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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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WHAT OIL DO YOU USE?

I was just wondering what oil everybody else uses, I personally use Castrol Syntec 5w50, but what does everyone else use?
 
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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MOTORCRAFT 5W30 & FL820S
 
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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Motorcraft 5W20, usually from Wally World.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 02:09 PM
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Motor Oil

Mobil 1 5w20 since I bought it new. 248k and still running smooth.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 03:59 PM
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Motorcraft Synthetic Blend 5W20. Usually a good deal at WalMart.

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(2004 Expy EB 4x4 w/5.4 - 101K miles as of Feb 2010)
 
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 04:29 PM
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Amsoil fully synthetic 10-30
 
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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Motorcraft 5W-20 Synthetic Blend with the FL-820S filter
 
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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20w-50 year round
































I'm joking by the way...
5w-30
 
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 97ExpGuy
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I'm joking by the way...
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 09:13 AM
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5w20 motorcraft full synthetic. fl820s. been contemplating amsoil for awhile, but have yet to switch. not sure the cost is worth it.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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Amsoil at 15% - 25% off retail price

Originally Posted by 04markIII
5w20 motorcraft full synthetic. fl820s. been contemplating amsoil for awhile, but have yet to switch. not sure the cost is worth it.

---remember, you can purchase Amsoil for about 15% - 25% off retail price depending on the product, by becoming a Preferred Customer. It costs $10.00 per 6 months to become a preferred customer, and then you are basically purchasing at Dealer cost. This can be done online, or over the phone.

Hope this helps,
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by jlkansascity
---remember, you can purchase Amsoil for about 15% - 25% off retail price depending on the product, by becoming a Preferred Customer. It costs $10.00 per 6 months to become a preferred customer, and then you are basically purchasing at Dealer cost. This can be done online, or over the phone.

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i can get it discounted via a member over on lightningrodder, just not sure it's that much better than the motorcraft full synthetic
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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Motorcraft Synthetic Blend 5W20. Usually a good deal at WalMart.

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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 02:43 PM
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Amsoil comparison to Motorcraft

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i can get it discounted via a member over on lightningrodder, just not sure it's that much better than the motorcraft full synthetic

There is a good online comparison document here. It compares AMSOIL Synthetic 10W-30 Motor Oil (ATM) and 10 competing conventional, synthetic and synthetic blend 10W-30 motor oils were subjected to a series of motor oil tests. The competing oils included petroleum-based Castrol GTX, Chevron Supreme, Shell Formula, Valvoline SynPower, Mobil1 Extended Performance, Motorcraft Synthetic Blend, Kendall GT-1 High Performance, Pennzoil Platinum, Quaker State Horse Power and Trop Artic Synthetic Blend.

Hope this helps,
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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i've read that previously. i can't get a comparison between full synthetic motorcraft and amsoil, esp using 5w20. so, for now, i stick with was has been working fine.
 
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