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SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
can I run 5-20 if I change it ever 1500k or so?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Schindler" data-source="post: 531815" data-attributes="member: 56140"><p>Teddy,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It isn't so much that it will only be able to protect for so many miles, it is the fact that the oil is not designed to be used in the 4.0L SOHC engine. It doesn't matter if it is used for 100 miles or 100,000 miles. It isn't the right oil for the engine.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>1500 miles isn't much, 1500 miles is long enough to cause damamge if any should occor. Is possible engine damage worth the savings you get from "free oil".</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The engine is not designed to run 5W20 oil. It doesn't matter if it is only 1500 miles. It doesn't matter if it is 1000 miles, or even 500 miles. It isn't designed to run with 5W20.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That is the point.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You could try running it. Heck, it might run great. You might feel you want to run the oil 5000 miles.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You could also subject your engine to damage that does not show up until 45,000 miles. Maybe sooner. Then you will be upset, blame Ford for building a crappy engine and have to fork out thousands of dollars in engine repairs. Was the damamge caused by the oil? You really wouldn't know for sure.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Is it honestly worth it? I mean seriously, is it really worth it? Do you want our opinions or do you want to rely on the recomendations of the engineers that design, build, and sell the 4.0L SOHC engine.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Our recomendations and ideas are not scientifically based. We can only recomend something that works for us. Personally, my engine is worth more then a case or two of oil. Find a car that uses 5W20 and use it in it. Use the proper oil in the engine. 5W30.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Schindler, post: 531815, member: 56140"] Teddy, It isn't so much that it will only be able to protect for so many miles, it is the fact that the oil is not designed to be used in the 4.0L SOHC engine. It doesn't matter if it is used for 100 miles or 100,000 miles. It isn't the right oil for the engine. 1500 miles isn't much, 1500 miles is long enough to cause damamge if any should occor. Is possible engine damage worth the savings you get from "free oil". The engine is not designed to run 5W20 oil. It doesn't matter if it is only 1500 miles. It doesn't matter if it is 1000 miles, or even 500 miles. It isn't designed to run with 5W20. That is the point. You could try running it. Heck, it might run great. You might feel you want to run the oil 5000 miles. You could also subject your engine to damage that does not show up until 45,000 miles. Maybe sooner. Then you will be upset, blame Ford for building a crappy engine and have to fork out thousands of dollars in engine repairs. Was the damamge caused by the oil? You really wouldn't know for sure. Is it honestly worth it? I mean seriously, is it really worth it? Do you want our opinions or do you want to rely on the recomendations of the engineers that design, build, and sell the 4.0L SOHC engine. Our recomendations and ideas are not scientifically based. We can only recomend something that works for us. Personally, my engine is worth more then a case or two of oil. Find a car that uses 5W20 and use it in it. Use the proper oil in the engine. 5W30. Tom [/QUOTE]
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can I run 5-20 if I change it ever 1500k or so?
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