The 508 spec gets you better mpg and less dirty emissions. Gotta look at the bottle carefully. Mobil ESPX2 0w20 has that spec.
262k miles here on an M54B30 with 10k changes, Mobil 1, it's running great.
It should be fine. I use Mobil 1 and it's worked great.
using a heavier oil weight has been an old trick to help with oil consumption in Subarus for a long time now. I used to use Rotella 5w40 (before the reformulation) in my old 04 Baja Turbo and that particular oil was the best to keep the oil burning down.
I use Mobil one in Canada when it goes on sale synthetic 0W20 10 k intervals 13 yr old corolla 1.8 and 15 yr old tundra 5.7 350 k and 320 km ; no oil consumption work great
My regular since i think 2014 or so has been helix ultra 5w40 running in all my vehicles currently.
I run 0w30 in my F82 M4 as that's what BMW and Shell recommend.
You must use Mobil 1 0W40!
Expensive. I’d stick to Mobil 1 or Kirkland
Mobil 1 for me is like water in this car. I ran it for the longest time till I was tuned but switched over
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In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil Mobil were overall better than Shell.
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Mobil are chosen by owners of cars such as: Chevrolet Camaro, Infiniti G, Lexus IS, Opel Astra, Volvo V70, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Silverado, Ford Focus, Ford Mustang, Ford Ranger, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Tucson, Hyundai Veloster, Mazda 6, Volkswagen Jetta, and others.
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