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An oil filter / oil combo won't cause slow acceleration - no. If the filter was giving you a flow issue - you'd hear noises coming from the engine bay... clatters, that kind of thing. Using a 15w40 oil may give you a more sluggish engine response, but 0w20 m1 ep - probably not. If you're certain...

They made the change from high Calcium w/ no Magnesium to the now standard cal/mag mix. Not sure if it happened with the old bottles or not.

Originally Posted by JohnG Word of caution. 1 hp is a pretty big motor for a 110V application, make sure you have the wiring to support that load. I don't think 14 ga. will do the trick unless it's a dedicated circuit (like no dishwasher on it too). I know the motor won't be running full current...

$96 every two months here in Oregon. That's for a large 95 gallon trash can and standard sized recycle (that's provided free). Green bin would be extra, so I skip that.

Originally Posted by 97tbird That's good to know that the weeping gaskets are not a death warrant for this engine. It was a bit despairing to learn about it but I have hope in keeping the Escape... I am not sure if I will get all 3 areas done, for now I think i will get the VC and oil pan...

Originally Posted by ET16 I've had a similar experience in a Ford and Mazda with this engine. HM oils seem to help the leaks some. That's good to know, I'll keep it in mind if it ever kicks back up again (hopefully not for a while considering they've been replaced). My folks had an ‘05 Mazda...

The engine is super easy on oil. I've used 5w20 and 5w30, it doesn't seem to care either way. No change of fuel economy in my case. Unfortunately the gaskets are garbage... I've had the pan gasket, valve cover gaskets, timing cover gasket, cam seal, and the extra little gasket below the cam seal...

Images work fine. Is that a tear you're zooming in on?

Images work fine. Thanks for the c&p!

Originally Posted by oilboy123 The 2005 Ford Escape Duratech V-6 has a timing seal for an external pulley riding off the cam. Can't remember if it is intake cam, or exhaust? Anywho, it runs a belt for the water pump. So there are some funky set ups as well. It sure does... and it also has an...

45 gallons lol... that'll hold him over.

Fair enough. I respectfully disagree though with the statement that higher quality 5w40 will hold their viscosity better and for longer. My personal UOA's... 5k or less... M1 TDT https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...werstroke-4300mi-m1-tdt-5w40#Post3708174

Originally Posted by bismic1 Well said! I have posted data on several 5W40 oil's that show that a 5W40 doesn't always shear quickly. Many (maybe even most) do, but some very common ones do not. I have so much data showing several oils that, after 5k miles, barely drop down to what the 30 weight...

Really man? Your reaction is like someone standing on a rock wall, getting ready to dive into a lake. You ask a group of experienced people "of these three spots, where should I jump?" And everyone says "none - over here is safer because the water is deeper." And you get upset because nobody...

I hate that they removed the mechanical assist from the injectors like the 7.3 had. Heck... I hate they changed a lot of mechanical things that the 7.3 had lol

I hate to pile on... but Roadrunner1 has done extensive UOA analysis and should be considered someone to be listened to on this one. His long track record convinced me to switch to 10w30 in my own truck back in 2014/2015. My truck was bulletproofed and tuned... often with a hot tune specifically...

Originally Posted by LubricatusObsess Thanks for the UOA referral. Yes, back in 2010, Deere had an exceptional supplier of engine oil, whoever that was. And this UOA @ 7,500 mile OCI instead of severe duty 5,000 mile OCI (which we have to do here for biodiesel mandate anyway). Your UOA is just...

Take a look at this thread... https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3495982/1 The OP did a nice long comparison of multiple UOAs in his truck. He ran 7500mi OCIs on basic John Deere 10w30. The results helped show why HEUI and 10w30 were meant for each other. Here's my...

Originally Posted by LubricatusObsess Wow - I wish the boy would have avoided this engine altogether. It is such a science fair engine - we knew it was when I was with Cummins the past 2-1/2 decades, but until I've had to research it now, I wasn't aware of the extent. Anyway, appreciate the...

Originally Posted by ZeeOSix My comment was about your statement of: "... what matters more? Higher filtration numbers? Or a properly functioning oil system?" It sounded like you think that higher efficiency filters cause more restriction, and the they will cause the oiling system to not...