The Focus will be getting its oil for the winter in about 400 miles.
The Synpower 10w30 now in it seems to allow for easy, quiet starts down to the 10F that we saw three mornings this past week, but a twenty might be more appropriate for the colder mornings ahead. Ford did recommend a 5W-20 for this engine in this market.
I have HGMO and TGMO 0W-20, but these are reserved for the '12 Accord.
Twenty grades I have and would use in the Focus include Meijer syn 5W-20, Quaker State Ultimate Durability 0W-20, Mobil 1 5W-20, Pennzoil Platinum 5W-20 and AMSOIL Signature Series 0w20.
The winter run will be 5-6K.
I'm really leaning toward the Meijer oil, since there are very few used oil analysis of it out there and a couple of 5-6K runs followed with a used oil analysis might be more interesting than yet another used oil analysis of an oil we've seen many of.
What would you use and why?
The Synpower 10w30 now in it seems to allow for easy, quiet starts down to the 10F that we saw three mornings this past week, but a twenty might be more appropriate for the colder mornings ahead. Ford did recommend a 5W-20 for this engine in this market.
I have HGMO and TGMO 0W-20, but these are reserved for the '12 Accord.
Twenty grades I have and would use in the Focus include Meijer syn 5W-20, Quaker State Ultimate Durability 0W-20, Mobil 1 5W-20, Pennzoil Platinum 5W-20 and AMSOIL Signature Series 0w20.
The winter run will be 5-6K.
I'm really leaning toward the Meijer oil, since there are very few used oil analysis of it out there and a couple of 5-6K runs followed with a used oil analysis might be more interesting than yet another used oil analysis of an oil we've seen many of.
What would you use and why?
