2015 F150 3.5 96.5k mi; Ecoboost PUP 3.2k mi

[WeakOboost]

Running 5W-30 PUP. Had about 3200 miles and 120 hours on this run. Lots of cold winter starts and short trips. Pretty much what I expected with it falling out of grade. I guess I can’t complain. Thinking about a SP rated Euro 5w-30 next.

 

[fantastic]

Your results look good. A Euro 5w-30 would be interesting to see & a good idea on the SP. Wonder if they're relying on the viscosity to come back up after more miles, from oxidation etc, to "equal out" the viscosity from a longer mileage run. Maybe try testing some Euro at same mileage to see how it compares? Then run it to the 6k avg? Thanks for sharing this & great 1st post.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

Here’s what a good Euro oil looks like on a nearly 15k sample point:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/t...4-4k-hpl-no-vii-euro-5w30.382751/post-6886836

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Even though it thinned, there's nothing wrong with where this oil finished in the mid-8s.
If mine, I would stick with PUP 5w30.

 

[JoelB]

Iron is low for repeated cold starts and short trips. I'd be happy with these results.

 

[kschachn]

It would help if you knew the reason for a viscosity deviation. Blackstone says it isn’t due to fuel dilution but with the estimation method they utilize that’s not accurate. You need a different analysis that measures fuel directly.

Any possible mitigation hinges on the cause and here you do not know what it is. Using a Euro oil with a somewhat higher HT/HS isn’t a bad idea in either case.

 

[wpod]

5W-40 Quaker State Euro or M1 0W-40 Euro.

 

[Triple_Se7en]

5W-40 Quaker State Euro or M1 0W-40 Euro.

Mobil-1 by 16 lengths at the Belmont over QS. I've used both discussed here.

Sometimes 'boutique' isn't quieter and neither is the thicker oil.
2024 has turned into a Shocking Year for me. I've improved my hearing aids and what's been revealed to me in parked idle-time tests, is opposite of what I ever expected.

Had cataracts removed and very expensive vivid lenses implanted. The results of what I'm seeing inside my used oil pans is more revealing than I recalled in prior decades. Todays oils work better (not all). But sometimes a search is necessary.

My top-tier government Blue Cross is fantastic, but not for these lenses. They cover the Good.... almost 50% of the Better and exactly ziltch, nada, nothing on the Best Vivid Lenses I chose.

Thank Goodness I have a rich wife. Can I have $6,000 Honey..... please!

 

[WeakOboost]

Thank you all for the comments. I’m looking at running Valvoline XL-III 5w-30 euro with the SP rating soon.

 

[Impatient]

Thank you all for the comments. I’m looking at running Valvoline XL-III 5w-30 euro with the SP rating soon.

Try using Oil Analysers, WearCheck, or TestOil instead of Blackstone. Get a real fuel dilution reading, not a fake estimate.

I wouldn’t try to dissuade you from a euro oil. People seem to give this engine a pass on thin oil, given other iterations of it spec’d xw-20, but IMHO you will be happier long term with something that keeps its viscosity within the 30 grade at the UOA. The way to achieve that is probably thicker oil to begin with, though several ways to achieve that: Euro, Hi Mileage, xw-40, or certain Boutique oils. I’m not a true “thickie,” I just PERSONALLY think, if the engineers want 30 grade, then you should choose an oil that stays in 30 grade. Pennzoil’s various Platinums (not their Euro), start at the bottom of the 30 grade, and any dilution or shearing takes them down out of grade. So try the Pennzoil Euro 5w30…or the Valvoline Euro, or Mobil 1 euro 0w40, or Castrol 5w30 Euro. Or something more exotic. But don’t accept Blackstone telling you there is no fuel, or Pennzoil telling you their USA oil is a 5w-30. Of course, if you only do short trips in interior Canada winters, Pennzoil may make perfect sense.

Not to diss @SubieRubyRoo, but his engine is a newer generation (gen2) of the EB3.5, with port injection added to the direct injection (only) that plagues certain gen1 engines (like yours and mine). Maybe your gen1 isn’t plagued by fuel dilution. If so, jump for joy! Mine is.