Hi everyone, please can you help me to choose the right oil for my '12 Lincoln Navigator 5.4 3v engine with only 50k miles driven.
The issue is I live in Russia and most US oils which are "API SP" or "ILSAC certified" are almost not available to me. The recommended 5w-20 (M2C945-A) is also rare oil in our shops, and I heard that 5w-30 is much better for that engine due to VVT issues.
I have second truck, which is 2000 Ford Explorer 4.0 SOHC, where I use Shell Helix Ultra 5W-30 within 8 years, almost 300k km and I never opened an engine heads, it just runs fine. However, there's no Ford approvals on Shell Ultra, it is A3/B4 oil best suited for VW and Mercedes, and kinematic viscosity at @100 is about 12 points, which makes it viscosity near to 5w-40 as I understood....so I'm not sure that 5.4 engine can be filled with that oil.
Thought about getting Shell Helix AF 5w-30 (with specs for EU Ford M2C913C/D), but as I know this is not GTL or PAO based... Also can get Mobil 1™ X1 5W-30 or Valvoline Synpower FE5W-20\ Petro Canada Supreme Synthetic 5w-30.
Many thanks!
The issue is I live in Russia and most US oils which are "API SP" or "ILSAC certified" are almost not available to me. The recommended 5w-20 (M2C945-A) is also rare oil in our shops, and I heard that 5w-30 is much better for that engine due to VVT issues.
I have second truck, which is 2000 Ford Explorer 4.0 SOHC, where I use Shell Helix Ultra 5W-30 within 8 years, almost 300k km and I never opened an engine heads, it just runs fine. However, there's no Ford approvals on Shell Ultra, it is A3/B4 oil best suited for VW and Mercedes, and kinematic viscosity at @100 is about 12 points, which makes it viscosity near to 5w-40 as I understood....so I'm not sure that 5.4 engine can be filled with that oil.
Thought about getting Shell Helix AF 5w-30 (with specs for EU Ford M2C913C/D), but as I know this is not GTL or PAO based... Also can get Mobil 1™ X1 5W-30 or Valvoline Synpower FE5W-20\ Petro Canada Supreme Synthetic 5w-30.
Many thanks!