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Comma oil versus Mobil 1


Jules Martin

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Since Comma Oil sponsors part of the Caterham racing series, I presume the entrants actually use it. In all the postings on types of oil I have never read anything about Comma oil.

Does anybody have an opinion or any info that would be useful. Also, how does Comma compare in price? After all they've got to keep those classy expensive girls in outfits!

Jules

 

 

 

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I hear quite a lot of people saying they use and trust Comma Syner-G. I have no personal experience.

 

My habit is to select a grade first and then look at each brand's range and find the synthetic that fits the best. Because I am as susceptible as everyone else to marketing, only a small number of brands get considered. (Do you hear that, CommaGirl, I am susceptible to marketing influence... smile.gif).

 

I'm running Mobil One Motorsport 15W50 at the moment and I am being careful to warm the oil through. I may well try some Redline next.

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Syner-G is 20 quid for 5 litres and Mobil 1 is 30 quid for 4 litres. That seals it for me. There is also a thinner Syner-Z but I think the thicker stuff suits my car more as it runs pretty hot and I do warm it up before letting it loose!

 

Syner-Z is what the factory fills the R500 with.

 

 

 

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Edited by - Alex Wong on 21 Oct 2000 11:06:26

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I think you may find Esso own Comma and BP own Mobil....

 

Amyway Syner G is about £18/5 litres at redline components, and the 5w40 viscosity suits my car fine with no loss of pressure after 20 minites of hard driving on a circuit. Mobil 0w40 gives worringly low oil pressure below 3000 rpm (i.e <30psi)

 

Haven't tried motorsport 15w40 Mobil 1 (as PC has) and dont intend to until I can see real added value.

 

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Interesting that some people are concerned with cost of oil. I'm not. My engine's worth more that the tenner difference between the Comman and Mobil so it comes down to what's best.

 

Since most engines in Caterhams spend most of their life (I hope) running hot and being thrashed soundly I think it's safe to assume "anything"W50 is the way to go. And also, since most people carefully warm their engines before taking to the road the "15" shouldn't concern anyone. A 0W40 is OK if you use your car hard when the engine's cold. I don't, but I do use it when it's hot hence the 15W50...

 

Money..? The bank's got loads..!

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You know all those people who go over to France to fill up vans with wine and fags, is this illegal..? I understood it was now legal as long as they didn't buy it duty free (which no longer exists between England and the rest of the EU does it?), so we should organise a transit excursion for the purposes of buying all the Mobil 1 you can fit into a van. I wonder if it would be worth it..?

 

I also wonder if the L7 club Le Mans trip truck has any spare room for such purchases..?

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You may have to provide proof that booze'n'fags are for your personal consumption. There are limits for what C&E reckon to be reasonable; these limits are large. There are new laws that mean they can confiscate your cargo and your car if you are caught. It is an offence to take payment for items both before and after a trip.

 

Don't know what this means for oil.

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Keith,

If the price in France grieves you, for heaven sake don't travel as far as Southern Spain....I recently saw Mobil 1 in a Carrefour Hyper Market at about £15.00! Unfortuneately, I was unable to take advantage, but next time I have my own car down there, I will!

The thought of carrying 3 oil containers as hand luggage on the holiday flight, didn't really appeal!!

 

Andrew.

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Plenty of Mobil 1 was brought back from Le Mans this year. Trouble is the supermarkets were all sold out by the middle of race weekend! Could be worth trying to arrange a discount with a French supplier to get it even cheaper next year? Go on Arnie - they'll do it for another doughnut demo?
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I can find a 5W50 under the brand name of the hypermarkets Carrefour at 160 FF for 5L. The 4l cans of Mobil 1 sold in France are made in France . I have been using it from the beginning on my '97 1.6 K Seven with satisfaction. It meets the same quality specs as Mobil 1 (and is certified SAE), except that Mobil claims that their oil "exceeds" these specs. My reasoning is that there is only Mobil in France to be able to synthetize this kind of high spec oil, so it must be made by Mobil, not in some backyard ...or it may be Syner-G ( I think not imported here)

Hope I am right...

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Just to Clarify. Mobil and Exxon (Esso) have merged and that probably means that their lubricants will do so soon. BP now owns Castrol and sells lubricants under its own name,Castrol and Duckhams.

I haven't been able to find out who owns Comma. Companies house says they are private but I suspect they may be in partnership or be a minority stake in one of the big boys and hence use the big boys technology.

 

By the way have a look at their web site downsloads. Lots of Caterhams AND wait for it ................. COMMA GIRLS !

 

Says he with a brand new PC Wallpaper picture that doesn't have 4 tyres and a side exit exhaust !!

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