The links I posted earlier today, from the mobiloil website, where they refused to answer a point blank question.
On Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:10 +0000, pm7...@comcast.net wrote: > Source of hints? > > > -- > > Peter T. Arnold P.M. x3 > All Mail to: > Secretary Hartford Evergreen Lodge #88 A.F. & A.M. > 34 Country Club Drive > Windsor, CT 06095 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 1:25:10 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One > > The reason I ask is that there are a lot of hints (certainly no denials > from Mobil) that M1 is no longer the same "true" (Group IV) synthetic > base that it used to be. If that's the case, why not buy Valvoline (or > any other Group III synthetic) at half the price?? > > Allan > > > On Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:58 -0800, "Alex Chamberlain" > <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 4:18 AM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> > > wrote: > > > So anyone know anything about the Valvoline "super blue" synthetic > > > diesel-rated 5W-40? > > > > Marshall (RIP) always said that the Valvoline synthetics were not > > "true" synthetics and thus not worth the premium over dinosaur juice. > > I'm not sure which of their several products he was referring to, > > though. FWIW (not much), I used to have an Audi 4000CS Quattro. > > Bought it at 180K mi or so from the original owner, who said he'd used > > Valvoline synthetic in the silver bottle since day 1. Since the car > > seemed happy with it, I kept it up. I took off the valve cover a few > > years later to change the gasket, and was struck by the fact that the > > cam lobes were clean enough to eat off of---absolutely no visible > > evidence of wear. > > > > Alex > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
