Motorcraft syn-blend - Does it still have it's place?

[TiGeo]

Doing the change in my son's (my former) '13 Focus and decided to go with ST HM 5W20. Been MC Syn Blend for 112K miles/8 years. $18/5qt jug vs. $15 for full syn seems not such a great deal.

 

[lawrencerd]

Doing the change in my son's (my former) '13 Focus and decided to go with ST HM 5W20. Been MC Syn Blend for 112K miles/8 years. $18/5qt jug vs. $15 for full syn seems not such a great deal.

With a long history of MC blend, does it appear clean when viewed through the fill cap?

 

[TiGeo]

With a long history of MC blend, does it appear clean when viewed through the fill cap?

I'll look and report back.

 

[4WD]

I’d say Motorcraft is being more honest than others over calling it a blend or a semi …
Have my doubts on some of the store brand “synthetic“ at that price …

 

[53' Stude]

I’d say Motorcraft is being more honest than others over calling it a blend or a semi …
Have my doubts on some of the store brand “synthetic“ at that price …

only reason I don’t buy it anymore is it’s almost $19~ at wal Mart

 

[Dave9]

The question to me is not semi-syn vs full-syn but rather, why to pay the premium for the motorcraft name on your oil? I'm not shy at all about mixing syn and dino together if I want a mix for cost reduction, but it's such a small reduction these days.

Once it's in the vehicle, nobody including the vehicle knows if it's MC or not. There was once a time when the automaker brand on a product was some assurance of quality, but once the internet ramped up, this became not worth as much money as it once was.

 

[silversport]

what is the upside to using a synthetic blend when a quality full synthetic can be had for less money???...

Bill