Consensus on preferred engine oil?

[Darryl]

Since I work at Ford, I'll use the recommended 0w-20 Motorcraft full synthetic oil. If I didn't, I'd use ANY brand of full synthetic 0w-20 except Quaker State. Quaker State is probably fine too. But my Dad didn't like Quaker State based on the1960s and 1970s formula that would sludge up. So I followed suit.

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[Toymaster]

Hey, OP, you got your answer yet?

 

[Darryl]

Hey, OP, you got your answer yet?

The consensus is that there's no consensus

 

[inline_five]

Valvoline Restore & Protect 0W-20 is hands down the best value and performing motor oil out there right now IMO.

It basically stopped the oil burning from stuck rings in my wife's 140k mile Prius which had run Mobile 1 from day one. And BITOG is full of fantastic wear numbers.

For hybrids it's the best out there IMO.

That being said, pretty much anything you throw into the 2.5l Duratec will be great. It's a fantastic motor.

 

[Leon Hogan]

Link to thread below for oils that meet specification WSS-M2C972-A1 called for in the manual (is a little old but a place to start).

Hybrid 2.5L: Oil that meets Ford's WSS-M2C962-A1 spec (LIST and COMMENTS)

interesting, Valvoline hybrid oil is on that list but for some reason Valvoline does not recommend using their hybrid oil in the maverick hybrid.

 

[Mudduck]

Oil in the engine is overrated, just use Windex.

 

[matmondro]

Oil in the engine is overrated, just use Windex.

I like to use Fabuloso like the Neutral Drop guys on YouTube...

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