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If I were you, I would go with Valvoline EP for it's triple digit molybdenum, and just change the oil every 5k miles.
You shouldn't be doing extended drain intervals on Ecoboost engines. Just do it every 5k miles, that's the best for Ecoboost engines.
Ecoboosts are tough on oil (this is not just my "personal opinion", it's a real thing. Fuel dilution and carbon is a big issue with these Ecoboosts. Just ask Ford techs, they deal with these engines everyday, and they will tell you extended intervals aren't good for Ecoboost engines.)
And I just can't wait for people to reply to me: "You can safely do 15k mile drain intervals on Ecoboost engines!! You are wrong, and you should be banned from bitog!!!"
Just please don't ridicule me for recommending 5k mile intervals on Ecoboost engines. I have a 13 year old 3.5 Ecoboost, with over 100k miles, and my engine still has the original cam phasers, timing chain, original turbos, and nothing else has been ever replaced other than the waterpump. All because I've been doing 5k miles oil changes since day one. Ive been running 0w20 on my Ecoboost, and my engine still runs perfect, with no issues at all.
You always hear horror stories of Ecoboost owners with rattling cam phasers and timing chain stretches with less than 60k miles, and that only happens to people that worship the phrase: "follow the owners manual".
Just use full synthetic oil, and change the oil every 5k miles, especially on Ecoboost engines.
You shouldn't be doing extended drain intervals on Ecoboost engines. Just do it every 5k miles, that's the best for Ecoboost engines.
Ecoboosts are tough on oil (this is not just my "personal opinion", it's a real thing. Fuel dilution and carbon is a big issue with these Ecoboosts. Just ask Ford techs, they deal with these engines everyday, and they will tell you extended intervals aren't good for Ecoboost engines.)
And I just can't wait for people to reply to me: "You can safely do 15k mile drain intervals on Ecoboost engines!! You are wrong, and you should be banned from bitog!!!"
Just please don't ridicule me for recommending 5k mile intervals on Ecoboost engines. I have a 13 year old 3.5 Ecoboost, with over 100k miles, and my engine still has the original cam phasers, timing chain, original turbos, and nothing else has been ever replaced other than the waterpump. All because I've been doing 5k miles oil changes since day one. Ive been running 0w20 on my Ecoboost, and my engine still runs perfect, with no issues at all.
You always hear horror stories of Ecoboost owners with rattling cam phasers and timing chain stretches with less than 60k miles, and that only happens to people that worship the phrase: "follow the owners manual".
Just use full synthetic oil, and change the oil every 5k miles, especially on Ecoboost engines.