Should I switch from Mobil 1 to M1 High Mileage @95k Miles?

[bill875]

I'm looking for some advice here on continued use of original Mobil 1 Synthetic oil.

I've used Mobil 1 5w30 in my '08 Rogue since its first oil change at 750 Miles. Now that my Rogue is getting up there in miles (95k), should I consider switching to Mobil 1 5w30 High Mileage or should I leave well enough alone and stick with the regular Mobil 1? I'm just not sure if it would do more harm than good to change things up.

Thanks.

[darylzero]

Are you burning any oil between fills? If not I would probably leave well enough alone.

[ImStricken06]

idk where this myth came from: "switching oils will cause damage". its pure garbage. you can pour half a cup of every single motor oil on the market (as long as they are slightly similar weights) - NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

you can switch back & forth between synth, organic, mix. heck you can even mix 2 bottle of 5w-30 syth and 10w-30 organic and NOTHING will happen to your motor.

funny story: i was in walmart the other day, specifically the engine oil isle all the way in the rear, and some guy was "educating" his girlfriend on engine oils. he said "you dont need synthetic. because once you switch, you can never go back; its cause all kinda of sludge and ruin your motor. so since synthetic is super expensive. so just stick to the normal oil."

-if she was hot enough, i would have stolen her form him right then and there lol. but lucky for that fool, she was kinda busted LMFAO

[lne937s]

idk where this myth came from: "switching oils will cause damage". its pure garbage. you can pour half a cup of every single motor oil on the market (as long as they are slightly similar weights) - NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

you can switch back & forth between synth, organic, mix. heck you can even mix 2 bottle of 5w-30 syth and 10w-30 organic and NOTHING will happen to your motor.

funny story: i was in walmart the other day, specifically the engine oil isle all the way in the rear, and some guy was "educating" his girlfriend on engine oils. he said "you dont need synthetic. because once you switch, you can never go back; its cause all kinda of sludge and ruin your motor. so since synthetic is super expensive. so just stick to the normal oil."

-if she was hot enough, i would have stolen her form him right then and there lol. but lucky for that fool, she was kinda busted LMFAO

Having previously worked in the motor oil industry, I can tell you the myth around switching oils dates back quite a ways. It originates from a time where there were some early synthetics with high concentrations of detergents and some cheap oils had very little to no detergents. This would lead to deposits of fairly low-density sludge building up in an engine. When someone switched to a motor oil with a high detergent content, it would potentially break a chunk of the sludge loose and clog an oil passage...

However, that was a long time ago. Now all motor oils contain detergents and moderated levels of them, so that deposits dissolve slowly. Sometimes adding in a bottle "oil treatment" to your oil, however, can cause this problem. With industry standards like ILSAC GF-5 (or the upcoming GF-6), motor oils are typically more similar than they are different and there is relatively little disparity in performance parameters.

http://www.gf-5.com/


Regarding "high-mileage", not all high mileage oils are created equal. Some just have slightly higher levels of detergents and are mostly marketing. Others also have product-specific or elevated levels of anti-wear additives, seal conditioners, friction modifiers, etc. It is best to do your homework.

[CapeCodChips]

I asked my dentist why there were 7 different types of Listerine on the shelf, all with different uses (anti-cavity, anti-tartar, enamel building, whitening, gingivitis, kills 99.8% of germs, etc) but all had the same ingredients!!!

His answer: it's all marketing.

Buyer beware. Sometimes more expensive has more value.

Marketing is an attempt by companies to trick unaware consumers into perceiving that if it has a fancy package, makes a believable claim, and costs more, it's better for me.

Thanks for educating us on motor oil!

[ras_oscar]

so i should buy the cheapest oil I can find?

[RogueXcom]

I'll stick with Synthetic cause you don't have to change your oil as much. Those Synthetics can go up to 6 months and 13000 miles. Also, like the guy said earlier, it's safe to switch oil these days because synthetic oil doesn't have the same issue like earlier. In addition, the 3000 Miles Oil Change is a scam anyways created by the motor oil and service industry.

[ImStricken06]

I'll stick with Synthetic cause you don't have to change your oil as much. Those Synthetics can go up to 6 months and 13000 miles. Also, like the guy said earlier, it's safe to switch oil these days because synthetic oil doesn't have the same issue like earlier. In addition, the 3000 Miles Oil Change is a scam anyways created by the motor oil and service industry.

please dont fall for the 'one size fits all' oil change myth.

oil change intervals depend on:
type of oil used (conventional or synthetic)
driving style (aggressive or not)
highway or city** miles
climate (humid or not)
climate (really hot or really cold)
drive-train: awd or not (awd requires the engine to work harder)
type of filter used (not all filters are long-life filters. if you drive past 5,000 miles/3 months = use an extended life filter!)

**: if you sit in traffic = forget counting miles/months for your oil change intervals as "idle time" is to be used for your measurement. Your oil change intervals should adjust to the abuse of idling . if you drive with a heavy foot, your oil change interval needs to adjust (as well as your transmission fluid drain interval). dont forget the trans-axle fluid, and the rear differential fluid also need changing!