10,000 Miles and Counting on Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 Oil Filter on 2007 Escalade... - Page 6

**hcvone** · #76 (**permalink**) 04-21-08, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Palomar9

Can anyone offer some tangible concrete (cost effective) reasons for using exotic and expensive oil in a fairly conventional engine which was designed for regular oil in the first place? I change oil/filter myself about twice a year for less than $50. Five years from now, would it have made any REAL difference if I had used synthetic oil and an expensive filter?

GM must think it's important, since they offer a longer warranty now and all Caddy's and Corvette's come with Mobil 1, they did not switch to synthetic oils to help the customers, if you know what I mean, it must perform better, and of course we know it does.

CTS-V-TWIN · #77 (**permalink**) 04-21-08, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by hcvone

GM must think it's important, since they offer a longer warranty now and all Caddy's and Corvette's come with Mobil 1, they did not switch to synthetic oils to help the customers, if you know what I mean, it must perform better, and of course we know it does.

True, but the oil filter GM uses is not up to par.

Blackstone labs said that even after 12,500 miles, the Mobil 1 oil filter did a great job of filtering and it was still good! Try doing that with the GM oil filter.

SG

BMBSALES · #78 (**permalink**) 04-22-08, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AERO1

How long ago did you split the Mobil 1 oil filter? Mobil 1 has a new oil filter out that is made for longer service intervals and is called the Mobil 1 Extended Performance Oil Filter.....

Cadillac dealer technician said he split open a bunch of GM filters and he said that in real world conditions, the GM filter is done at 5K miles.

it was awhile back that i cut mobile 1 open...i just can't agree with the 5k mile assessment though...they just couldn't afford to take that chance, no matter who says what.

i'll have to rip apart the new mobile 1 next!

bmb

CTS-V-TWIN · #79 (**permalink**) 04-23-08, 01:17 AM

After seeing what Blackstone Labs had to say about the Mobil 1 oil filter, I am really glad I chose to go with it.

The GM oil filter simply isn't anywhere near as good as the Mobil 1 oil filter.

Blackstone said that the Mobil 1 oil filter did a great job and was still doing a good job filtering and I almost went 13,000 miles on the same oil and filter in harsh L.A. driving conditions.

I am sure you were referring to the old Mobil 1 oil filter which wasn't as good as the newer Mobil 1 Extended Performance Oil filters.

SG

simplemind · #80 (**permalink**) 04-23-08, 11:15 AM

BTW, you can look up the Mobil 1 part # HERE

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**hcvone** · #81 (**permalink**) 04-23-08, 11:39 AM

I used Mobil 1 filters for years until the synthetic Amsoil filters came out, they can go 25k between filter changes, although I would never let my oil go that long, not even on a lease.

C66 Racing · #82 (**permalink**) 04-27-08, 11:24 PM

Aero1,
In response to a PM chain we shared a while ago, and sharing here for all, AMSOIL now offers AMSOIL Ea Oil Filter and AMSOIL Ea Air Filter for a 2007 Escalade.

Applicable stock codes are:
EAO47
EAA123

CTS-V-TWIN · #83 (**permalink**) 04-28-08, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by C66 Racing

Aero1,
In response to a PM chain we shared a while ago, and sharing here for all, AMSOIL now offers AMSOIL Ea Oil Filter and AMSOIL Ea Air Filter for a 2007 Escalade.

Applicable stock codes are:
EAO47
EAA123

Thanks for the PM. I appreciate the info. I did PM you back.

SG

**hcvone** · #84 (**permalink**) 04-28-08, 03:28 PM

I have a case of 47's here, hope they don't change the filter for 09'.

oneredcaddy · #85 (**permalink**) 04-28-08, 03:35 PM

That's not very smart! It sure voids the warranty.

**hcvone** · #86 (**permalink**) 04-28-08, 05:05 PM

It does not.

CTS-V-TWIN · #87 (**permalink**) 04-28-08, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by oneredcaddy

That's not very smart! It sure voids the warranty.

It doesn't void the warranty! On the box of the Mobil 1 oil filters, it CLEARLY states that their oil filters will NOT void your warranty and that their oil filters meet or exceed OEM specifications.

I have held off purchasing ANY oil filters because the 2009 Escalade oil filter part number may be different and I don't want to be stuck with oil filters I can't use. Good call hcvone!

SG