Is mobil 1 dangerous for my engine?

I've heard from someone that mobil 1 is bad on Subaru engines. I've heard this from some friend whose friend had a blown engine on his subaru after changing to mobil 1. The guy at jiffy lube (where I always get my engine oil changes done) told me that this wasn't true. I guess that he must know more about oil than I do because he's doing oil changes for a living. I don't know who to believe. What should be the best oil brand and viscosity rate for my engine? I love my car and I don't want to blow the engine with bad oil. This is my daily driver and I don't want to ruin it this way. By the way none of this is true I just made it up. This is a trap thread I've just created it to see who would answer without reading the whole thing. Now let's sit back and laugh at everyone who will attempt to flame me without knowing that the joke is on them.

Ooops, I guess I am the 1st to be burned.

I have heard the same but still run Mobil One. what other brand/type of oil ru guys running?

.....waiting for RAO to respond....

Rotella T Syn 5w40 diesel oil

garbage cast pistons and too much boost blow motors, not Mobil 1

It's like flogging a dead horse... So many times that the horse looks like a Picasso.

I guess that he must know more about oil than I do because he's doing oil changes for a living.

 

 

 

you should just stop right there

 

 

He's not a mechanic, he just does oil changes

Furthermore being a mechanic does not mean you follow oil analysis. If you truly care enough, searching for the answer works really well.

 

Edit: ^^^ could probably apply to every oil thread (real or fake) on earth...

Yet another oil thread, and with Jiffy Lube involved. This can't be good!

 

Just waiting for the soap in the intercooler to appear!

sneaky sneaky, you almost got me

sneaky sneaky, you almost got me

 

He didn't get me, and I was the 1st post. to the OP.

THIS IS NO JOKE

 

I have read the same thing this sounds like a very serious issue. Does anybody know of any other synthetic oils that will not harm the Subaru engine?

FWIW. Given ours is a 2.5i.

Annapolis Subaru used a Ford dino/syn blend, can't remember the brand name.

OTOH, other threads here have quoted a SOA email warning against synthetic, IIRC something about not activating the variable cams properly.

THIS IS NO JOKE

 

I have read the same thing this sounds like a very serious issue. Does anybody know of any other synthetic oils that will not harm the Subaru engine?

 

I use Wesson regular. No problems so far.

Lol at this thread, well played OP

I remember when these threads were actually funny.

I just switched from mobile 1 to pennzoil platinum...it's cheaper.

just run it w/o oil.. all oil is bad for your engine..

Canola cooking oil is some pretty amazing stuff!

 

(the contributor in this post is a trained professional and performed this post with emergency supervision on hand, it is not to be performed by amateurs)

I like a good Italian olive oil for the first 30k mi, then go with an Extra Virgin Greek or Turkish olive oil once the engine is good and broken in.

 

For Imprezas and Forresters assembled in Japan, I hear that it's better to use sesame oil.

I hear good ol' water will keep things running just fine.

it works for your body.. it should for your engine too right? try it in your gas tank too..

So you don't go after the saying "Petrol is for cleaning parts, Alcohol is for drinking and Nitro is for driving".

I use Wesson regular. No problems so far.

 

Is that Smith & Wesson ?

 

 

 

BTW great thread, this is perhapps the bestest oil related thread me's has ever read!