quote:No, they are exactly the same, down to the last nut and bolt. AFAIK, they are all imported. As for the fidgets and gherkins, we have used metric measurements for the last 20 years or so. The Coriolis effect won't cut it either, some professor over here proved it depends on the size of the bath tub.
So now the BIG question is whether the "Australian" Ford modular motors have different clearances than the "American" ones...
quote:I'm sure the clearances are identical. Those are design parameters that don't change with climate. It would make sense there are few 0W and 5W oils in Australia. It never gets cold there...
Originally posted by RF Overlord: According to EssoMobil's Australian web site, Mobil 1 over there only comes in: 0W-40 10W-30 5W-50 15W-50 No 5W-30, no 5W-20, no 0W-20... So now the BIG question is whether the "Australian" Ford modular motors have different clearances than the "American" ones... I'm not sure if this applies to Ford, but the General Motors Gen III 5.7L engines they put in the Holdens are built in the US and shipped over, so I'll bet they're almost identical with the USA-spec engines...
quote:honus402, what engine is in that 2003 Crown Vic Sport? If what you listed above eludes to the fact that you changed the filter every OCI, I'd say you got one weird engine. Not bad, just weird. As an experiment, you might try M1 5w40 Truck and SUV oil with a new FL820S and see what that does.
Originally posted by honus402: 2003 Crown Vic Sport 3/4 second knock after sitting for 8 hours 50 to 80 degrees. No knock below 50 degrees. Ford says knock is "normal". At 2000 miles, Motorcraft 5W-20 + FL820S 3/4 second knock after sitting for 8 hours 50 to 80 degrees. No knock below 50 degrees. At 5000 miles, Mobile 1 5W-30 + FL820S Louder 3/4 second to 1 second knock after sitting for 8 hours 50 to 80 degrees. No knock below 50 degrees. At 8000 miles, Motorcraft 5W-20 + FL820S 3/4 second knock after sitting for 8 hours 50 to 80 degrees. No knock below 50 degrees. At 11000 miles, Chevron Supreme + FL820S Absolutly no knock. So quiet you only hear the alternator and idler pullies. And get this, MPG got better by 1 mpg. I'm sticking with 10W-30 Chevron.