From: Andy on
On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:06:53 -0400, JimV <jv9999(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>This whole oil thing is pretty funny. When is the last time anyone here
>saw an oil related failure? Not in the last 10-20 years I'll bet. It's
>all about MARKETING.

The only ones where from lack of any oil.
From: Andy on

On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 22:16:29 -0500, "Steve Barker"
<ichasetrains(a)some.yahoo.com> wrote:

>$ynthetics are a rip off. Extended change intervals are just plain
>stupidity.

Testing proves you wrong
From: C. E. White on

"Andy" <wisynoil(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 22:16:29 -0500, "Steve Barker"
> <ichasetrains(a)some.yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>$ynthetics are a rip off. Extended change intervals are just plain
>>stupidity.
>
> Testing proves you wrong

Any web sites that include facts?

Ed


From: SMS on
Andy wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:20:39 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>
>>> And where on the Mobil 1 site does it say that? I looked and didn't
>>> see it. They say its a blend of synthetic basestocks.
>> Right, it's the base stocks that are synthetic, but the additives are
>> petroleum based.
>>
>> From the Mobil 1 web site:
>>
>> "Each Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 Extended Performance viscosity grade uses a
>> unique combination of synthetic fluids _and selected additives_ in order
>> to tailor the viscosity grade to its specific application" (underlining
>> mine).
>
> Does it say it uses non synthetic addatives?

LOL, you have a lot to learn about advertising and implicature.

Here's what they said in their printed promotional materials:

Q: Is Mobil 1 a fully synthetic oil?

Yes, it�s 100% synthetic. The base stocks used in blending Mobil 1 are
all "chemically constructed" instead of being simply segregated out of
crude oil like conventional mineral oils.

Q: Then why does it say it contains a petroleum carrier for additives?

All motor oils contain additives that provide extra protection against
wear, corrosion and engine deposits. These additives are usually high
molecular weight materials � sometimes even solids. Conventional carrier
oil is used to make these additives soluble. All motor oils will contain
some of this carrier oil, usually only amounting to a small percentage
of the finished product.
From: RCE on

"C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)removemindspring.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Andy" <wisynoil(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:n55213tg2up71fstjpqacngge63doqfjhg(a)4ax.com...
>>
>> On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 22:16:29 -0500, "Steve Barker"
>> <ichasetrains(a)some.yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>$ynthetics are a rip off. Extended change intervals are just plain
>>>stupidity.
>>
>> Testing proves you wrong
>
> Any web sites that include facts?
>
> Ed
>

http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/mobil1.html

RCE