"00 expy oil choice
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No. Do not switch. Keep the 5w30 per the owner's manual even when around 250K miles you start using a little oil. The internal clearances demand a thinner oil. These are not your grandfather's engines. Synthetic is good. Petro is good. Blend is good. Just keep the same 5w-30 viscosity.
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Re: "00 expy oil choice
Originally posted by outrunm
I have high miles on my 00 expy.. I have been using 5w30 per the owner's manual. any reasons to change to a different formula as I approach 100,000 miles???
I have high miles on my 00 expy.. I have been using 5w30 per the owner's manual. any reasons to change to a different formula as I approach 100,000 miles???
I have about 76,000 miles and I switched to Valvoline Maxlife because it was leaking/burning a bit. It stopped leaking, so I guess the maxlife works.
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I'm glad you posted that Matt. I was gonna ask if anyone has used the Max Life. Gotta get my service done next week, and I think I'm gonna try it. I use Valvoline in everything, and was wondering the results of this product. Thanks!
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For your comparison. 116K miles on my 5.4 4x4. Last trip was two weeks ago;3K miles towing 5200 lbs. with 64 ft of frontal area at 65 mph. I only used 1/4 of one qt of 5w-30 Motorcraft petro oil.
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I just hate it when people think that they know better than the ford engineers that designed the engine. If it says 5w30 in your manual, use 5w30. It isn't that hard. I see people asking this all the time. If something else worked better, they would tell you to use it. Stick with the recomended oil type.
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Originally posted by tyger25
I'm glad you posted that Matt. I was gonna ask if anyone has used the Max Life. Gotta get my service done next week, and I think I'm gonna try it. I use Valvoline in everything, and was wondering the results of this product. Thanks!
I'm glad you posted that Matt. I was gonna ask if anyone has used the Max Life. Gotta get my service done next week, and I think I'm gonna try it. I use Valvoline in everything, and was wondering the results of this product. Thanks!
I've always found that my vehicles ran better with Valvoline (even compared to Mobil 1
)Whatever Valvoline does with the maxlife, it worked - I stopped leaking altogether and the general consumption as gone down.
Valvoline owns!
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I have 61.5k on mine, due for a change in 1.5 - no leaks, nothing wrong with it - should I start using max life?????
I have a warranty until 72k, or february, should I try to get it to leak before then!?
Also, anything I should "nudge" into failure before my warranty goes?
Thanks
I have a warranty until 72k, or february, should I try to get it to leak before then!?
Also, anything I should "nudge" into failure before my warranty goes?
Thanks