Advice for best oil for Supercharged Mustang???
07-16-2009, 09:35 PM
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Advice for best oil for Supercharged Mustang???
I have a 2000 Mustang GT with a Vortech Supercharger, what is the best oil to use and as i understand the oil pan is drilled so it also oils the supercharger, so when i change the oil its also changing the superchargers oil. What is the best oil to use 5w30 or 5w20? what brand? thanks for any help at all.
07-16-2009, 09:40 PM
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Motorcraft 5w-20... full Synthetic oil can keep its claims. I change my oil every 3k miles i dont need to pay extra because a commercial told me to.
07-16-2009, 09:48 PM
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so 5w20 the last owner told me 5w30??? doens't the oil cap say 5w20 ONLY?
07-16-2009, 09:49 PM
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so 5w20 the last owner told me 5w30??? doens't the oil cap say 5w20 ONLY?
You just answered your own question dude.
07-16-2009, 09:56 PM
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lol 5 quarts right, u think i should add more becuse its for the supercharger too ?
07-16-2009, 10:01 PM
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Conventional oil for blown applications
07-16-2009, 10:01 PM
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so ur saying dont use synthic?
07-16-2009, 10:19 PM
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so ur saying dont use synthic?
I wouldn't!
Use conventional instead like Castrol GTX
07-16-2009, 10:20 PM
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alright extrea becuse its feeding the supercharger or just normal? thanks i never heard dont usae synthic since its SC
07-16-2009, 10:36 PM
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I say use Royal Purple 5w30 (What I use)
With the added heat from the SC run 5w30. 5w20 is pretty much for fuel economy but do as your please its your car.