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Question:
Is Mobil 1 a Detergent Oil?
Is Mobil 1 a detergent oil? Honda says that non-detergent oil will shorten the life of their engine.
-- James Folger, Alpharetta, GA
Answer:
All modern high quality engine oils are detergent oils. A non-detergent oil basically has little or no additive. This would equate to an API SA or API SB oils which are ancient history. An oil with little or no additive will certainly shorten the life of the engine or most other equipment in which it is used.
