Dealer says Synthetic ONLY - 1st oil change
#1
Dealer says Synthetic ONLY - 1st oil change
I called to schedule the first oil change in the Outtie and the service tech says to me "I'm sure you're aware, but we only use what Mitsubishi tells us to use on the new Outlanders, which is Mobil 5000 Synthetic oil".
I know there was a thread about switching to Synthetic, but did anybody else's dealer give them the same spiel about Mitsu stating to only use synthetic oil?
I told him i wasn't aware of that, but was planning to switch over to synthetic anyways. Since my first 3 oil changes are free I'm not worried about the price jump, but this was news to me.
I know there was a thread about switching to Synthetic, but did anybody else's dealer give them the same spiel about Mitsu stating to only use synthetic oil?
I told him i wasn't aware of that, but was planning to switch over to synthetic anyways. Since my first 3 oil changes are free I'm not worried about the price jump, but this was news to me.
#2
RE: Dealer says Synthetic ONLY - 1st oil change
Ummm... Mobil 5000 isn't synthetic...it's standard dino oil.
Go somewhere else. Your dealer is
1. Incompetent
2. A Fraud
3. All the Above
I'd probably go so far as to report it to Mitsubishi
Go somewhere else. Your dealer is
1. Incompetent
2. A Fraud
3. All the Above
I'd probably go so far as to report it to Mitsubishi
#8
RE: Dealer says Synthetic ONLY - 1st oil change
The appt is scheduled fortonight so i'll have to check on the type they use. The guy said "we only use what Mitsubishi recommends which is Mobil 5000 synthetic". He may have mispoke and only said synthetic because the Mobil 5000 lasts longer between oil changes.
What are your dealers charging for synthetic oil changes? I'd like to compare.
What are your dealers charging for synthetic oil changes? I'd like to compare.
#9
RE: Dealer says Synthetic ONLY - 1st oil change
AFAIK, what Mitsubishi recommends is 5W20, but doesn't say whether synthetic or not. IMO, If I had to change it every 3500mi, I'll go conventional, because basically I feel like it's wasting money since at 3500mi that oil still look like it's clean. Although there's no debate synthetic is better than conventional, but what I'm saying is conventional Mobil is more than enough for the 3500 mi oil changes.
#10
RE: Dealer says Synthetic ONLY - 1st oil change
The reason it's called Mobil 5000 is that Mobil says it's good for 5000 miles.
I agree with rcpax. If you're changing every 3 months and 3000-5000 miles...then conventional is more good enough
I agree with rcpax. If you're changing every 3 months and 3000-5000 miles...then conventional is more good enough