Mobil 1, 0W-40 European Car oil? Any one use it?

[PROLAZCO]

Hey guys, i was just looking to see which Mobil 1 oil i want to use and their site told me to use this 0w-40 european car oil... seems way too thick to me but i figured id ask you guys to see if anyone has used it. pros and cons?
thanks

[SpecM]

What kind of car?

0w40 is pretty common in VW/Audi, Porsche and some Mercedes. BMW specs 5w40 on newer stuff, iirc.

If you have an m20, use 15w50 or 20w50



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[Massimo]

Read the user manual. They tell you exactly what to use. Most new cars and most euros use 0-40w.

[priapism]

I put it in my Saab...meh. Mobil 1 is overpriced and overrated. I put some Rotella 5w40 syn in it most recently, seems to be holding up great for half the price.

E30 gets 10w40 or 20w50.

[Jaxx_]

m10 always gets 15w-50. all day.

[TobyB]

0-40's fine. low viscosity for cold flow, higher for hot.

We use it in the E36 and E46.

t

[Vivek]

That's too thin for an m20. Would be fine in an m42.

[TobyB]

Funny- we've run 10- 40 in both our 2002's for going on 20 years now.
No abbynormal problems with them.
The lower cold viscosity is actually good, unless you live in Death Valley-
you get more flow when the motor's cold.

I use 15-50 in the racing M10, but that's more insurance than anything else...

t

[E30_Pare]

What brand 15w-50? I've been running 10w-40 castrol highmile on my m10. Was burning quarts of 5w-30 but that was when I didn't know better.

[Cletonius]

I run 15-50 Rotella in my M20, seems to be fine. Pressure is normal and I don't drip much from my leaky cam seal.

[PROLAZCO]

Thanks guys i appreciate the Input