Recent content by Shifter

Thanks for the replies. I'll use it.

Not sure where to post this question. It's about windshield washer antifreeze, but that kind of antifreeze is not a coolant, of course, so here goes. I inherited a bunch of gallon jugs of good-to-minus-30 windshield washer antifreeze from my now-passed-on father of my fiancée. They must be...

Nice ride, Jt. I love my 05 GT Convertible. Motorcraft 5W-20 is what I use, with Motorcraft filters. I confess I don't really trust the "20", so I won't go beyond 4,000 km (2,500 miles), but you can't beat the UOAs posted here. And I'm a little obsessive. I want only clean oil in this...

Thanks for that last batch of replies and sorry for the delay in saying "thank you". To put a wrap to this thread, I never did find out the answer to my question but I do appreciate the advice received. ConocoPhillips's information service tried to get a Cdn Motorcraft knowledgeable person to...

I don't think this car's drain plug has a removable washer. Anybody else have an official torque setting for an 05 4.6?

The owner's manual called for 5W-30 oil in the 2000 model year Focus ( for both engines). Ford recommended 5W-20 beginning in 2001. I've used 5W-30 Mobil 1 year round for the last 75,000 of the 95,000 km on my 2001 ZTW Focus. It starts beautifully no matter what the temperature here in Ottawa...

I use a 2 1/2-ton floor jack that is made for SUVs because it lifts higher (I bought it when I had an F-150). That works well, though it is foreign-made. It's the kind that raises to the chassis in one stroke. I'd look for that feature and also a rubber donut or something to fit in the cradle to...

Anyone know how much to tighten the oil drain plug on a 4.6-litre Ford V8 in a 2005 Mustang GT? I'd appreciate the official information in lbs-ft, if anyone has it, and I'd like to know the source of the information, if you don't mind. The engine is all-aluminum in 05 (block and heads), but I...

Thanks, PFP. That's good information that it's made by ESSO. I'll look at a Cdn bottle for the three stars, then I'll check out the ESSO formulation from the distributor in town. To Ray H: We don't get the ConocoPhillips family of oils around Ottawa, Ontario (Conoco Super All Season, Phillips...

Bump to the top for LAST CALL. I can't believe nobody knows whether Motorcraft 5W-20 sold through Canadian Ford dealers is semi-synthetic or not. Anybody from Ford of Canada monitoring this board? Somebody is supplying the product and must know. I'll be doing the first oil and filter change...

Well, thanks for the replies, but my question is still unanswered and I'm not sticking this Canadian mystery oil in my new Mustang. I was in South Bend, Indiana, two weekends ago for a wedding at Notre Dame, so I bought two six-packs of US Motorcraft 5W-20 from a local dealer, clearly marked...

(Did a search and couldn't find any such topic for this engine.) I'm planning to break in my new 4.6-litre on Motorcraft 5W-20 semi-synthetic (and import that oil into Canada if I can't find proof that the Cdn Motorcraft 5-20 is semi-syn, which the bottle says nothing about). I'd do that for...

Well, Blue99, I am hung up on the semi-synthetic part and I won't have it any other way. Quaker State 5W-20 here in Canada makes no mention of semi-synthetic, but other brands do. I couldn't find a VOA on Canadian Motorcraft 5W-20, but I don't think that would even tell me. So, my question...

Any help out there? Anyone know?

I've been trying to find out if the Motorcraft 5W-20 sold through Canadian Ford dealers is semi-synthetic or not. I want to know what's going into my new Mustang GT, which is bought and special-ordered. The Canadian bottle doesn't tell you -- it just says Motorcraft Super Premium, unlike the US...