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    Blain's Farm and Fleet synthetic

    Once again, apologies if this has been answered... Who make's Blain's Farm and Fleet synthetic oil? It's $2.99 quart right now. All their ad says it that it meets GF-5. Greg
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    Motorcraft XL-17 mystery additive

    I just wonder what in the additive can cause an near instant improvement on some engines.
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    Motorcraft XL-17 mystery additive

    Engines with the Track Pak and Boss 302 motors use 5W-50 oil.Not that that would make a difference with a warranty claim...... I will open a case but I hate working with dealers. I just know I'll get the "that's normal noise" response like many people with the same problem have.
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    Motorcraft XL-17 mystery additive

    Thanks for all the input so far! A little more research shows this is a fix for some diesel engines as well. I've seen numerous reports going back to 2010, when this engine was first introduced. All I've seen from the Ford engineers is that the noise should go away after 10-15K miles. I do...
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    Motorcraft XL-17 mystery additive

    Apologies if this has been addressed....... I have a 2013 Mustang GT with the 5.0 V-8 Coyote motor. It has developed an engine tick at 1300 miles. It sounds like the ignitor button on a gas grill or 2 ball bearings on strings hitting each other. The problem occurs at hot idle and low rpm. One...
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