Question: Don't you lose a lot of oil when you take the filter out? I know
the guy said he just adds an extra litre, but isn't there a lot more
spilling out with the filter than just 1 litre?
Frank WJ
>
>I just had a guy who installs satellite dishes tell
>me about using Mobil1 10w30 in his ram. He said he
>was told not to change this oil at all, just the filter,
>because Mobil1 never broke down. So over a period of years
>he just changed the filter and topped it off with a new
>quart of Mobil1. Sound strange? It did to me. He said he
>put 118,000 miles on the truck before it was traded in and
>never had a problem. There is no way I would do this to my
>truck, I'd swear it was a sales pitch if I didn't know what
>the guy did for a living.
>
>I think someone on the DML posted that Mobil1 was a man made
>hydrocarbon based oil who's viscosity would break down after
>9000 miles. Something was also said about polymer based oils
>(like Redline, Royal Purple) not breaking down and just getting
>dirty. Anyway I relayed this info to this guy who just shrugged
>his shoulders and said again, he never had any problems. Makes
>you wonder how much money we throw away on this stuff. I've
>thought about adding 1 qt. of Redline or Royal Purple to mobil1
>just for added protection, mpg and maybe change the oil every 5
>to 6K miles instead of the regular 4K interval. I can't afford to
>go with all polymer oils $10 a qt.X 5 = $50 bucks, $60 with the
>Mobil1 filter and change it every 4K, I love the Dak, but geez.
>
>GS -
>
>98 5.2L 5spd w/new mods-
>garlic,rabbits foot, lucky coin,
>crucifix, prayers etc....
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