Purchased a 2006 Escape V6 36000 mi. 2 months ago. Driven 15 miles each way for work on country roads 55 mph every day. Driven very easy in SE Wisconsin. I was an uninformed shade tree mechanic before finding this excellent site. I thought all brands were created fairly equal. Anyway, purchased a case of Citgo 5W-20 semi-syn before finding this site. Plan on doing a 4k OCI and sending in a sample. Previous owner used Motorcraft 5W-20 semi-syn which I now know is an excellent choice. My question is can I confidently go 5k on the Citgo? Tried searching for an analysis but no luck. After the Citgo is gone, I'm switching to the MC. Or should I do a 4k OA just to see how the oil and engine are performing?
OCI recommendations?
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The Citgo is a API SM oil and will will work fine in your Escape. I used Fleet Farm Resolute which is a Citgo oil in my Mothers 03 Escape for a few OCIs with no complaints.
You can do 5000 miles on the Citgo. In my opinion, an UOA would be a waste of 20 bucks, as you're pretty far from the limits of that (or almost any) oil.
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You can do 5000 miles on the Citgo. In my opinion, an UOA would be a waste of 20 bucks, as you're pretty far from the limits of that (or almost any) oil.
+1. Since coming to Bitog, I'm a 5k/6Month OCI person on dino. Citgo should do that OCI just fine, IMO.
You can do 5000 miles on the Citgo. In my opinion, an UOA would be a waste of 20 bucks, as you're pretty far from the limits of that (or almost any) oil.
+1. Since coming to Bitog, I'm a 5k/6Month OCI person on dino. Citgo should do that OCI just fine, IMO.
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The Citgo is a API SM oil and will will work fine in your Escape. I used Fleet Farm Resolute which is a Citgo oil in my Mothers 03 Escape for a few OCIs with no complaints.
That's where I got my oil also. They didn't have Motorcraft. I hate Walmart so I normally don't shop there but I will get my oil and filters from there in the future. Also, no more Fram filters for me after reading this site. I know the previous owner took real good care of the Escape so I'm not concerned. Just anxious to see "hopefully" the great analysis. 5k it will be. Thanks to all.
The Citgo is a API SM oil and will will work fine in your Escape. I used Fleet Farm Resolute which is a Citgo oil in my Mothers 03 Escape for a few OCIs with no complaints.
That's where I got my oil also. They didn't have Motorcraft. I hate Walmart so I normally don't shop there but I will get my oil and filters from there in the future. Also, no more Fram filters for me after reading this site. I know the previous owner took real good care of the Escape so I'm not concerned. Just anxious to see "hopefully" the great analysis. 5k it will be. Thanks to all.
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