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2012 Ford Fiesta Metal, 1.6L Duratec (Sigma) 60,218km total, 6,443km on the oil Out: Nulon 5W-30 Fuel Efficient (A5/B5, SL, Ford WSS-M2C913-D), MANN filter In: Nulon 5W-30 Euro (VW 504/507, C3, SN), MANN filter

It’s a cool colour. Ford calls it “Mean Green”. I am so lucky to have one

Replaced the MTF in my Fiesta ST today, 4682km on the odo. How on earth do they say this is filled for life? Anyway, factory fill out and Liqui Moly 75W in. Shifts noticeably more nicely now and I’ll sleep better for doing it.

2022 Ford Fiesta ST 1.5L 3cyl Dragon EcoBoost 4682km total, 2357km on the oil. Out: Castrol Magnatec DX 5W-30 (SP, Dex1Gen3, WSS-M2C961-A1), MANN filter In: Nulon APEX+ Long Life 5W-30 (SP, Dex1Gen3, WSS-M2C961-A1), Filtron oil filter Hopefully that’s the break-in done! Planned to run this...

The one without the DPF symbol is not a diesel oil. It’s a standard gasoline API SP/ILSAC oil. Your diesel engine requires a diesel oil, which C2/C3 is.

2019 Ford Focus Active 1.5L 3cyl Dragon EcoBoost. 10,000km on the oil, 57,000 km on the vehicle. Out: Liqui Moly Special Tec AA 5W-20 SP/GF-6A, MANN oil filter. In: Valvoline SynPower XL-III 5W-30 C3 SP VW504/507, Filtron oil filter

2019 Ford Focus Active 1.5L 3cyl Dragon EcoBoost with Ford 8F35 8-speed transmission. 57,000km. Drained and filled with Motorcraft Mercon ULV. Smooth as butter.

Picked up three 5L bottles of this today as it’s currently on sale for AU$39.99 each at AutoBarn (Australia). Licensed Dexos1 Gen3 and meets plenty of good specs. Excellent value for money at this price.

Spot on. And to add to this, old fluid as it’s contaminated with clutch material, tends to require higher line pressures to maintain zero clutch slip. So if you remove the clutch material suspended in the fluid by replacing the fluid, suddenly the trans requires lower line pressure. So, in the...

The S80 is a TF-80SC gen-1 so it specifies JWS3309 ie Toyota T-IV, the other two are TF-80SC gen-2s so they specify Toyota WS/Aisin AW-1.

Again, having three of these transmissions in my driveway, and having experimented with changing the fluid without resetting anything, it causes rough shifting! Reset the adaptations and the rough shifting is instantly resolved. I know what Volvo says to do, I have VIDA, I am a qualified...

The reason you should always reset both the counter and the adaptations is because the trans adapts to the fluid over time, so when you change the fluid the adaptations are no longer relevant as the fluid characteristics have changed. Changing the fluid without resetting the fluid counter can...

Changed the oil in a friend’s 2012 Ford Territory today, with the 2.7L V6 turbo Diesel 220,000km total, about 13,000km on the oil. Out: Petronas Syntium XS 5W-30 C2/C3, MANN filter In: Nulon 5W-40 Performance A3/B4, Ryco filter (I had ordered another MANN but it didn’t turn up in time, which...

I’m in Australia and have three Volvos in the fleet with TF80-SC transmissions. I use MaxLife in the S80, and Petronas Tutela 800 in the XC60 and XC70. Any WS is fine in these, even multi-vehicle types. The most important thing is to reset the fluid counter and adaptations after a fluid...

Yes it meets A5/B5 and is 0W-30 so it fully meets the spec called for by the OEM. Use it with confidence