DIY'ers: what motor oil are you using?

[hand-filer]

:rollseyesAllfordmustangs:rollseyes

 

[REPCobra10]

I use Mobil 1 10W-30 full-synthetic down here in hot-ass South Florida. I love it in my '12 5.0 and I've loved it in my past high-performance Ford vehicles, as well; '03 Lightning and '04 Cobra:rockon:

 

[ATFPat]

The Boss 302 and GT w/ track pack use 5w-50. I'd say use whatever you want between a 20 to 50 weight oil and not worry about it.

Would let me have more choices of oil brand etc. I can barely find 5-50w oil and Mobile 1 doesn't make the weight. :bored:

 

[cidsamuth]

:rollseyesAllfordmustangs:rollseyes

Point being, hello, it was an official Ford representative (Deysha).

 

[KONA BLUES]

PENNZOIL ULTRA 5w30 and Wix Filter here.

 

[hand-filer]

Point being, hello, it was an official Ford representative (Deysha).

She's a customer service representative. When I hear it from a Ford engineer I might be inclined to believe it.

 

[cidsamuth]

She's a customer service representative. When I hear it from a Ford engineer I might be inclined to believe it.

That's fair. But, let's face it, the question of oil viscosity, IMO, was always more about liability (i.e. whether Ford would use it to deny warranty) and less about whether the thicker oil actually hurt anything.

Her statement would make it harder for someone to get the warranty denied because they used 5w-20 in a 2013 Track Pack that wasn't tracked or for using 5w-50 in a non-Track Pack GT . . . or whether either used something in between.

All that said, do you really believe her statement was incorrect? Do you think that they developed different internal engine components for the Track Pack than the regular 2013 GT? The Track Pack upgrade price would not support that theory.

 

[D.T.R]

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.

Got a link to this?
Did the stock filter get rater higher than the AFE filters as well ?

 

[Turbo900rr]

http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...ance-2012-gt-k-n-replacement-filter-test.html
Here you go.

 

[Turbo900rr]

Oh yeah, I'm running 10-30 and supercharged on e85. I want to be sure I have a sufficient amount of film strength for the load I'm putting on the motor.

 

[32ValveSymphony]

Amsoil SS 10w30 with Amsoil filter per recommendations here on the forum. It doesn't use a drop and she's smooth as silk.

 

[D.T.R]

http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...ance-2012-gt-k-n-replacement-filter-test.html
Here you go.

Thank you very much bud
I'm wondering if the AFE filter outperforms those 2 filters.
It supposedly improves air flow by 30% over the stock filter.. and it's a little different in shape.. kind of like a cone?

 

[hand-filer]

That's fair. But, let's face it, the question of oil viscosity, IMO, was always more about liability (i.e. whether Ford would use it to deny warranty) and less about whether the thicker oil actually hurt anything.

Her statement would make it harder for someone to get the warranty denied because they used 5w-20 in a 2013 Track Pack that wasn't tracked or for using 5w-50 in a non-Track Pack GT . . . or whether either used something in between.

All that said, do you really believe her statement was incorrect? Do you think that they developed different internal engine components for the Track Pack than the regular 2013 GT? The Track Pack upgrade price would not support that theory.

I agree with your logic on this.


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[Adam03GT]

Again, is there any reason that on the amsoil that noone is using 0w30 over 5w30?

 

[Turbo900rr]

Again, is there any reason that on the amsoil that noone is using 0w30 over 5w30?

You may want to ask unleashed beast that question. But from my understanding a wide viscosity oil I.e. 0-30 will break down faster and lose viscosity than a 10-30 or even 5-30.

 

[REPCobra10]

You may want to ask unleashed beast that question. But from my understanding a wide viscosity oil I.e. 0-30 will break down faster and lose viscosity than a 10-30 or even 5-30.

This! Unleashed Beast is the oil and lubrication guru here! :beer:

 

[ATFPat]

Bump, still waiting to see what anyone with that track pack runs. Going to call up the dealership to see what they use/recommend. Instead of that 5-50w stuff, may just run 5-30w mobile 1 and call it a day. It's the same engine as a reg. GT.

 

[03dsgdreams]

You may want to ask unleashed beast that question. But from my understanding a wide viscosity oil I.e. 0-30 will break down faster and lose viscosity than a 10-30 or even 5-30.

Unleashed beast recommended the Amsoil signature series AZO 0w-30 for my 2012 GT based on the fact that i live in Michigan and drive my car year around. I have not noticed any ill effects, the engine actually is a little more quiet since i changed to the Amsoil. Is there any truth to the 0w-30 breaking down faster? What is a wide viscosity oil?

 

[scotmach]

Bump, still waiting to see what anyone with that track pack runs. Going to call up the dealership to see what they use/recommend. Instead of that 5-50w stuff, may just run 5-30w mobile 1 and call it a day. It's the same engine as a reg. GT.

It's spelled Mobil 1.

 

[ATFPat]

Oh good, though the company went out of business when nothing was coming up in the searches. :rollseyes