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Re: Are Mobil & Pennzoil Misleading Australians? ALL 93

posted by  someone claiming to be John Hibbert on  Sun Jul 8 11:19 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I have contacted our prime motoring body NRMA re this situation and asked them to pursue it. Also contacted Mobil, Pennzoil and KMart.

Thanks Steve. This is the second time you have advised me re this oil weight issue. The first time I searched but failed to find the viscosity you and Volvo recommend. Thought it was better to use full synthetic of the wrong weight than to use a premium mineral of the correct viscosity.

My thinking at this stage is to use the 10 litres of Mobil 1 I have stored, and then switch to a 15w-50 Mobil synthetic blend. Interestingly the Mobil technician I spoke to suggested to do this as he agreed their premium product was the wrong weight. He also agreed that it was not the weight recommended for any mainstream Australian driven car. He had no idea why 5w- 50 was being marketed in Australia, other than he thought it was being made in Melbourne Australia.

Take care,

John H from DOWNUNDER





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