synthetic 5-30 oil okay
04-28-2007, 11:22 PM
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RE: synthetic 5-30 oil okay
I run 10W-30 synthetic year round here in Florida, it depends upon your ambient temperatures. Ford specs 5W-20 as an acceptable all-region weight to make sure they meet the EPA CAFE standards--IMHO it's too thin for consistently high (45°F to 110°F) climates. [/align][/align]When the engine gets up to 75k or so I'll probably switch to Valvoline Maxlife 20W-50, that's what I run in everything else and I have yet to have anything last less than 250k miles...[/align]
04-29-2007, 01:32 AM
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RE: synthetic 5-30 oil okay
ORIGINAL: cliffyk
I run 10W-30 synthetic year round here in Florida, it depends upon your ambient temperatures. Ford specs 5W-20 as an acceptable all-region weight to make sure they meet the EPA CAFE standards--IMHO it's too thin for consistently high (45°F to 110°F) climates. [/align][/align]When the engine gets up to 75k or so I'll probably switch to Valvoline Maxlife 20W-50, that's what I run in everything else and I have yet to have anything last less than 250k miles...[/align]
I run 10W-30 synthetic year round here in Florida, it depends upon your ambient temperatures. Ford specs 5W-20 as an acceptable all-region weight to make sure they meet the EPA CAFE standards--IMHO it's too thin for consistently high (45°F to 110°F) climates. [/align][/align]When the engine gets up to 75k or so I'll probably switch to Valvoline Maxlife 20W-50, that's what I run in everything else and I have yet to have anything last less than 250k miles...[/align]
im in AZ so its always hot...i run 10-30
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