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

[CTS-V-TWIN]

Originally Posted by scroitoru

read it all here. from L92 to L9H

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...e-changes.html (2009 Escalade Changes:)

We all know that GM/Cadillac is replacing the L92 6.2L with the L9H 6.2L. That's not our concern here. We just aren't sure if the oil filter part number will be the same. We won't know until the 2009 Escalades start rolling off the assembly line.

SG

[04deveni]

Originally Posted by AERO1

I would never go that long without changing the oil. 15K is probably the most I would go. Besides Amsoil oil and filters are way too expensive for me to spend on a leased vehicle. If I owned my vehicles, I would switch over to Amsoil in a second. I have about 6 months left on my 2007 Escalade lease before I order a 2009 Escalade.

Thanks for the info Carl! You are hands down the best!

SG

Whats the buy back on your Escalade?

[CTS-V-TWIN]

Originally Posted by 04deveni

Whats the buy back on your Escalade?

Do you mean the lease buyout? I don't know off the top of my head. I have to check the lease contract and get back to you.

You can PM me if you wish.

Thanks!

SG

[BMBSALES]

Originally Posted by AERO1

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

one thing with the mobile 1's that i don't like, is that they are smaller and have less filter surface area. i really have a hard time believing that they last longer. i know...synthetic bonded 2ply, etc, etc, but it just doesn't make common sense. and, i'm yet to see a non-one sided test that proves their claims to be better than ac

[RidingDirty]

also if amsoil is so good why dont they sale it at walmart or parts stores?

[austin]

Does the Escalade require mandatory use of synthetic oil like the cts-v & sts-v do??

[RidingDirty]

I am running mobile 1 in my esv, if it requires it or not.

[C66 Racing]

Originally Posted by RidingDirty

also if amsoil is so good why dont they sale it at walmart or parts stores?

AMSOIL was formed by a retired Air Force LtCol (Al Amatuzio) in the early 70s. When he formed his company, for undisclosed reasons he chose to make it a MLM company similar to Snap-on, Mary Kay, etc. I suspect, but don't know, that he chose this route due to lower start up costs in advertising and ease in getting his product to the market. Now, AMSOIL can be sold in retail outlets, but AMSOIL will not cater to national chains unless they are either locally owned or managed (with essentially distinct buying authority). As an example, many NAPA stores carry AMSOIL as many of them are locally owned. AMSOIL has turned down multi-million dollar contracts by national chains to carry their product. That said, if anyone out there is a small business owner that either uses or sells lubricants, filters, etc, I can easily get you a commerical or retail account myself.