Maybe. I don't know for sure that an oil that you use in your car over
a wide range of conditions is necessarily inferior to an oil designed
to run a few hours flat-out in a very carefully designed mechanical
environment. I don't know that it's not true, either, but it's
probably worth looking into.

Jim

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 1:30 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> Jeffrey Lubin wrote:
>>
>> I want to change the oil in my wife's 2001 Volvo XC70  with 5w30 Mobil-1
>> (vanagon content:  I also use Mobil-1 in my '86 weekender) and I find
>> that NOBODY has it, due I'm told to hurricane damage in the Gulf.
>> Anyone have recommendations for reasonable alternatives?
>>
>>
> Check some of the oils used in the racing circuits like NASCAR. Those
> guys ALL use synthetics, and each has their favorites, but you can bet
> your bottom dollar which ever one they use, it's first class in performance.
>
> I just hate switching because of chemical differences that affect the
> seals on the engine.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL driver
>