DIY'ers: what motor oil are you using?
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i wanted to use the K&N filter but i see that you just need to drain that as well and what happens if there was shavings in there?
anything other than Mobil 1 and your car will blow up! True.......saw it on TV!:lol1::kaboom:
Are you talking about reusing the K&N Filter?
you gotta drive the car for it to blow up
I just had to, seeing how everyone is on you on the other board lol
Wow a lot of guys using 5w30. I wanted to change to 5w30 (actually ha it all purchased) and people on several forums were totally against it. I think out of 100 people I had 1 person agree. Here it seems much different. Something along the lines that it will mess up something with the timing and gears?!? Car is a basically stock 5.0...
Needless to say I'm running 5w20 Mobil 1 Extended Performance.
Needless to say I'm running 5w20 Mobil 1 Extended Performance.
using w20 is for mpg gain of 1mpg.... WASTE!!!! also you wont blow anything up using a different weight, but i would consult Unleashedbeast
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RP 5w-30 with K&N filter here also. Run the same combo in the 5.0, the 2011 Explorer, and my Dad's 2010 Fusion.
5w20 Mobil 1 Extended Performance to help with the Texas heat. Seems to perform better than regular Mobil 1. Also switched back to stock air filter instead of the K&N after all of the performance tests rated the stock higher.
Amsoil 5w-30 with an Amsoil filter.
Wow, I was going to stay with the recommended 5-50w that's on the oil cap. So I can run 5-30 synthic with no issues?
5w50????????
If he has a 2013 with the track pack then that is what they require. But who knows what he's has based on nothing in his signature.
I use motorcraft 5w-20 and a motorcraft oil filter.
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Wow thats different
^ yea, that's what I have. The 2013 with the track pack. Just picked it up!
According to the Ford Rep on ALLFORDMUSTANGS, there are no internal engine differences between the 2013 Track Pack requiring 5w-50 and the non-Track Pack requiring 5w-20 . . . only the "expected use," i.e. that the Track Pack car will be tracked.
This actually confirms the theory, at least for the 2013 non-track pack models, that using thicker oil than 5w-20 won't hurt anything. Afterall, there is no requirement to track your car when you have the Track Pack so, with everyday driving, it would be the same as the regular 2013 GT.
Now, whether you can apply that to the 2011-2012 models with the oil squirters is open to debate, I guess.
This actually confirms the theory, at least for the 2013 non-track pack models, that using thicker oil than 5w-20 won't hurt anything. Afterall, there is no requirement to track your car when you have the Track Pack so, with everyday driving, it would be the same as the regular 2013 GT.
Now, whether you can apply that to the 2011-2012 models with the oil squirters is open to debate, I guess.
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