BIRTH OF A WINNER
Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil was conceived in the 1960s as the solution to a potentially catastrophic military dilemma
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ExxonMobil’s research into synthetic lubricants begins in the early 1960s, when the company is challenged to solve a problem plaguing military planes. The grease on the planes’ wheel bearings would solidify in cold air, resulting in bearing failure when they hit the short landing decks of aircraft carriers.
To fix the problem, Mobilgrease 28® is developed, and it continues to be used worldwide in aircraft applications today.
By the late ’60s, ExxonMobil has used the same base fluid technology to create a synthetic motor oil. This enables the big diesel engines powering oil rigs on the North Slope of Alaska to be started at temperatures as low as -19°C. The ultra-low temperature capabilities of Mobil synthetic lubricants lead to their use by NASA for the Space Shuttle.
In 1971, a New Concept Oil Team is created to further investigate uses for the synthetic fluids. Their work results in the first Mobil 1 fully synthetic motor oil. By engineering its component fluids, Mobil 1 achieve far superior lubrication properties than those of conventional oils.
Mobil 1 synthetic oil is launched in Europe and Japan in 1973, and in North America a year later. Initially available only in SAE 5W-20 viscosity grade, the Mobil 1 line expands during the next decade, and Mobil 1 quickly becomes the world’s leading synthetic motor oil.
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