New F-150 5.0 Coyote V8 first oil change

[SteveSRT8]

Originally Posted By: turtlevette
I was at the auto show yesterday, looking at a coyote and it looks wider than a chevy 454.



It is. Seriously I am not sure, but if you see any of these double cam multi valved V8's they are MONSTROUS. Quite a packaging issue.

Puts the center of gravity higher in the car and adds complexity and weight. Yet the LS motors are just as strong...

 

[turtlevette]

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Originally Posted By: turtlevette
I was at the auto show yesterday, looking at a coyote and it looks wider than a chevy 454.



It is. Seriously I am not sure, but if you see any of these double cam multi valved V8's they are MONSTROUS. Quite a packaging issue.

Puts the center of gravity higher in the car and adds complexity and weight. Yet the LS motors are just as strong...


Maybe if they made it a 60deg v instead of a 90??

 

[robo339]

Originally Posted By: turtlevette
Neither of those engines are ideal for a truck
A turbo that is in boost constantly or a small cube v8 that has to wind up to make power.

GM look like geniuses staying with large cube pushrod engines. The power curve feels so much better in a sports car and is needed in a truck.

I dont care for these crummy little dohc engines that don't pull until 4k.


I feel bloated from all the smoke in my a$$ try actually driving them first I have a tractor and trailer that average 8-9k lbs I pull with my 5.0 and it's easier to pull with my truck than it is with my 5.3

 

[RISUPERCREWMAN]

The Ford Modular V8's are quite big in size under the Hoods. The 5.0 is fords newest Modular V8 along with the 6.2 V8.

 

[Tones]

Mine is doing very well on Mobil 1. I highly recommend it. Check out my analysis in the UOA section.

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted By: dave1251

Just because the label says synthetic blend in the US does not mean the "conventional" does not meet or exceed Ford's specs. In Canada Motorcraft not a "synthetic blend".

The point to follow is the specification not label marketing. Not a very complicated concept.


Well said.

 

[PFP]

Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Originally Posted By: itguy08
Actually the IOLM is calibrated to whatever oil meets the Ford spec. Be that synthetic or conventional. There is nothing in the owners manuals or any service documentation on synthetic blend, full synthetic, or conventional. Only that the oil needs to meet the Ford spec.


Is there even a pure conventional motor oil that meets the Ford Spec for the 5.0L V8 Coyote engine?

That spec is: WSS-M2C945-A.



Yes.
Pennzoil Yellow Bottle.
It has better specs than many synthetics analyzed by the Petroleum Quality Institute (look on the website).

 

[Kuato]

Originally Posted By: 147_Grain
While the factory fill motor oil is NOT worn-out, it is contaminated by metal flakes as raw internal engine parts mate together.

Suggest you change the break-in fluid and filter early (i.e. now).

Use a Motorcraft Oil Filter so as to not cause undo attention by the dealer for any future warranty claims.


My opinion is the same. Although the oil is good to go 10k miles, all the small metal particles from break in are floating around in the engine. While the filter will catch much of it, IMO it's better to get it out earlier. To each his own though...

 

[virginoil]

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[virginoil]

Originally Posted By: buck91
When my truck was under warranty I let the dealer change it with MC 5w20 blend and MC filter, this way it would be fully documented for warranty issues. After warranty, I would have no issue what so ever continuing with the same brands for DIY changes, if the MC oil was not so over priced around here. As it is, the above advice is very good. But I would avoid that during warranty.


Agreed except I would full OCI with FF or time whichever comes first as per OEM manual.