Synthetic Blend?
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Synthetic Blend?
I just purchased a 2004 F150 Supercab. I'm curious about two things; was the truck shipped with synthetic oil and my Ford dealer service manager said the Ford brand synthetic "blend" was the best oil I could get for the truck. I would appreciate informed opinions. It is a 5.4 plug "spitter outer".
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Originally Posted by Ken Barton
I just purchased a 2004 F150 Supercab. I'm curious about two things; was the truck shipped with synthetic oil and my Ford dealer service manager said the Ford brand synthetic "blend" was the best oil I could get for the truck. I would appreciate informed opinions. It is a 5.4 plug "spitter outer".
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Twellman......thanks for the comeback! I live in a small fishing village on the Oregon coast and have a WALMART about 60 miles away. I do buy in case lots so will give me an excuse to put a few miles on the vehicle. Would you happen to know if the $1.42 price is the synthetic blend my dealer reccomends?
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I have not seen any off the shelf straight synthetic @ 5W-20. The only one that comes close is Mobil 1 that is 0w-20. with that said your truck is shipped with Motorcraft 5w-20 synthetic blend.
Mobil 1 does state that their 0w-20 full synthetic product meets Ford requirements.
The reason for 5w-20 is due to an EPA mandate to achieve a certain
fuel econmy by 2005.
"Higher fuel economy -- due to consumer preferences for larger vehicles, anything that can be done to improve fuel efficiency is needed to help meet the federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. This will become even more critical, since CAFE standards for light duty trucks and SUVs will be increased starting in 2005."
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Mobil 1 does state that their 0w-20 full synthetic product meets Ford requirements.
The reason for 5w-20 is due to an EPA mandate to achieve a certain
fuel econmy by 2005.
"Higher fuel economy -- due to consumer preferences for larger vehicles, anything that can be done to improve fuel efficiency is needed to help meet the federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. This will become even more critical, since CAFE standards for light duty trucks and SUVs will be increased starting in 2005."
http://www.noln.net/columns/column8.html
Last edited by KevinM; 09-16-2004 at 09:45 AM.
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Originally Posted by Ken Barton
Twellman......thanks for the comeback! I live in a small fishing village on the Oregon coast and have a WALMART about 60 miles away. I do buy in case lots so will give me an excuse to put a few miles on the vehicle. Would you happen to know if the $1.42 price is the synthetic blend my dealer reccomends?
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Originally Posted by TWellmann
You can get the 5w-20 Motorcraft oil at Wal-mart for $1.42 and the filters for $2.97.
Cheers and welcome to the site.
Cheers and welcome to the site.
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Shop around at different Wal-mart's. I've seen it for the $1.82 price on one side of town and $1.42 on the other. I talked to a stock guy/purchaser at the cheaper Wal-mart and he said he adjusts his price based off of what Target has...he said he'll occasionally lower it as much as $1.29 /qt, but I've never seen it that cheap.