oil & filter selection
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From: philly pa
i would use 5w30. thats the best all around oil. as for brand i use quaker state or pennzoil. basically anything but the store brand. places like wal mart are starting to sell 5 qt jugs for about 6 bucks. fram oil filters always did the job for me. hope this helps and good luck with ur new ford truck. -Jesse
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From: northeastern ohio
Walmart has a deal on 5qt jugs of pennzoil for 6.88
Its the new purebase oil thats a group II.
Its hard to beat the 2.99 motorcraft oil filters either.
But the supertech for 1.99 are decent too.(I use motorcraft)
You dont have a location listed but I would probably go with 5w-30, If you live in texas or somewhere its 95/100 all the time in the summer I would use 10w-30 then
Rand
Its the new purebase oil thats a group II.
Its hard to beat the 2.99 motorcraft oil filters either.
But the supertech for 1.99 are decent too.(I use motorcraft)
You dont have a location listed but I would probably go with 5w-30, If you live in texas or somewhere its 95/100 all the time in the summer I would use 10w-30 then
Rand
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From: nc
[QUOTE]Originally posted by jessfactor
[B]i would use 5w30. as for brand i use quaker state or pennzoil. ]
5w30 is a good weight oil. but i have always heard quaker state oil is like running used crude oil from your grandpas tractor
[B]i would use 5w30. as for brand i use quaker state or pennzoil. ]
5w30 is a good weight oil. but i have always heard quaker state oil is like running used crude oil from your grandpas tractor
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From: CT
but if you wanna run quakerstate i think that the supertech is also the same thing or halvolone i am not sure but they are the same quality
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From: New Hanover, PA
Try any one of the name brand oils that wal-mart sells. I like the Havoline 5-W30 in my 2002 Explorer. It is now manufactured by ChevronTexaco and states on the bottle that it is a Group II oil. For the meager price of $1.17 per quart you cannot go wrong...
5 quarts Havoline 5W-30 = $5.85
1 Motorcraft FL 820-S filter = $2.97
Changing your oil for less than $10.00...priceless
5 quarts Havoline 5W-30 = $5.85
1 Motorcraft FL 820-S filter = $2.97
Changing your oil for less than $10.00...priceless
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From: Westminster, CO
Anti-drainback valve
Does anyone know if the SuperTech filter has the anti-drainback valve the MotorCraft reportedly has? I used Frams on an 1988 Mazda 2.2 L and had loud lifter noise the entire time I used this vehicle.
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From: Durham, NC
Re: Anti-drainback valve
Originally posted by boulderdentist
Does anyone know if the SuperTech filter has the anti-drainback valve the MotorCraft reportedly has? I used Frams on an 1988 Mazda 2.2 L and had loud lifter noise the entire time I used this vehicle.
Does anyone know if the SuperTech filter has the anti-drainback valve the MotorCraft reportedly has? I used Frams on an 1988 Mazda 2.2 L and had loud lifter noise the entire time I used this vehicle.
about it????
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From: Metro Detroit (Redford)
I have run 5w30 for years, but recently decided to switch to 10w30 which is better, unless the temperatures will be below zero F. As for filters I have used Motorcraft for a couple years, but just bought a Wix and am impressed with the quality of the can. Seems to have a better seam and more threads. BTW, someone recently posted that you can get a longer (bigger) filter than the FL1A. It's number in Wix is 51773. It is about 6.4 inches long vs the standard 4.75.