DeTomaso Mailing List: November 99, Message #277

From:	Al Chelini <chelini@earthlink.net>
Subject:	Re: MOBIL 1
Date:	Wed, 10 Nov 1999 23:27:59 -0500

Michael O'Connor wrote:

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> filter and add new filter and MOBIL 1 for a good clean running engine =
> for a long time....... NO PROBLEMS with RACING or hard street use with =
> MOBIL 1. PORSCHE must have had a beef with the company. The oil is real =
> good but use regular oil to break in a motor.
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  I have an old  Mobil brochure which claims that Mobil 1 prevents mechanical
wear -- this was later dropped,  presumably to some lawyer's paranoia.
  I did some consulting for a company which specializes in the manufacture of
hydraulic lifters and other engine components, and the prevailing logic was
to break -in the engine with conventional oils to seat the rings, etc., and
then switch to Mobil 1 afterward. Regards, Al, #3915.