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    Unusual (to me) sound from headers after oil change. Is this normal?

    I have a 2013 Mustang with a Coyote V8 with19,000mi. I have been putting Pennzoil Platinum 5w30 with a motocraft filter. This is the second change with 5w30 instead of 5w20. The engine has about 1,500 miles of 5w30 usage. Oil pressure reports as "normal", no leaks, and the vehicle drives fine...
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    Low Mileage Vehicle with PP. Use oil past a year?

    I have a for fun vehicle (sports car) that I drive a few thousand miles a year, and it gets "stored" for about 4-5 months out of the year. Typically I change the oil every spring when I bring her out on the road again, but I'm wondering if I am just wasting oil. The engine is a 2013 5.0...
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    Oil spill cleanup products?

    So I had a "fun adventure" today changing the oil on my 2018 2.5 ecoboost. By fun I mean I ended up spilling about a quart of oil and a good half cup or so made it off my absorber mat and onto on my smoothed garage floor. To make matters worse, the spill got all over my winter wheel with all...
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    Is my sample viable if it was from the last trickle?

    I changed the oil in my F-150 3.5 ecoboost today and I tried to get a sample. Unfortunately I had a lot of trouble not spilling the old oil all over the **** place (thanks for the design that sprays engine oil several feet and through the wheel Ford!) and I wasn't able to get the sample...
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    Thanks and some info.

    So I changed my oil in my 2013 Mustang GT today. Based on advice here and elsewhere I went with Pennzoil Platinum 5w30 and a Motorcraft filter. Thanks for everyone that weighed in! Change went smooth. The last guy that put on my oil filter did it right and I was able to take it off by hand...
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    Oil/Filter Recommendations?

    Sorry if this is not the right way to get this info, but I was hoping to get some recommendations on oil and filters for a couple of my vehicles now that I have decided to do my own oil maintenance 1. 2013 Mustang GT (5.0L Coyote): This is not a daily driver; gets about 2-3k miles/year; I...
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