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2013 GT now takes 5w50??
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<blockquote data-quote="cidsamuth" data-source="post: 11809807" data-attributes="member: 110091"><p>When the 5.0s first came out, and when I was going through the tick drama, I spoke with a 2011 5.0 owner (via phone) who had a different tick/knock. Ford actually instructed the dealership to put 5w-50 in his car. It did not solve the issue, but it is interesting that they went this route. This was right as the 5.0s were coming out.</p><p></p><p>That person's Ford Service Advisor also owned a 2011 5.0 and was a member of ALLFORDMUSTANGS. Based on Ford's attempt, he switched to 5w-50 because he was convinced that Ford would eventually do this for all 5.0s, either by TSB or with subsequent model years. He had no noticable effects, good or bad. Obviously, I don't know how that would have affected the car long term or how it MIGHT affect warranty -- he traded the car in some time later for an F150.</p><p></p><p>Another owner on this forum had a knock, and the dealership was instructed to drop 2 quarts of the oil and replace it with 75w-90 gear oil -- I can't remember if they were instructed to let it idle like that and drain the oil or if they wanted him to drive it that way. Regardless, it didn't fix his problem. I was skeptical about that until <u>my dealer was instructed to do the same thing in an attempt to fix my tick</u>. Both I and the dealer pushed back on that one, and they went a different route.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, there is evidence (however anecdotal) that the engineers don't think thicker oil is a problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cidsamuth, post: 11809807, member: 110091"] When the 5.0s first came out, and when I was going through the tick drama, I spoke with a 2011 5.0 owner (via phone) who had a different tick/knock. Ford actually instructed the dealership to put 5w-50 in his car. It did not solve the issue, but it is interesting that they went this route. This was right as the 5.0s were coming out. That person's Ford Service Advisor also owned a 2011 5.0 and was a member of ALLFORDMUSTANGS. Based on Ford's attempt, he switched to 5w-50 because he was convinced that Ford would eventually do this for all 5.0s, either by TSB or with subsequent model years. He had no noticable effects, good or bad. Obviously, I don't know how that would have affected the car long term or how it MIGHT affect warranty -- he traded the car in some time later for an F150. Another owner on this forum had a knock, and the dealership was instructed to drop 2 quarts of the oil and replace it with 75w-90 gear oil -- I can't remember if they were instructed to let it idle like that and drain the oil or if they wanted him to drive it that way. Regardless, it didn't fix his problem. I was skeptical about that until [U]my dealer was instructed to do the same thing in an attempt to fix my tick[/U]. Both I and the dealer pushed back on that one, and they went a different route. Bottom line, there is evidence (however anecdotal) that the engineers don't think thicker oil is a problem. [/QUOTE]
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