mobil 1 vs. mobil 1 high mileage

I wouldn't. A Prius @ 75k is like a normal car at 150k. Once your Prius hits 150k then consider it!

I run my oil changes at 10K with Mobil 1 the Purolator PL20195. I have Blackstone check it along with the TBN and everything's great!

Well worth it!

-Phil

 

Not exactly sure what the difference is but they have different additive packages and quanities. I use the Mobile 1 0W-20 Advanced Fuel Economy oil. Maybe they make that in 5W-30 or you can see if you can run 0W-20 oil in your Gen. II?

 

From their web page:

Mobil 1 High Mileage 5W-30

My opinion is that if you use the regular Mobil 1 or some other syn oil from when the car is new, you will probably never need the high mileage version. JMO.

 

How 'bout "A Prius @ 150k is like a normal car at 75k?" I think, for a hybrid, the engine runs ~ half as much, not twice as much.

Also, if you look at Mobil 1's website, they say that if you use a good oil (e. g., Mobil 1) early in the engine's life, you don't need their high-mileage oil.

 

In the absence of further explanation from Mobil, I'd be inclined to dismiss their high mileage oil as a marketing ploy. There may be a benefit, but why aren't they explaining it more detail?

Also, not sure, but I think they offer two 0W20's, one touted as "Advanced Fuel Economy".

Actually, they have a pretty bewildering array of choices, think I'll stick with Toyota oil: at least in our area: readily available, and half the price.

 

There are so many varying charecteristics of oil and engine needs and how they react to each other, that it gets very difficult to over analyze things without working for nasa. But from my understanding: Many "high" mileage cars get increased blowby, that is increased oil passing by the piston rings. On any engine the rings will wear and this will occur at some point. On a prius the wear should talk a lot longer to see. I wouldn't switch to a high mileage oil unless your seeing significant oil use (that is after 3000 miles oil level falls by 1/2quart or more IMO). One thing that complicates the discussion is the characteristics of Synthetic Oil. It naturally has longer chemical chains (which gives it better life, however still need to change to remove contaminants), but at the same time the particals are smaller in size, which allow more oil to blow by the rings, thereby increasing oil use. For me, I envision changing from Syn to High Mileage Syn at 150-200k miles, followed by a change to Conventional oil at 250-300k. And yes I do plan on driving it that far.


Anybody else using the 0w30 Advanced Fuel Economy in their Gen2? Just got the car and gonna get it started on this.

 

Keep in mind what this stuff is for: It is a way to stretch out the decline of a worn engine that has begun to burn oil or contaminate its oil sooner than when the car was in its prime. Before that unhappy day arrives, the specified oil offers better protection than a higher viscosity oil would!

I drive an `06 Civic that I bought new and it now has 176,000 mi. I have always used the specified Mobil 1, with changes at the recommended intervals—±7,500 mi. As yet, there is no oil life behavior change from when the car was young.

When my previous cars have gotten "geriatric," I came to regard premium motor oil as locking the barn after the horse has died. I went to higher viscosity oil—what Mobil 1 High Mileage is when all is said and done—which was also inexpensive.

What with the great resale values of fuel efficient cars, it is well simply to replace a car that is "going geriatric." (I hope my Civic will "hang in" until I get to sort out the Prius C.)

 

Why not go straight to 0W-20? Several of us here are doing this. I got 10,000 miles with less than 1 qt of consumption on the last change. 80,000 miles on the car now.

 

Actually they have regular M1 0w20 now.. there is a rumor they use different base and additional friction modifiers in Advance, not sure

 

This article provides some guidance. The high mileage formulations typically include leak preventers and extra detergent additives.

What Makes High Mileage Motor Oil Different From Regular Motor Oil? | eHow.com

 

I did for one oil change - no significant difference between it and the M1 5w-30 EP that I typically use.

But, I live in So Cal (no cold weather to speak of) and my commutes are 33 miles 1 way, so almost all of my commute the engine is nice and warm. 0W means the oil is thinner cold than 5W, but, for my situation, the oil is never THAT cold, and almost always warmed up.