Thursday, Apr 24, 2003 at 07:01
Firstly I would like to state, that I have been using
Mobil 1, since it first came to Australia with good results.
However I have now changed to Fuch's oils, because with my last talk with
Mobil, I got the run around in regard to whether their oil, was to remain as a fully synthetic oil, or had become a synthetic enhanced oil.
There is a big difference between the two.
The court case last year, where
Mobil took Castrol to court, over the fact that Magnatec is not a synthetic oil (it is not a fully synthetic oil) and should be not advertised as such.
Mobil lost the case, and the court ruled that a synthetic enhanced oil, may be advertised as a synthetic oil.
My understanding is that the
Mobil 1 tri synthetic oil is is still a good oil, but on web sites in the USA, it appears as if
Mobil has downgraded the specs on 5W50 range.
I would not consider either Redline or Amsol, as being backyard companies.
Even with synthetic type oils, you will normally get the best protection, from the best speced product, which of course is not the enhanced types.
Regards
Col Tigwell
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