Idiggplants

Im about to do my first oil change on my 06 5.4L since i had the cam phasers etc replaced... well, on amazon its $6 a quart, and more elsewhere online... my searches indicate everyone gets it at walmart, but it appears that it isnt available at walmart?

i don'twant to start an oil debate by any means, but after doing those cam phasers, i was planning on running exactly what ford wants me to run... but now that motorcraft isnt at walmart, is there anywhere else that sells it cheap?

should i bite the bullet and go with it for $42 an oil change?

is there anywhere considerably cheaper that has it?

or should i go to mobile 1 5w-20 which can be had for $4/quart?

SCORGE

wally world for me

Idiggplants

i was told they no longer sell it. if i look at it online, it all shows as out of stock.

maybe i'm mistaken? that would be awesome. im in PA.

SCORGE

mine still does... though... I live in AL

Eduskator

As long as the oil you buy meet the standards requirements by your owner's manual, you can buy the brand you want... If you want to pay a little more for a peace of mind, go for it! If you want to save a little, go for it! But IMO, I'd buy whatever good brand is on sale at the time you need some.

It's like eating your cereal with X or Y or Z milk brand. Milk is milk

Idiggplants

thanks. normally that's what i do, im just super paranoid now after the cam phasers. ill check to see if walmart has the motorcraft. it used to be $19 for 5 qts. now the cheapest option might be the mobile 1. as long as that isnt a downgrade, ill just go with that.

idrive

iTrader: (3)

Check out the price of "the works" at the dealer. Might be your least expensive alternative and they should be using MC oil.

Eduskator

Or simply an upgrade... Ford Motorcraft is a semi-syntec blend I believe, which is useless according to me. You either go with dinosaur oil or full syntec. If you can buy syntec oil for the price of or for less than the OE oil, go for it...

CityHunter

Was the failure of your cam phasers attributed to your choice of oil? What were you using prior to the phasers being replaced?

Bruski

I don't know if you have a BJ's Wholesale where you live but I pay 27 bucks for 6 quarts(case) of full synthetic Mobil 1, cheapest around my area.