'07 Taurus SE, factory fill 5w-20, 6424kms

[ilh]

hey guys, my father bought an '07 taurus in december and here's the first UOA: it's factory fill lube which i thought was to be GTX, but with the lack of sodium, it looks like it's another dino oil. we bought the car from the local Budget dealership, if it makes a difference. car checks out pretty good but the iron is a bit high. obviously not enough info to call it a trend but it makes me curious. this, by the way, is the OHV vulcan motor, not the duratec. i changed the oil and put in YBP 5w-20... was thinking on changing it at 57,000kms but it's not set in stone. thoughts, comments, and questions are welcome! thanks, ian

 

[chevrofreak]

I'm about 99% sure that's Motorcraft Synthetic Blend.

 

[Johnny]

Check with that dealer and ask them what brand of oil they put in their used cars. That could also be Petro Canada oil. The YBP 5W-20 will work well in that engine.

 

[Jaymus]

YB 5W-20 is great. PP 5W-20 is also an excellent choice, and I would lean towards that and find out after a few UOAs if 10k miles would be ok in that engine. PP 5W-20 really stands out, especially in 5W-20.

 

[addyguy]

For only 4k miles, that iron is 'scary high' compared to what we usually see here. Every other value is great. The add-pack of that oil looks like Conoco-Phillips made MC 5W-20; but I'm sure I've read somewhere that Canadian MC oil is made by Esso... It's not PC oil; it uses more Moly and very little Boron...could be QS or FS, they also use add-packs that look like this. In fact, I'd bet its one of those two. Are you sure this wasn't a 5W-30 oil that sheared down? Most 20-weight oils are around 8.5-9.0 cst, and shear down a bit from there.

 

[wannafbody]

Addguy, "iron is scary high" give me a break. Sure it's higher but nothing to get excited about at 25PPM. If it was peaking around 100PPM then I'd be concerned.

 

[addyguy]

Wannafbody, You might want to re-read my statement: '...iron is 'scary high' compared to what we usually see here..' In the 'real world', the iron isn't even a blip. But in the light of the super-obsessive standards we have here, it is high. That's why I put the qualifyer 'compared to what we usually see here..' in...