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Kein_Ersatz 09-02-2012 11:15 AM

Mobil 1 Autozone $10 Coupon
 
No affiliation . . .

Mobil 1 $10 off

Also NAPA has it on Sale w/ rebate.

jhg41977 09-02-2012 11:48 AM

Thanks!

justin993 09-02-2012 12:31 PM

thanks

Falcondrivr 09-02-2012 10:45 PM

nice!

Crimson Nape Racing 09-03-2012 08:13 AM

Another thanks.

linen grey ghost 09-04-2012 12:53 AM

How do you get the NAPA rebate? I am in FL and AutoZone does not stock 15W-50 and cannot order it.

TIA

nile13 09-04-2012 03:42 PM

WalMart sell 15W-50 cheaper than Autozone even after the $10 rebate. At least around Boston, I'm sure it's similar in Florida.

BradB 09-04-2012 03:55 PM


Originally Posted by nile13 (Post 9816555)
WalMart sell 15W-50 cheaper than Autozone even after the $10 rebate. At least around Boston, I'm sure it's similar in Florida.

Found this to be true in St. Louis as well.

Because of that I was going to get 0w40 for my Cayman but Autozone only sells individual bottles which, for 5, ends up being around $10 more than the jugs. That's just silly. Oh well, I'll go to WalMart. Hmmmph.

nile13 09-04-2012 04:18 PM

WalMart might not have 0W-40. But what they have is pretty cheap.

I think they stopped carrying 15W-50 for a while as well. But it's back now, I've seen it a month or so ago.

Kein_Ersatz 09-05-2012 08:53 PM

NAPA



Originally Posted by linen grey ghost (Post 9815125)
How do you get the NAPA rebate? I am in FL and AutoZone does not stock 15W-50 and cannot order it.

TIA


Pete Lech 09-08-2012 01:42 AM

In our area, only certain Wally Mart stores carry the 15-50 jugs.

earossi 09-08-2012 03:54 AM

The reason there is a coupon discount on Mobil 1 may have to do with the fact that a lot of folks with performance cars are moving away from using Mobil 1. Since Mobil changed the formulation of its Mobil 1 synthetics about 5 years ago, there have been a rash of lubrication related failures in cars that use follower design cam shafts......such as the older Porsches (like our 993's). I found out about this the hard way when I experienced the first ever lubrication related failure of an engine part in all of the cars I have ever owned, including 8 Porsches.

When tearing down my motor to do a valve job, I was stunned to find that I had a galling related failure on one of my camshaft lobes. On researching it and talking to folks in the Porsche business, I found out that road use oils dropped the levels of ZDDP by about half when the EPA changed the regs requiring that catalytic converters last about twice as long as the old regs required (I don't remember the mileage requirements). At any rate, ZDDP apparently kills the ability of catalyst over time; so, the oil manufacturers reduced the level of ZDDP to accommodate the need for the cats to last longer. Unfortunately, ZDDP is the additive that enhances the ability of oil to cling to rotating parts. So, I have found that there is now a high incidence of lube related failures occurring.

Check the specs on Mobil 1 and you will see that the level of ZDDP is now down in the 700 ppm range. Prior to the new EPA regs, Mobil 1 carried ZDDP at levels in the 1300 to 1500 ppm range. Sorry for the bad tidings.

There are work arounds, but I didn't want to turn this thread into another oil discussion thread. Just do your research.

irish89rmf 09-08-2012 09:05 AM

So what type of motor oil are people moving to? I have only had my car for a year, but have used Mobil One for both of my oil changes. What options have higher levels of ZDDP?

diet97993 09-08-2012 07:08 PM

Try Brad Penn or Kendall GT1

RocketJohn 09-08-2012 08:51 PM

Doesn't the Mobil 1 20w50 VTwin Motorcycle oil have higher ZDDP ratings?


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