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SportTrac Discussion
Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
Synthetic Oil Cahnge Frequency
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<blockquote data-quote="Johnny O" data-source="post: 774362" data-attributes="member: 61743"><p>That's really too often. Not that it's bad, but you're simply draining out good oil that still has a lot of life left in it.</p><p></p><p>Synthetic is "better" but how much do you want to spend for "better"?</p><p></p><p>If you look at the UOA postings at BobIsTheOilGuy.com, you will see that for a 5000 mile OCI there is virtually no difference in viscosity, wear metals, etc. between Mobil 1 and the top conventional oils such as Motorcraft, Havoline, and Pennzoil.</p><p></p><p>I have seen this in my wife's Taurus. The UOA's for 5000 miles were nearly identical between Mobil 1 and Motorcraft 5w-20's, so now I use Motorcraft for half the price.</p><p></p><p>In my new '08 Trac I'm going to do a couple early oil changes until I hit 7500 miles, then I'll run Pennzoil Platinum or Valvoline Synpower for 7500 and get a UOA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnny O, post: 774362, member: 61743"] That's really too often. Not that it's bad, but you're simply draining out good oil that still has a lot of life left in it. Synthetic is "better" but how much do you want to spend for "better"? If you look at the UOA postings at BobIsTheOilGuy.com, you will see that for a 5000 mile OCI there is virtually no difference in viscosity, wear metals, etc. between Mobil 1 and the top conventional oils such as Motorcraft, Havoline, and Pennzoil. I have seen this in my wife's Taurus. The UOA's for 5000 miles were nearly identical between Mobil 1 and Motorcraft 5w-20's, so now I use Motorcraft for half the price. In my new '08 Trac I'm going to do a couple early oil changes until I hit 7500 miles, then I'll run Pennzoil Platinum or Valvoline Synpower for 7500 and get a UOA. [/QUOTE]
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Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
Synthetic Oil Cahnge Frequency
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