I know of a 2.7 Ecoboost that went 465,000 miles on a steady diet of Motorcraft synthetic blend and a 10K oil change interval. He got rid of it because the transmission was failing. Motorcraft blend is good oil.
Yes and finding it is not as easy as some other brands. I've have never seen Motor craft on sale and have never seen it offered with a rebate!Nothing wrong at all with the Motorcraft Blend. In years past, it was actually a board favorite. Really the main reason is fallen out of favor is its pricing tends to be higher than comparable products. No more, no less...
Currently running Castrol Magnatec (and will need to transition) 5w30 in my 2016 F150 with the 2.7. I go out to 30% oil life remaining on the monitor, and then work on replacement. Works out to about 7000 - 7500 mile oil changes.
If we’re talking a 5w30 synthetic for 5,000 mile intervals, I’d go with whatever is on sale or rebate. You can’t really go wrong with that. Right now I believe Pennzoil is running a rebate and Mobil1 is too. And when you can’t find rebates I used to find that Super Tech was a bargain (but nit really anymore).
Really? I haven’t had any problems with pennzoil...but I have heard others have. I’ve had a few delays with Mobil1 though. And Valvoline was a waste of time with a promotion they ran ten years ago.I turned in a slip for Pennzoil six weeks ago and haven't heard anything back, seems a little strange
I just purchased a new F150, it has the 3.5 in it and just a few hundred miles on it. My question, when to change and what to use?
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If that was the answer for everything then this bard would be superfluous.What does your owner’s manual say?
It's the starting point. How many posts do we get here where the OP states "Hi, I have a new car and I don't know what oil to use"? It's not a grand mystery shrouded in deep evening fog as to what is appropriate for the engine.If that was the answer for everything then this bard would be superfluous.
I would buy the cheapest oil I could find and change it every 5,000 miles. Most oils are at least labeled "synthetic blend" now are certainly good for 5,000+ miles.I just purchased a new F150, it has the 3.5 in it and just a few hundred miles on it. My question, when to change and what to use?
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It's what I used in mine when I was doing the oil changes, I have some UOA here most are ~10kCastrol 0w40 since new in mine.
I know of a 2.7 Ecoboost that went 465,000 miles on a steady diet of Motorcraft synthetic blend and a 10K oil change interval. He got rid of it because the transmission was failing. Motorcraft blend is good oil.
My opinion:I just purchased a new F150, it has the 3.5 in it and just a few hundred miles on it. My question, when to change and what to use?
Thanks
Stay away from 0w unless it is below 10 deg F at morning start ups regularly, like canada or something.My feelings are a thinner 0W-40 might be perfect for that engine.