Only Mobil 1 For My Prius

i've been a mobil one guy for almost 40 years, since i first started putting it in my 1972 fiat 124. good stuff.

 

it's not you, it's me.

 

Strange. You did the first oil change yourself, bought the oil, saw the bottles?

All I've use for DIY oil changes (on our 2010), about eleven so far, is the Toyota 0W20 and their oil filter, no problems.

But I'm not trying to dismiss your concerns. Anything that could be missing from this picture? do not know..

 

mine have alays started within a few seconds of powering up. those were gen 2's. the pip starts as soon as you hit the hv button, so, not sure if it's like the lift back.

 

I just start and go, engine invariably starts around 15 seconds (typical 3rd gen behaviour). We use a block heater almost without fail, but not 100 percent.

It's a stumper. Bad batch or mislabelled?

 

Mobil 1 rebate of $12 off on a 5qt jug Request Rejected

That reduces oil change costs dramatically! You have till Oct to buy. They don't list walmart as a participating vendor but I submitted them last time and it wasn't rejected.

 

If you look at the specs (which were posted here a few years ago) I believe the Toyota is "superior" in the sense of being lower viscosity at cold start temps. So your observation suggests that could still be true. Presumably Arizona may not need that, but if you lived in Northeast in winter you might want that.

After that I have no idea if a little noise is considered a good thing or a bad thing. The best quality would presumably have lower viscosity at low temps, and higher visocity at high temps (hot). The best quality would also retain viscosity without too much breakdown.

Hey I always use Mobil-1 by the way. If Wlamart had the Toyota as coveniently I would consider that too though.

 

i got my first two 'free' oil changes at toyota, and two mobil 1 since then. never noticed a difference.

 

mobil 1 full synthetic 0-20 here since the two free ones on 2011 with 163k on it. The car still goes in between changes without having to add and without it being low on oil every 10k. I guess I got a good one. My 2015 does not go down in between changes so far but only got 18k on it.

 

On a New Owner night we did a walk-thru the service bays with the service manager. He described their bulk oil as Toyota, noted has a distinctive amber tone.

I'm buying their bulk oil now, it looks the same color in a graduate, and I believe my invoice is saying it's Toyota. They treat my bulk purchase as a service item:


(It's an 8 liter purchase, there's a sneaky volume adjustment to accommodate a price quote.)

 

That's consistent with what I am saying though, the Toyota is (according to past info) lower viscosity (thinner) at low temps so concievably it is less clingy on the metals parts at 80F but it'll get pumped over the parts pretty fast upon start-up.

 

On my 3rd oil change running Enzo 0-20 w from toyota OEM 0-20w mpg read out and scangage ll around 47mpg actual calculated 41mpg off by 6

 

I was told by my local dealership that they use bulk Toyota 0W-20 oil, "made for Toyota by Mobil1."

 

Yep, the specs are different but the dealer I bought it from uses/advertises Pennzoil. Not sure what they use back in the shop. Some use 55 gal drums or larger and some use the plastic bottles. No way of knowing unless you walk into the oil change bay and get run off. Could bring a movie camera and say it is a Prius Chat interview.

 

BTW/there is a post somewhere on the exact specs. Looking.