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Old 07-08-2013, 09:49 PM
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What Kind of oil do y'all recommend?
Old 07-08-2013, 09:56 PM
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I run motor craft 5w-30 synthetic blend in my 99 5.4 with motorcraft oil filter runs great and doesn't burn any
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any top brand full synthetic!

Mobil 1
Pennzoil
Castrol
Royal Purple
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Shell/Quakerstate
Redline
etc etc
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Motorcraft. Ain't nutten betta.
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Motorcraft 5w20 is all I run also.
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royal purple with a motorcraft filter changed every 3k miles
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I use Mobil 1 high mileage with a motorcraft filter and it works great every 5000 miles.
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Anyone heard of anything good about valvoline max life ? Been thinking about using it since I developed a small leak in my main rear seal to see if it will cover it up
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Pennzoil, 150k and still going strong. I think the manual recommends Motorcraft, but I think thats more of a Ford/Motorcraft deal. But Motorcraft is none the less great.
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Walmart is the cheapest oil supplier around here. Shockingly, motorcraft is the cheapest name brand oil/qt there and it is also a synthetic blend vs conventional oil.


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