Steelership says after 15000 miles
01-11-2008, 09:24 PM
#11
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Texas
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RE: Steelership says after 15000 miles
ORIGINAL: Fordfann
I keep getting these stupid letters saying that i need to take my car in for serviceing.
I barely have over 3000 on a 07,So i go down to the dealership and ask what give's?
They said well its Ford mo company reminding you that in the future,come in and have your car serviced.
I told them that i changed the oil and filter @ 2700 miles with 5-20w Mobile synthetic,and the tech says no you shoudnt have done that because your rings will not seet properly,Thats why we use a blend !!!!!.
Is this true in any way ? The manual says break in time is 500 miles.
I think it is BS" Lexus comes stock with fully synthetic and BMW as well.
Oh by the way I just installed BBK shorties with Pypes violater Muffs,Next week is a C&L cai with atune from breenspeed.
I have an 07 GT Black with red int.
As soon as i get the camera working i will have some pics.
I want to thank you all for the good info,It has helped me lots.
PS...When you install headers,Have a friend tohelp you,or atleast a shoulder to cry on !!!!!!! Something i will never do again.
I keep getting these stupid letters saying that i need to take my car in for serviceing.
I barely have over 3000 on a 07,So i go down to the dealership and ask what give's?
They said well its Ford mo company reminding you that in the future,come in and have your car serviced.
I told them that i changed the oil and filter @ 2700 miles with 5-20w Mobile synthetic,and the tech says no you shoudnt have done that because your rings will not seet properly,Thats why we use a blend !!!!!.
Is this true in any way ? The manual says break in time is 500 miles.
I think it is BS" Lexus comes stock with fully synthetic and BMW as well.
Oh by the way I just installed BBK shorties with Pypes violater Muffs,Next week is a C&L cai with atune from breenspeed.
I have an 07 GT Black with red int.
As soon as i get the camera working i will have some pics.
I want to thank you all for the good info,It has helped me lots.
PS...When you install headers,Have a friend tohelp you,or atleast a shoulder to cry on !!!!!!! Something i will never do again.
If that is the case then on your next oil change go to your local Auto Zone, pick up 6qts of the Motorcraft syn blend, and run that for another 2500 miles. Then switch back to the M1.
I just switched to M1 @ 26xx miles. I guess I'm screwed too.
01-11-2008, 10:41 PM
#15
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Sin City
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RE: Steelership says after 15000 miles
i just filld up the crank case with mobile 1 syn at 3,600. i guess my engine is going to explode.
they are just trying to get you to buy service at the dealer. there is no reason it takes longer than the manufacture's recomended break-in period for the rings to seat. if that was true, and synthetic oil such as mobile 1 causes problems... why do other cars come with it from the factory with 0 miles on them??
i'm pretty sure they're just trying to use "scare tactics" to get you to spend money. after all money is the root of all evil.
they are just trying to get you to buy service at the dealer. there is no reason it takes longer than the manufacture's recomended break-in period for the rings to seat. if that was true, and synthetic oil such as mobile 1 causes problems... why do other cars come with it from the factory with 0 miles on them??
i'm pretty sure they're just trying to use "scare tactics" to get you to spend money. after all money is the root of all evil.
01-11-2008, 11:08 PM
#16
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: PA
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RE: Steelership says after 15000 miles
actually in some vehicles, you can not run synthetic, take some motorcycles for example. My bike uses the engine oil as tranny oil it's also a wet clutch. The manual direct from Suzuki tells me that synthetic oil is more slick than that of conventional which will make your clutch not engage properly. I understand that that is a motorcycle and these are V8 Cars, however rings are a lil rough when new so that they seat to the the cylinder walls, if oil is too slick that could inhibit the process. In theory it could. Now I don't believe it in a car as I changed my oil @ 700 miles to mobile 1. However, I do believe it in my motorcylce, as my mechanic has blown out a clutch in the same bike I have by using Synthetic Oil.
But that is just my experience, and I wouldn't sweat it in a Mustang at all.
But that is just my experience, and I wouldn't sweat it in a Mustang at all.
01-11-2008, 11:12 PM
#17
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RE: Steelership says after 15000 miles
What Matt said is true IF we were still in the 20th century. No so anymore. Vettes and others run full synthetic from day one. Even the owners manual says you can run full synthetic. I call BS on this one.
01-11-2008, 11:24 PM
#19
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RE: Steelership says after 15000 miles
How come you guys swapped to Mobil 1 Full Synthetic instead of just keeping the synthetic blend? To get better protection for your engine or just so you can take longer before oil changes?
01-11-2008, 11:40 PM
#20
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RE: Steelership says after 15000 miles
That's funny that they'd say that...My 2007 Mustang Owner's Manual says to run 5w30 Synthetic oil in it in the reference material for the motor.
I put Mobil1 in it on Monday, at 10,276 mi (2nd oil change; Ford says to go 5k on the oil changes and I didn't realize I was over on the mileage until I glanced at it last week Sat). Oh crap. My car's going to explode. :sarcasm:
Oh well, Ford'll probably tell me that my car's voided on the warranty anyway because I didn't take it to them (I already negated my "free tires for life" promotion that they were running by taking it to the local WalMart and having them do the oil change - and before anyone says anything about it, I have friends of mine who work there and did it)
I put Mobil1 in it on Monday, at 10,276 mi (2nd oil change; Ford says to go 5k on the oil changes and I didn't realize I was over on the mileage until I glanced at it last week Sat). Oh crap. My car's going to explode. :sarcasm:
Oh well, Ford'll probably tell me that my car's voided on the warranty anyway because I didn't take it to them (I already negated my "free tires for life" promotion that they were running by taking it to the local WalMart and having them do the oil change - and before anyone says anything about it, I have friends of mine who work there and did it)