OOPS! Put in 5W-30 instead of 5W-20
#11
Thinner oil = less friction = fraction more miles / gallon
Talked to one of the primary engineers that developed the 5w-20. They developed the oil before they developed the application (i.e. Ford spec'ed as afterthought).
I asked him if HE would use it... said... "Only in the winter".
Talked to one of the primary engineers that developed the 5w-20. They developed the oil before they developed the application (i.e. Ford spec'ed as afterthought).
I asked him if HE would use it... said... "Only in the winter".
#17
OP - you should be fine. The cam phasers might behave a little differently with respect to rpm and response but I doubt that much else would change.
Norm
Last edited by Norm Peterson; 08-26-2009 at 10:46 AM.
#18
Scott Whitehead. I've heard this discussed a million times over. There have been other Ford engineers who have said that it's fine and not to worry. Some guy on bobistheoilguy knew one of them.
20 isn't going to hurt anything for even moderately hard usage. Running a supercharged car on a road course and beating the crap out of it? Might not hurt to switch to a 30.
20 isn't going to hurt anything for even moderately hard usage. Running a supercharged car on a road course and beating the crap out of it? Might not hurt to switch to a 30.