Synthetic oil or.....??
#1
04-30-2008, 07:51 PM
Synthetic oil or.....??
Just wondering what i should use now. I have an 05 SCrew FX4 with 23,000mi. I have always used Motorcraft 5w-20. I'm due for an oil change and wondering if i should switch to the synthetic blend or just keep running what i've been using?? Any benefits to it?
thanks
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#2
04-30-2008, 08:14 PM
Pretty much personal preference. If they blend works for you I say stick with it. If your truck is consuming oil, noisy, idling rough, etc I'd say give the full synthetic a try. I use a full syn, but only because I bought a whole bunch of the stuff when I could get it half off. I cleaned out every Advance Auto in a 20 mile radius last summer when they ran a special.
#5
04-30-2008, 11:05 PM
Motorcraft SYNBLEND at Walmart with your filter, look no further!
My newer trucks have MC SYNBLEND, mainly because I can get the oil and filter from WALMART. What could be better than that? (cheap)
This is the only reason, I like to try and save money when I can, plus the oil and filter are recommended by FORD, so I stick with it.
You can choose what you want for your truck.
My older trucks use Castrol High mileage.
My newer trucks have MC SYNBLEND, mainly because I can get the oil and filter from WALMART. What could be better than that? (cheap)
This is the only reason, I like to try and save money when I can, plus the oil and filter are recommended by FORD, so I stick with it.
You can choose what you want for your truck.
My older trucks use Castrol High mileage.
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#9
05-01-2008, 09:03 PM
My apologies for not knowing this.. I have always taken my truck to the dealership to have the oil changed. I've done this since its been under warranty just in case they messed something up, i can show that they changed my oil and at what mileage intervals. Now that my warranty is about to expire very soon, I am going to change the oil myself. i have always changed the oil very 3000miles. I'm only putting 7500miles a year on my truck so this is done about every 6 months. Is it ok to go longer without changing it?
#10
05-02-2008, 01:24 PM
With modern oils, most people can go a year between changes, IMO. I have been doing so on several rigs for years, including a Honda Accord and my old F-250, as well as two farm tractors. My new F-150 will get the same treatment. I put about 6K a year on the road vehicles and under 100 hours annually on the tractors.
The first caveat to doing that would be to use a decent oil and filter. The MC oil and filters certainly meet that standard, as do many others, but not the low-grade, no-name stuff.
The second caveat would be not to do so if you are a short-hop driver. Short-hoppers don't run long enough to bake out moisture and fuel dilution. The only way to get it out is by a change.
My runs are almost never less than 10 miles (I live in the middle of nowhere) and those runs are at 60 mph, so I have a perfect driving cycle that gets the oil warmed up. I have verified my method using oil analysis. I am actually considering two year intervals for the tractors.
If you check around, you will find that longer intervals are slowly being accepted by the OEM. I am beginning to see mileage (or hours) limits but no time limits. Heck, Case IH has just introduced a 600 hour OCI for their Puma tractors (600 hours is the equivalent of about 36,000 miles) These long intervals are less accepted by the "quick change" oil change outfits (who profit by the old 3-month, 3K miles interval).
The first caveat to doing that would be to use a decent oil and filter. The MC oil and filters certainly meet that standard, as do many others, but not the low-grade, no-name stuff.
The second caveat would be not to do so if you are a short-hop driver. Short-hoppers don't run long enough to bake out moisture and fuel dilution. The only way to get it out is by a change.
My runs are almost never less than 10 miles (I live in the middle of nowhere) and those runs are at 60 mph, so I have a perfect driving cycle that gets the oil warmed up. I have verified my method using oil analysis. I am actually considering two year intervals for the tractors.
If you check around, you will find that longer intervals are slowly being accepted by the OEM. I am beginning to see mileage (or hours) limits but no time limits. Heck, Case IH has just introduced a 600 hour OCI for their Puma tractors (600 hours is the equivalent of about 36,000 miles) These long intervals are less accepted by the "quick change" oil change outfits (who profit by the old 3-month, 3K miles interval).
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