Synthetic Oil
02-10-2019, 03:15 PM
#11
Senior Member
There is no downside to using synthetic. You can go longer between oil changes with synthetic vs dino oil which more than offsets the additional costs. And synthetic has proven to protect the engine better even with longer oil change intervals.
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77Ranger460 (02-10-2019)
02-13-2019, 10:01 AM
#13
That is ALL that I use in any of my vehicles. Full Syn all the way. My 2010 XLT stated that to use full syn for oil, I believe. Then I traded her the other day for a 2014 Lariat. Wife's Pathfinder states to use full syn
02-14-2019, 03:28 PM
#15
Instead of just opinions, does anyone have links to good, hopefully unbiased articles.
And for those using full syn, do you have a preference, or use whatever you can get at the best price? I'm coming from a German car, and the mechanics who maintained it swear by Liqui Moly for those high performance vehicles. Any reason I shouldn't run that in my F150 5.0? I've read LOTS of posts in other car forums where drivers and reviewers say in their applications that it's better than Mobil1.
Also, I see people writing "any good oil that meets Ford specs." What exactly am I looking at on a bottle of oil to ensure that it meets specs? This is the oil I am considering:
And for those using full syn, do you have a preference, or use whatever you can get at the best price? I'm coming from a German car, and the mechanics who maintained it swear by Liqui Moly for those high performance vehicles. Any reason I shouldn't run that in my F150 5.0? I've read LOTS of posts in other car forums where drivers and reviewers say in their applications that it's better than Mobil1.
Also, I see people writing "any good oil that meets Ford specs." What exactly am I looking at on a bottle of oil to ensure that it meets specs? This is the oil I am considering:
02-14-2019, 06:38 PM
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Instead of just opinions, does anyone have links to good, hopefully unbiased articles.
And for those using full syn, do you have a preference, or use whatever you can get at the best price? I'm coming from a German car, and the mechanics who maintained it swear by Liqui Moly for those high performance vehicles. Any reason I shouldn't run that in my F150 5.0? I've read LOTS of posts in other car forums where drivers and reviewers say in their applications that it's better than Mobil1.
Also, I see people writing "any good oil that meets Ford specs." What exactly am I looking at on a bottle of oil to ensure that it meets specs? This is the oil I am considering: https://www.amazon.com/Liqui-Moly-Li...iqui+moly+5w20
And for those using full syn, do you have a preference, or use whatever you can get at the best price? I'm coming from a German car, and the mechanics who maintained it swear by Liqui Moly for those high performance vehicles. Any reason I shouldn't run that in my F150 5.0? I've read LOTS of posts in other car forums where drivers and reviewers say in their applications that it's better than Mobil1.
Also, I see people writing "any good oil that meets Ford specs." What exactly am I looking at on a bottle of oil to ensure that it meets specs? This is the oil I am considering: https://www.amazon.com/Liqui-Moly-Li...iqui+moly+5w20
It tells you what spec you should be looking for.
Slmetimes you have to go beyond the bottle and look at a product spec sheet, marketing sheet or SDS.
02-15-2019, 06:13 PM
#17
Instead of just opinions, does anyone have links to good, hopefully unbiased articles.
And for those using full syn, do you have a preference, or use whatever you can get at the best price? I'm coming from a German car, and the mechanics who maintained it swear by Liqui Moly for those high performance vehicles. Any reason I shouldn't run that in my F150 5.0? I've read LOTS of posts in other car forums where drivers and reviewers say in their applications that it's better than Mobil1.
Also, I see people writing "any good oil that meets Ford specs." What exactly am I looking at on a bottle of oil to ensure that it meets specs? This is the oil I am considering: https://www.amazon.com/Liqui-Moly-Li...iqui+moly+5w20
And for those using full syn, do you have a preference, or use whatever you can get at the best price? I'm coming from a German car, and the mechanics who maintained it swear by Liqui Moly for those high performance vehicles. Any reason I shouldn't run that in my F150 5.0? I've read LOTS of posts in other car forums where drivers and reviewers say in their applications that it's better than Mobil1.
Also, I see people writing "any good oil that meets Ford specs." What exactly am I looking at on a bottle of oil to ensure that it meets specs? This is the oil I am considering: https://www.amazon.com/Liqui-Moly-Li...iqui+moly+5w20
As for the oil you linked I know its popular with German cars I used to run VW cars and LiquiMoly was a popular on all the websites for German cars.
I am a big Mobil 1 fan I was a tech at BMW when the motor was taken apart and got to see what it looked like and have used that when I do my own changes. I am lazy now a days and get what every the local oil change place puts in.
02-15-2019, 06:33 PM
#18
If you are looking on anything good about the difference between oil and synthetic look up the Mobil 1 million mile test. They did a test with an older BMW 3 series that they drive for a million miles(on a car treadmill) and did oil changes to BMW specs and the engine did not show much wear. This is why a lot of performance cars all use synthetic oil only. And most synthetic can go for over 10k miles before a change is needed but your filter can not last that long.
As for the oil you linked I know its popular with German cars I used to run VW cars and LiquiMoly was a popular on all the websites for German cars.
I am a big Mobil 1 fan I was a tech at BMW when the motor was taken apart and got to see what it looked like and have used that when I do my own changes. I am lazy now a days and get what every the local oil change place puts in.
As for the oil you linked I know its popular with German cars I used to run VW cars and LiquiMoly was a popular on all the websites for German cars.
I am a big Mobil 1 fan I was a tech at BMW when the motor was taken apart and got to see what it looked like and have used that when I do my own changes. I am lazy now a days and get what every the local oil change place puts in.
02-16-2019, 01:36 PM
#19
Senior Member
The base oil doesn't matter so much, it's what additives they put in, and how long those last under stress. I would recommend Bob Is The Oil Guy website, there are lots of reviews, comparisons, etc. Or just Youtube where people have done all sorts of comparison testing. I've read enough to decide that mostly it doesn't matter. Not at the <8000m changes I'm doing. Have a row of Napa brand jugs in the garage.
All posts on forums are opinions. All tests are done by imperfect humans. Decide as you will....
All posts on forums are opinions. All tests are done by imperfect humans. Decide as you will....
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rsylvstr (02-16-2019)
02-16-2019, 02:44 PM
#20
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liqui_Moly