Mobil 1 Synthetic Turbo Diesel Truck 5W-40

[Kratos]

:confused2:Anyone tried the new synthetic Mobil 1 5W-40 Turbo Diesel Truck oil? I have been talking with Exxon-Mobil to see how it compares to Mobil Delvac 1 5W-40 synthetic, and they are telling me that there would be no performance advantage of using one over the other, although the formulation is different. The Delvac 1 is for commercial use, and the Turbo Diesel Truck oil is for consumer use.:confused2:

Would be nice if they are essentially the same oil, as the Turbo Diesel Truck oil is available at O'Reilly autoparts stores.

Here are links to both the Delvac 1 and Turbo Diesel Truck oils on the Mobile 1 site, they both have the CJ-4 rating.

Delvac 1 - http://www.mobil.com/USA-English/Lubes/PDS/GLXXENCVLMOMobil_Delvac_1_ESP_5W-40.asp

Turbo Diesel Truck - http://www.mobil.com/USA-English/Lubes/PDS/GLXXENPVLMOMobil1_Turbo_Diesel_Truck_5W-40.asp


Below is the last email I got from Exxon-Mobil on this question.

"The Delvac is marketed for the commercial side and will have more
formal approvals vs. the M1 TDT 5W40 is more of a retail product
(Powerstroke, Cummins, Duramax), the formulations are slightly different
however that is proprietary information. You would not get any advantage
one over the other."

 

[4gasem]

As long as they aren't "energy conserving" I'm sure you're just fine!

I use the Rotella 5W40 with great results.

Chris

 

[Kratos]

Found a 5W-40 fully synthetic motorcycle oil that I haven't seen mentioned on here before. It is from Elf Moto, for those who want to stay with a certified motorcycle oil, but like the properties of the Mobil Delvac 1 or Shell Rotella T 5W-40, maybe this is the answer.

http://matrixsyntheticoils.com/store/product134.html

http://www.lubadmin.com/upload/produit/FichePDF/lang_43/6218.pdf

http://www.elfmoto.us/lub/lubusa.nsf/VS_SWI/6F492F60CA533AFFC12571950035B93C?OpenDocument