2006 GT oil?
#32
RE: 2006 GT oil?
What oil you choose depends on a multitude of factors. Personally, I have owned and driven cars for 35 years and have NEVER had an oil-related engine problem. And during that time I have always used whatever the manufacturer recommended. If you plan to keep your car for 10 or more years you may have a different perspective.
#33
RE: 2006 GT oil?
Being that mine is financed for 5 yrs. at $290/month. And I'm supercharging at 10k miles. I'll take all the extra protection I can get . Unless someone creams my car between now and then. That's the dice roll you take with a fairly expensive mod'd car....
#34
RE: 2006 GT oil?
ORIGINAL: Mikes_BLK_GT
They recommend that for both the 5.4 and 4.6L engines?
They recommend that for both the 5.4 and 4.6L engines?
#35
RE: 2006 GT oil?
That's very interesting. I've never heard of 5w-50 being recommended for s/c apps. I've heard of 5-10w-30 mobil 1 for Saleen's in their user docs, but never 5w-50. I guess it depends on how you run your car on a regular basis. I can't see anything over 5w-40 in a syn being recommended, even for FI.
#36
RE: 2006 GT oil?
I surely wouldn't second guess ford or even more, JDM for that matter. I would run that through for 5k miles and send a sample to blackstone or Dyson (even better). They will tell you what is happening in your engine and what to do about it (viscosity, brand, etc.).
#38
RE: 2006 GT oil?
go check out blackstone's site: http://www.blackstone-labs.com/
and Dyson's: http://www.dysonanalysis.com/
Blackstone is cheaper (~$25 if I remember correctly), but Dyson will actually analyze the oil AND provide their recommendations. Blackstone just basically tells you what is happening to your oil engine w/o giving you recommendations. When you contact them, they will send you a "sample kit" for sending the used oil sample back to them.
I've used Blackstone and still have one of their kits around, but think I will try Dyson next time...
and Dyson's: http://www.dysonanalysis.com/
Blackstone is cheaper (~$25 if I remember correctly), but Dyson will actually analyze the oil AND provide their recommendations. Blackstone just basically tells you what is happening to your oil engine w/o giving you recommendations. When you contact them, they will send you a "sample kit" for sending the used oil sample back to them.
I've used Blackstone and still have one of their kits around, but think I will try Dyson next time...
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