Slim
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- Joined
- Nov 19, 2008
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- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Vehicle Year
- 1997 + 2003
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0 and 4.0 SOHC
- Transmission
- Automatic
Seeing as how i've been playing the oil game for 15+ years now .....
I'd like to point out one notable comment made by oldfordman that I think is very, VERY important - HOWEVER- I always let my engine warm up a few minutes in the morning, and never run it hard until things have warmed up well.
I don't think many people enter this factor into the equation of which oil to buy. Personally I believe it's the number one factor, followed closely by climate. I let the engine run at idle for 2 - 4 minutes during winter (depends on how long it take me to clear the snow), but once it's in Drive it's time to friggin' drive.
I use either Mobil1 5W30 or the Ford equivalent (which is the same as the Mobil1 stuff). I get whichever is less expensive at the time. I don't bother switching viscosity during different seasons because my engine still runs at the same temp all the time. I have seen in the past that running a conventional (ie non-synthetic) engine oil is not something I should do to an engine I want to live long under MY foot.
I'd like to point out one notable comment made by oldfordman that I think is very, VERY important - HOWEVER- I always let my engine warm up a few minutes in the morning, and never run it hard until things have warmed up well.
I don't think many people enter this factor into the equation of which oil to buy. Personally I believe it's the number one factor, followed closely by climate. I let the engine run at idle for 2 - 4 minutes during winter (depends on how long it take me to clear the snow), but once it's in Drive it's time to friggin' drive.
I use either Mobil1 5W30 or the Ford equivalent (which is the same as the Mobil1 stuff). I get whichever is less expensive at the time. I don't bother switching viscosity during different seasons because my engine still runs at the same temp all the time. I have seen in the past that running a conventional (ie non-synthetic) engine oil is not something I should do to an engine I want to live long under MY foot.