Please help fast! I need to leave and I think something is wrong
10-18-2008, 05:59 PM
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Ford says in the shop manual that 1qt in 1000 miles is normal--this is mostly because of the ****-thin oil recommendation, it may lubricate OK but it does get burned up faster on higher mileage engines.
I run 10W-30 synthetic here in Florida and at 77k miles it is still not using any noticable amount in 2500-3000 miles--my change interval. When I do see that it's using 1/2 qt per 1000 miles I will probably fill it up with 20W-50 Valvoline MaxLife.
I know I will get flamed for such heretical remarks, please be aware I do not get into pissing matches over oil selection--particularly with those who do not know squat about SAE oil classifications, and seem to feel that 5W-20 is the perfect selection for all of the continental US, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands...
I run 10W-30 synthetic here in Florida and at 77k miles it is still not using any noticable amount in 2500-3000 miles--my change interval. When I do see that it's using 1/2 qt per 1000 miles I will probably fill it up with 20W-50 Valvoline MaxLife.
I know I will get flamed for such heretical remarks, please be aware I do not get into pissing matches over oil selection--particularly with those who do not know squat about SAE oil classifications, and seem to feel that 5W-20 is the perfect selection for all of the continental US, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands...
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