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Laughing Gas
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Hey everyone! I want everyones opinion.
My 6.0 just turned 75,000 GREAT miles. Its awesome!
I have always had the dealership change my oil with whatever motorcraft oil is.
I was wanting to switch it to syn vs regular. Would it help the truck? Is it too late to change it to syn?
What kind of syn does everyone use and how many gallons do I need to do a change?
Thanks in advance!
My 6.0 just turned 75,000 GREAT miles. Its awesome!
I have always had the dealership change my oil with whatever motorcraft oil is.
I was wanting to switch it to syn vs regular. Would it help the truck? Is it too late to change it to syn?
What kind of syn does everyone use and how many gallons do I need to do a change?
Thanks in advance!
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From: Smiths Grove, KY
Follow this link for a guide to changing oil in case you haven't done it previously.
The owners manual says to use 15 quarts for oil changes, however I use around 13.5 to 14. I try to get the oil level to about halfway between the min and max on the dipstick.
http://www.dieselfiltersonline.com/D...ence-Sheet.pdf
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Hope the're using Racor/Motorcraft filters.
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Why do you say this?
Follows is what I believe to be the latest recommended viscosity chart which was released after Ford started selling their own synthetic oil.
Follows is what I believe to be the latest recommended viscosity chart which was released after Ford started selling their own synthetic oil.
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From: Smiths Grove, KY
I use Rotella synthetic (reference my post #7) and lots of others do as well. It is a popular oil among 6.0L owners.
Based on how it works for me I recommend synthetic oil.
If you don't get the info you are looking for from this thread use the forum search and you'll find enough oil threads to keep you reading for days. There have been so many on FTE that lots of people don't even open up new threads on the topic because pretty much every conceivable point has already been discussed over and over and over again.