|
|
|
01-29-2017, 08:24 AM | #90 | |
Brigadier General
1539
Rep 3,071
Posts |
Quote:
I wonder if the LL-01 spec changed & Mobile 1 doesn't meet the cleaner spec for some reason. Our gas in the US apparently has a high sulphur content. I read that back in 2014 the EPA changed the regs to bring down the sulphur content starting in 2017... hmm? |
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-29-2017, 03:43 PM | #92 |
Major
189
Rep 1,026
Posts |
Rumor has it that Mobil 1 could not meet the LL-01 requirement in the N20 engine after they reformulated. It is called Mobil 1 FS 0w-40 now. Either that they did not want to pay to re-qualify.
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-29-2017, 03:45 PM | #93 |
Major
189
Rep 1,026
Posts |
They have new versions of oil specs out, LL-04 and LL-14, though most BMW gasoline engines in the US still require the LL-01. LL-14 is a "fuel economy" spec and a 0w-20 grade spec. LL-04 is a low SAPS oil for countries/fuels with ultra low sulfur levels.
Last edited by Iron Man; 01-29-2017 at 05:28 PM.. |
Appreciate
0
|
01-29-2017, 03:46 PM | #94 | |
Major
189
Rep 1,026
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-29-2017, 06:56 PM | #95 | |
Private
31
Rep 81
Posts |
Quote:
It's not the same stuff at Walmart. It's bottled specifically for them and is a much lower synthetic content then purchased elsewhere. At least as far as Mobile 1 is concerned, and that was straight from a Mobil 1 rep who came in to talk to us at work. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-29-2017, 08:01 PM | #96 |
Major
189
Rep 1,026
Posts |
Are you saying Mobil 1 0W-40 at Walmart is not the same as Mobil 1 0W-40 at Autozone, Advanced Auto, etc?
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-29-2017, 08:28 PM | #97 |
Private
31
Rep 81
Posts |
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-29-2017, 08:36 PM | #98 |
Major
189
Rep 1,026
Posts |
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-29-2017, 08:54 PM | #99 | |
Private
31
Rep 81
Posts |
Quote:
Personally I use Liqui Moly anyways, so doesn't matter to me. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-29-2017, 11:43 PM | #100 | |
First Lieutenant
127
Rep 338
Posts
Drives: 2013 BMW 135is
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA
|
Quote:
Auto parts stores sell stuff for ridiculous markup. They'll have "sales" and still have huge margins. Walmart works on lower margins for some products. Amazon too. I think the stuff I got is legit and I've never thought that the Mobil 1 I got from Walmart was not the same as I'd get from anywhere else. Packaging is different now (for a long time I think it was the same?). https://community.cartalk.com/t/upda...t-thread/81034 |
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-30-2017, 06:45 AM | #101 | |
Major
189
Rep 1,026
Posts |
Quote:
Mobil 1 has one product performance sheet for 0W-40 in the US (and one MSDS I believe). So while I'm sure they have some variation from run-to-run, I doubt they deliberately increase the cost of oil they sell to Walmart. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
02-03-2017, 07:34 AM | #103 |
Wolfsburg to Munich
73
Rep 292
Posts |
FYI amazon now carries the Castrol Edge 0w40 LL01 5q jug for 24.99 prime.
https://www.amazon.com/Castrol-03101...=ATVPDKIKX0DER |
Appreciate
0
|
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|