson
Post Number: 806
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 10:06 am: | |
Just let the system drain slightly longer. You can switch without any problems. I did. I went to Mobil 1 syn. for the trans. oil. I let it drain for slightly longer and then filled it up. The main concern with switching from reg. oil to syn. oil on older cars is that the seals can leak. Many have had a small leak then switched to syn. and it leaked more than twice what it did before. Then they went back to reg. oil and it was ok again. I would just use the trans. fluid. Reg. oil is fine for the 308. |
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 1761
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 8:13 am: | |
None that I have ever encountered. |
Bill V. (Doc)
Junior Member
Username: Doc
Post Number: 95
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 8:01 am: | |
Is there any danger in switching from synthetic back to stardard or from standard to synthetic oils? |
Lawrence Coppari (Lawrence)
Junior Member
Username: Lawrence
Post Number: 152
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 5:58 am: | |
Mobil 1 will leak more readily than standard motor oil. I use it in my turbocharged track car because it is reputed to provide better protection by withstanding high temperatures better than conventional oil. |
Matt Boyd (Mattboyd)
New member
Username: Mattboyd
Post Number: 37
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 10:33 pm: | |
Greg,
What were you using in the gearbox before the Mobil1? Had you ever tried Swepco and if so, did you see an improvement over Swepco?
Anyone else?
Thanks,
-Matt |
Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member
Username: Owens84qv
Post Number: 500
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 10:13 pm: | |
William, using Mobile 1 75W90 in my tranny has definitely made shifting smoother. No more 2nd gear issues. |
Richard Stephens (Dino2400)
Junior Member
Username: Dino2400
Post Number: 129
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 9:15 am: | |
A ferrari mechanic in the bay area who used to work for race teams recommended Mobil 1 to me but I was afraid it would leak too much out of my daily driver dino. He said Kendall is good stuff too. |
William Badurski (Billb)
Junior Member
Username: Billb
Post Number: 72
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 7:27 am: | |
I've used Mobil 1 15-50 in the engine and their gear lube in many transaxles for years with no adverse effects. In fact, the gear lube makes shifting easier. |
Matt Boyd (Mattboyd)
New member
Username: Mattboyd
Post Number: 31
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 1:13 am: | |
Does anyone have any first hand experience with SWEPCO vs Mobil1 gear oil in the gearbox?
-Matt |
david handa (Davehanda)
Junior Member
Username: Davehanda
Post Number: 139
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 1:07 am: | |
No problem. I ran Mobil one in my 78 308 GTS, and am going to run it in my newly aquired 328 as well. Just bought the Mobil 1 gear oil and will put that in too..... |
magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member
Username: Magoo
Post Number: 2972
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 09, 2002 - 10:55 pm: | |
The reason I didn't use it in my 79 308 GTS is that I called Mobil 1 and talked to one of their reps. about using Mobil 1 for my car. They said they would not recommend it for the engine because of year of the engine and that it was designed to run on the regular oils. However they did recommend the synthetic 75-90 wt oil Mobil 1 for the transmission which I use and am very pleased with it. Who knows maybe yes, maybe no. JMO |
Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member
Username: Owens84qv
Post Number: 499
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 09, 2002 - 10:45 pm: | |
Many many people use Mobile 1 synthetic here...including myself. I use both the 15W50 synthetic motor oil and the 75W90 full sythetic gear oil for the tranny.
Great stuff! |
Johannes Neckermann (Johannes)
New member
Username: Johannes
Post Number: 2
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, August 09, 2002 - 10:17 pm: | |
I would like to use Mobil 1 for my recently purchased Ferrari 456GT. I see no point in using the hard to get Agip oils. Mobil 1 is fully syntetic on top of it. Agip Syntec 2000 is only half-syntetic. I like to get opinions on this subject, thanks. |