Kendall's cold weather performance

[ottotheclown]

Yes and a TBN 9.2 and

I believe and a 165 vi too. This Quaker State Ultimate Durability is about $20 in China Mart. Why look elsewhere??
Originally Posted By: JeremyInMT
Quaker State Ultimate Durability 5w30 actually has slightly better MRV numbers than Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w30 so you might look at that as well.

 

[Whimsey]

Just curious, have you changed the plugs and "wires" and when? And what did you use as replacements and at what mileage? If so how did they come out and did you use antisieze on the threads and dielectirc grease on the plug terminals for the replacements.

Whimsey

 

[volk06]

Originally Posted By: Whimsey
Just curious, have you changed the plugs and "wires" and when? And what did you use as replacements and at what mileage? If so how did they come out and did you use antisieze on the threads and dielectirc grease on the plug terminals for the replacements.

Whimsey


Havent touched them. Was told not to bother with them unless we had to and so far we havent had to bother them.

 

[Whimsey]

Originally Posted By: volk06
Originally Posted By: Whimsey
Just curious, have you changed the plugs and "wires" and when? And what did you use as replacements and at what mileage? If so how did they come out and did you use antisieze on the threads and dielectirc grease on the plug terminals for the replacements.

Whimsey


Havent touched them. Was told not to bother with them unless we had to and so far we havent had to bother them.


My 10 year old F-150 has ~50,000 miles on it. I loosened the plugs and retorqued them. Runs great on the original plugs and wires. I run 10+ miles each way minimum, some times longer. I think I'll leave them in.

Whimsey

 

[Robenstein]

Originally Posted By: volk06
Originally Posted By: Whimsey
Originally Posted By: volk06
Looking at the recent thread of the pqia tests it showed Kendall had some on the worst cold weather performance specs. Should I be worried about running this in the cold Iowa winter or will it be ok? I don't want it to Be too thick n cause extra wear. Coldest would be -15-20 F

Would love to run Mobil 1 0w40 but it's not the recommended viscosity and would be a waste at 5k oci during warranty.


I thought the 2011 F-150 spec's 5W-20 oil and your 1998 originally spec'd 5w30 but could use 5W-20 also. The Kendall 5W-20 should run just fine in your subzero temps. Even the 5w30 should be ok. Kendall is made by Conoco Phillips, as is the recommended Motorcraft oil, they are similar. I use Motorcraft 5W-20 in my 2002 F-150, which sits outside 24/7 and it strarts just fine in below 0 temps when using a quality oil filter with a good ADBV material and construction.

Whimsey


The ecoboost 3.5L requires 5w30 for the turbos. Which is why I'm leaning torwards justing using a Full Synthetic 5w30 instead of a blend.


I dont live in Ames anymore, moved to Boone. Used to sell Fords last year in Ankeny and sold several Fords with Ecoboost motors. The difference in the Ecoboost in the Taurus and Flex at the time we were told was that the turbo was not oil cooled, so you do not have to worry about coking up a turbocharger. Id run Quaker State Ultimate Durability. Its fairly inexpensive and passes the old GM "vette" spec so its a decent oil to use for anything that makes some good power. If you are looking for cheaper Kendall, then the place for it is Theisens. It runs about 3.30 a quart.

 

[volk06]

Originally Posted By: Robenstein
Originally Posted By: volk06
Originally Posted By: Whimsey
Originally Posted By: volk06
Looking at the recent thread of the pqia tests it showed Kendall had some on the worst cold weather performance specs. Should I be worried about running this in the cold Iowa winter or will it be ok? I don't want it to Be too thick n cause extra wear. Coldest would be -15-20 F

Would love to run Mobil 1 0w40 but it's not the recommended viscosity and would be a waste at 5k oci during warranty.


I thought the 2011 F-150 spec's 5W-20 oil and your 1998 originally spec'd 5w30 but could use 5W-20 also. The Kendall 5W-20 should run just fine in your subzero temps. Even the 5w30 should be ok. Kendall is made by Conoco Phillips, as is the recommended Motorcraft oil, they are similar. I use Motorcraft 5W-20 in my 2002 F-150, which sits outside 24/7 and it strarts just fine in below 0 temps when using a quality oil filter with a good ADBV material and construction.

Whimsey


The ecoboost 3.5L requires 5w30 for the turbos. Which is why I'm leaning torwards justing using a Full Synthetic 5w30 instead of a blend.


I dont live in Ames anymore, moved to Boone. Used to sell Fords last year in Ankeny and sold several Fords with Ecoboost motors. The difference in the Ecoboost in the Taurus and Flex at the time we were told was that the turbo was not oil cooled, so you do not have to worry about coking up a turbocharger. Id run Quaker State Ultimate Durability. Its fairly inexpensive and passes the old GM "vette" spec so its a decent oil to use for anything that makes some good power. If you are looking for cheaper Kendall, then the place for it is Theisens. It runs about 3.30 a quart.


Thanks for the info, was that at Dewey? I thought i read somewhere that part of the turbo is lubed by oil and it is watercooled. I have some Quaker State Ultimate Durability not sure how comfortable i am running it in the ecoboost even tho it is HT-06 rated. Id feel more comfortable with a top tier synthetic.

 

[Robenstein]

Yeah it was at Dewey Ford. I am sure that Quaker State Ultimate Durability is more than fine since it most certainly passes any Ford specs and is better than the Motorcraft syn blend you would probably get from a dealership service. The Honda and Vette specs are some of the toughest to meet. If you want a more durable oil then go with Pennzoil Platinum. In Boone its only 4 bucks more and I heard there is a rebate on it right now that would make it cheaper.