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Originally Posted By: blupupher I just love all these "keep it under 3000 rpm" lines. Not everyone drives a small engine vehicle. 3000 rpms in my 5.4 is pretty excessive. I don't understand the problem. Isn't the whole reason to get 0w and 5w oils to have good cold weather oil flow? Why would...

Originally Posted By: Ohle_Manezzini Beware of syn blends. Some have almost no synthetic (below 15%) base. Valvoline MaxLife & DuraBlend are 30%-40% synthetic, straight from a Valvoline rep when I asked. Pennzoil Gold is advertised right on the bottle as 50%+ synthetic. I have seen & heard...

2011 Fiesta - 7.5K miles 2012 F-250 - Oil life monitor, 7K-8K miles 2012 Taurus - Oil life monitor, 8K-10K miles 2014 F-150 - Oil Life monitor, 8K-10K miles 2015 F-250 - 5K-6K miles (all towing)

I don't warm up my fuel injected vehicles. A complete waste of time & resources in my opinion. I've always said that the best way to warm up a vehicle is to DRIVE it. I keep it under 3,000 RPM & light acceleration until the engine is up to temp. The only warming up I do is waiting for it to...

Originally Posted By: tig1 M1 HM oils are not dexos1 approved either. Apparently doesn't mean much. As Ramblejam said, M1 HM doesn't mean DEXOS because it's on the outdated spec of API SL for vehicles 2004 & older last I checked. I believe the 10W-40 is the only grade rated SN but only because...

Pennzoil Platinum! I've used everything from Valvoline conventional to Mobil 1 EP in 5W-20 though. I have no issues with any name brand oils but I just favor Pennzoil.

I'd just keep doing what you are doing. 0W-20 will work fine also, it will just be a little thinner at startup versus a 5W-20. It probably doesn't get cold enough in your area to where it matters though.

This is why I just spend the little extra for a name brand like Pennzoil, Mobil or Valvoline.

2011 Ford Fiesta 1.6L 4-cyl 75,795 miles on vehicle OUT: Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5W-20 Purolator BOSS IN: Pennzoil Platinum High Mileage 5W-20 FRAM Tough Guard TG3614

I've put many new engines on full synthetic at the first oil change. No harm to be done.

Run the factory fill to 5,000 and change it. Have fun with your perfectly running engine for many years & hundreds of thousands of miles to come while saving money & time. Changing oil early & at short intervals = useless. Bad idea? No. Good idea? Also no. Definitely not necessary. Oil is the...

Originally Posted By: Excel high mileage oil is a scam Read the back of the container.. It says you still need to change your oil as per mfg recommendations and the dealership will suggest the same as well . Not one mfg will tell you to run your car 2x longer because of your oil choice We are...

I'm going to say time. My tires with absolutely no leaks on all vehicles seem to lose about 1psi every 1-2 months & of course you see significant pressure changes when the temperature outside changes drastically. I usually air my tires to 1-3 PSI cold above the manufacturer recommended then...

Holy cow. My local tire shop only charged me $12/ea to mount/balance tires on my F-150 here on WV.

I used to have a 2007 Fusion with the 3.0L V6, AWD & automatic transmission so I don't have exact feedback on this setup, but I was in many Fusion groups & forums & can give you the gist of things. The 2.3L is a very solid engine, I never heard of any complaints or any major, regular problems...

Originally Posted By: John_Conrad every tank? no before your oil and filter change? yes techron, gumout, redline, valvoline and many other good ones out there. +1

2014 Ford F-150, 5.0L V8 27,517 miles on vehicle 7,338 miles on oil & filter 26% oil life monitor OUT: Valvoline MaxLife SynBlend 5W-20 Motorcraft FL-500S IN: Pennzoil Platinum Full Synthetic 5W-30 FRAM Tough Guard TG10575

Mobil 1 HM is only rated API SL for vehicles 2004 and older, your Focus might require API SM. That being said, I don't think the High Mileage would do any harm & that's what I would recommend you use.

Originally Posted By: Doublehaul Also fwiw...the 6.2 is an absolute joy to operate. I've run hd trucks with both the gm 6 liter and the fiat 5.7. I'll take the boss every time...a true workhorse...loads of grunt without the diesel time bomb I agree. After years of diesels, I went the gas route...

Originally Posted By: Vlad_the_Russian Originally Posted By: Branson304 I'd be getting that 15W-40 out ASAP. He will be getting it out pretty soon. Both trucks should get a dose of M1 0w40 before it gets colder. Why does your friend have such insistence on using thicker oils? Why not just...