We had a winter once in south Texas in 2021 for about 3 days.
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You mean, lower before the w is lighter in winter. Both those numbers are weights based on temperature… anyways… its both numbers that count lol thats why theyre both there.
’better’ would be determined by what engine youre putting it in… which is why there’s really no reason anyone here should be recommending anything other than what the engine manufacture’s engineers have already determined is the generically optimal weight of oil for the vehicle. If you live in the arctic or on the equator… sure… switch it up. Otherwise… why re-invent the wheel lol just do what they say.
as an aside, we dont need to determine what ‘winter’ is lol the standardization of oil viscosity ratings already do that for you. Just read the back of the jug
anyways. Do what you want. Its your trucks. but as a milwright all i know is this, if your vehicle isn’t burning oil, or running rough in the winter, there’s really no reason to mess with the oil weight. Especially when the reason is as the OP described… ‘i’m an old person whos being putting (insert brand and oil weight) into my vehicles for decades.”…. This is 2022. passenger vehicles like lighter oils. Anywho. Rant over.
Just had a used oil analysis done at about 6k miles using Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w-30. To be honest I'm not thrilled with the 1% fuel in the 5k mile sample. My last 2.0eco used regular Pennzoil Platinum and I never had fuel in the oil but I also never went more than 3.5k miles between oil changes. The fuel in the sample brought the viscosity and flash point down below what the values are expected to be so it looks like I'll be doing more frequent oil changes. Also, there was A LOT of copper in the sample (24ppm). More than I've ever had in any UOA I've ever received (Most I've ever seen in a sample is 4ppm). Be interesting to compare to any other owners who have UOAs performed.
Changed my oil at 364 miles the other day. Still need to send out the oil for an analysis.
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I used Castrol R in all my race bikes. They would run like a raped ape.
Don't see why it won't work in a Maverick.
I don't like change, old ways are best ways is my motto.
Don't see why it won't work in a Maverick.
I don't like change, old ways are best ways is my motto.
I was gonna change early too. I want to use a euro acea c3 oil too. I was nervous what ford would think though since its not rated for ford or API SP or ilisac gf6a.Changed my oil at 364 miles the other day. Still need to send out the oil for an analysis.
technically it is better oil though and should protect better with the fuel dilution that takes place with this type of engine.
I'm still on the fence. I have a 2.0 edge with 800 miles and am gonna change it in the next few days and the maverick has 100 miles.
what made you choose the euro rated oil?
Motul is know to be one of the better brand oils. I come from performance Subaru's and this is the only oil I trust.
Why don't you compromise @ 5-30? Just make sure you don't let the change go too long. The turbo hates old oil. At over 50000 rpm things go to hell in a hurry.Well its time for first oil change so lets get a good argument goingi know what’s recommended but i want to use 10w 30 weight oil.has anybody used this instead of 0w 5 or what ever?i just cant put that water looking oil in my truck
yes,im a old man and set in my old fashion ways of dOing things
im using a wix filter also if you need to condem that also!
Maybe this will help: https://olezol.com/5w-30-vs-10w-30
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Ford approved A1 vs A oil really has more to do with low speed preignition problems and a fix for timing chain guide wear which have both been a problem on many models of Ford ecoboost engines. I have had such good success with Pennzoil Ultra Platinum in both of my previous ecoboost 2.0 engines with well over 100k but it doesn't yet have the most up to date Ford A1 certification and I don't want to have any issues should a warranty claim come into question.
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Granted Motul is good, yet Ford, GM, and others require LSPI protection oils to meet engine warranty requirements. They could deny an engine replacement over the long powertrain warranty with this. I don't know what the odds of that are, so it's really up to you. You can assume you'll never have a part fail that makes Ford question the type of oil you used.
I looked up a Motul 8100 X-clean efe 5w30 VOA, and it does have too much calcium compound detergents, which is the culprit for LSPI in modern oils. ( This LSPI thing only affects small turbo DI engines, not the Hybrid port fuel injected NA engine. )
Interesting the European ACEA performance tests do include LSPI tests in the new C6 category (0w20 only, not 5w30) lower HTHS oils. I haven't seen if they are looking at the LSPI problem in the 5w30 weights.
If you want higher HTHS Euro-style oils to combat Ecoboost fuel dilution, which makes sense to me, and still want the Ford/GM/others recommended LSPI protection, there is "Pennzoil Platinum Euro 5w40" that has the API SP rating as well as a bunch of tough Euro specs. Available wherever google says it is.
An HTHS 3.5 anti-LSPI oil that would work very well is Shell Rotella T6 Multi-Vehicle 5w30. A lot of engineering behind that one, trust me (and Shell!).
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