Ecoboost torture test- what oil did Ford use?

[double vanos]

Here is where you can view Ford torturing their new V6 Ecoboost engine in 5 series of tests: http://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/experiencef150/
The final video is a tear down of the engine and it looks good.
Anybody care to venture a guess what brand of oil was used? Must have been good to get the results Ford got.

I wonder if it was a MotorCraft product - their full synthetic oil perhaps?

Comments please!
Cheers all!

 

[40Deluxe]

It was their full syn. oil

 

[ChiTDI]

They had the entire engine on display at the auto show.
Motorcraft filter was attached, but when I asked about the oil nobody knew. Engine showed very little wear on the cams and lifters with slight wear visible on one of the pistons.

 

[Jeffs2006EvoIX]

Who knows what oil was used for "testing" does not mean its the same as Factory fill.

Jeff

 

[Michael_P]

Oil aside, it had a few sets of catalytic converters and radiators with fresh antifreeze. Fresh converters helped maintain it's HP numbers. A friend of mine was on this assignment. He told me they used OE filters and oil. A used oil analysis was performed after each oil change. Some OCI's equaled past 25,000 miles.

 

[HappyLittlePony]

A quick google search finds a Ford press release that says:

The comparative lack of engine sludge/grime indicates that the engine’s PCV (positive crankcase ventilation) system and the recommended Motorcraft 5w30 synthetic blend motor oil – available off the shelf – worked in harmony to contribute to clean engine operation

http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=33980

 

[FMC]

Quite impressive, two things stand out, Synthetic Blend and 5w30, says alot about the oil thet used, I wonder how 5w20 would have worked out ?

 

[double vanos]

I'm going to have to rethink Motorcraft oils! The only thing is, where can I get MC Full Synthetic oil outside of the dealer?

 

[adamrc]

The synthetic blend Motorcraft oil is available at most Wal-Marts in the 5 quart containers.

 

[roadrunner1]

i'm guessing that 5w30 is being speced in these enginrs due to the turbo(s) bearings

 

[yaris0128]

Hey thanks for the link! That was some good marketing!

 

[A_Harman]

I'm not a Ford fan, but that's a good set of video's. The engine had already been through much more torture on the dyno testing than on all the rest of the in-vehicle tests combined. The most questionable part was the hill-climb test against the GM truck. It had a 50hp advantage over the 5.3, so it's no surprise that it won. If they had used the 6.2-liter engine in the GM truck, the results would have been different. But if you look at it from the standpoint that they compared the one-step-down-from-top-of-the-line engine in both trucks, maybe it wasn't so unfair.

 

[rshunter]

Originally Posted By: HappyLittlePony
A quick google search finds a Ford press release that says:

The comparative lack of engine sludge/grime indicates that the engine’s PCV (positive crankcase ventilation) system and the recommended Motorcraft 5w30 synthetic blend motor oil – available off the shelf – worked in harmony to contribute to clean engine operation

http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=33980

Not to mention the fact that there was a long thread about all this, on BITOG, not long ago...

EcoBoost torture engine tear down

 

[badtlc]

wait, i thought this engine didn't have an EGR and therefore no PCV..... is that not correct?

 

[SuperFast]

Originally Posted By: badtlc
wait, i thought this engine didn't have an EGR and therefore no PCV..... is that not correct?


How can it NOT have an EGR with a twin turbo? They call it a "Wastegate" right?

Also, people still dont trust it for Police use, where it will idle all day and night when it gets cold.. for hours.. not going anywhere.. ?

Also, as t the oil, yeah ill bet they had in some kind of motorcraft 5W-20 or 5w30/ Lots of new fords 2008 and newer (?) LOVE them some 5W-20, its suited like a glove for them and iirc you dont need anything else. Twin turbo? like i said, perhaps 5W-20.. MAYBE, maybe 5w30 but i dont see it being anything else.

irrc also, no 0W-20 since they have a 5W-20 and it works fine, no need for 0W-20. I could be wrong but 0W-20 seems redundant when 5W-20 is around, AND DOES BETTER!

 

[badtlc]

Originally Posted By: SuperFast
Originally Posted By: badtlc
wait, i thought this engine didn't have an EGR and therefore no PCV..... is that not correct?


How can it NOT have an EGR with a twin turbo? They call it a "Wastegate" right?
.......


If you read the link just a couple posts up the head of the engine development group at Ford said it does not have an EGR.

 

[Josh48065]

Thanks for posting, very interesting

 

[demarpaint]

Originally Posted By: roadrunner1
i'm guessing that 5w30 is being speced in these enginrs due to the turbo(s) bearings


Bingo!

 

[rshunter]

Originally Posted By: SuperFast
Originally Posted By: badtlc
wait, i thought this engine didn't have an EGR and therefore no PCV..... is that not correct?
How can it NOT have an EGR with a twin turbo? They call it a "Wastegate" right?

The processes of "Exhaust Gas Recirculation" and "Positive Crankcase Ventilation" have nothing to do with each other. Also, a "Wastegate" has absolutely nothing to do with either process. A wastegate is used to control the boost pressure of the engine.