3.0 v6..what kind of oil

ashtray · Aug 30, 2008

do ya'll use the same type oil year round in a ranger 3.0 v6..?..it doesnt get really bad cold where i live...it gets hot...i just bought a nice 99 model supercab...love it...thanks

evanesce69 · Aug 30, 2008

Reg - I run the thickest most grungy oil i can get my hands on then add some Lucas Oil Stabilizer. (unfortunately my poor 'lil 3.0 is shelled due to a blending of radiator fluid/stop leak/engine oil).

Ashtray - With that aside: I agree with Reg. Pick an oil and use it. I think there was a thread with the various types/weights of oil our guys use. There was no general consensus. Use whatever is good for you. Engines are regulated to a near constant temperature once they are running. All you have to do is figure out what oil lets you start that engine when "COLD" and protect well when "HOT"

HE HE HA HA..... for me it is somewhere between crude oil and asphalt......

:dunno:

koda6966 · Aug 30, 2008

I'm a 10w-30 kind of guy.

thegoat4 · Aug 30, 2008

I had been working through a case of 10w-30, now I'm on 5w-30. Can't notice a difference, just wanted to switch to what was specified by Ford.

Bryan22 · Aug 30, 2008

haha im kinda like evan, i've got a '92 3.0 and it really dosent care what I put in it, from 5-30 to straight sae 30wt to 15-40 and a quart of lucas, this motor really dosen't care as long as something is slick in there. but i usually run 10w30 unless im in a bind.

exbass94 · Aug 30, 2008

Use 5w-20 or 5w-30, whichever helps you sleep better at night.

Wicked_Sludge · Aug 30, 2008

exbass94 said:
Use 5w-20 or 5w-30, whichever helps you sleep better at night.

+1

if it says 5-20 on the filler cap, use that. if it just says "engine oil" then use 5-30.

mongoose289 · Aug 31, 2008

Wicked_Sludge said:
+1

if it says 5-20 on the filler cap, use that. if it just says "engine oil" then use 5-30.

when i had my 2006 ranger sport with the 3.0 ford said to use 5w20.Thats what i used and got about 26,000 miles out of the 3.0.

triumphrider-1 · Aug 31, 2008

I run 10W-30 Valvoline, but have been thinking about switching to the recommded 5W-30 oil.

almostclueless · Aug 31, 2008

There is nothing unique about the vulcan that would require any different choice than any other common engine.

tj-ranger · Oct 4, 2008

Having just picked up an '03 Edge w/3.litre today, (my new Ranger) it needed an oil change bad. The filler cap calls for 5w20 Syn blend. So that's what was used.
I use Mobil 1 5/30 on my cars...could I/should I switch to M1 in the future? - or stick with the 5/20.

koda6966 · Oct 4, 2008

mongoose289 said:
when i had my 2006 ranger sport with the 3.0 ford said to use 5w20.Thats what i used and got about 26,000 miles out of the 3.0.

Sucks man. Did they fix it for you or was it passed/out of warrantee?

Wicked_Sludge · Oct 4, 2008

mongoose289 said:
when i had my 2006 ranger sport with the 3.0 ford said to use 5w20.Thats what i used and got about 26,000 miles out of the 3.0.

i can guarantee you, without even seeing the motor, that the weight of the oil used had nothing to do with your engines failure. premature engine failures do happen.

betomonroy · Oct 5, 2008

Oil discussions are like politics, religion and sex discussions. But trust the manufacturer. My only choice is Motorcraft Synthetic blend motor oil. But llike I said... Politics, Religion, Sex an Motor Oil create a controversy everywhere they get spoken of.

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