Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!prophet From: prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP (Dennis Gibbs) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Mobil One vs. Arco Graphite Message-ID: <239@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Oct-84 12:00:59 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.239 Posted: Fri Oct 5 12:00:59 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 7-Oct-84 03:45:37 EDT Distribution: net Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 32 <> > I don't claim to be any kind of expert on oils, but I know of someone > who had bad experience with Mobil One.......He found upon inspection after > using the oil for various lengths of time in the different cars that > ALL suffered extreme wear damage, caused by the graphite in the oil. > > As I understand from memeory of the Mobil One commercials, the graphite > flakes are supposed to form a layer between metal parts...say the lower > piston and the cylinder wall. What had happened instead is that the graphite > *caused* friction between the metal parts.... > > kitten~ Are you *SURE* this person was using Mobil One? Mobil One has never had graphite in it. It sounds like you are describing an oil called "Arco Graphite". This oil had very small graphite particles in it, and there were also commercials in magazines and on T.V. about it. I have heard some bad "rumours" about Arco Graphite, but since I have no personal ex- perience with it, I don't know if the rumours are true or not. But Mobil One has definitely *NEVER* had graphite in it.... Dennis -- Call-Me: Dennis Gibbs, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Center. UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!prophet CSNet: prophet@umcp-cs BITNET: GIBBS@UMDB ARPA: prophet@Maryland