QSFS 5w30, 3k OCI, 2022 F150 5.0
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What interval did the OLM recommend?
These 5.0's have a 7.7 qt sump. A TBN of 3.2 after 3,000 miles - how would this last the usual 7,500 - 10K?
These 5.0's have a 7.7 qt sump. A TBN of 3.2 after 3,000 miles - how would this last the usual 7,500 - 10K?
When I deliberately ran my IOLM on my 3.7L F-150 down to low single digits (around 9k+ miles) and tested, the standard Quicklane oil and filter change, the oil was still OK—-barely. Good wear numbers but zero margin of error.
For fancy-pants oil like this and a good filter, I would feel confident doing that on a regular basis.
Weirdly low iron reading on such a new engine. Can’t complain I guess.
For fancy-pants oil like this and a good filter, I would feel confident doing that on a regular basis.
Weirdly low iron reading on such a new engine. Can’t complain I guess.
Based on my driving, 8,500 recommendation. I’m sure it’d last fine, probably try 4,000 next. I mean, I have 12 gallons of it.
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What did the TBN start out as? Is TBN depletion linear, or does it accelerate/decelerate over time?
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QSFS is a "fancy-pants" oil? I've gotta applaud your sense of humor.
It certainly is. Check the approvals. As you would expect from a top-line oil from Shell, a $200 billion multinational integrated oil company.
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Is this the oil?
Are these the approvals?
Quaker State® Full Synthetic Motor Oil | Quaker State
Quaker State® Full Synthetic motor oil is the best of the Quaker State family of products, formulated in 0w-20, 5w-20, 5w-30 and 10w-30 viscosities.
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That one has no approvals.Is this the oil?
Are these the approvals?
Quaker State® Full Synthetic Motor Oil | Quaker State
Quaker State® Full Synthetic motor oil is the best of the Quaker State family of products, formulated in 0w-20, 5w-20, 5w-30 and 10w-30 viscosities.
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The original post said that the oil was QSFS. Is this not QSFS? Was it another oil that was sampled?
It does lack a solid gold colored bottle, I admit.
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I have that in the 2017 Tahoe … it’s Dexos 1.3 … Running it 5K …
Here is a VOA of QSFS 5W30:
From what I understand, TBN is not linear. I have seen some reports that imply that TBN usage does slow down as you get into an OCI, but the only way to know for sure is to test.
This is exactly why I want to start low, then run the miles up each OCI. See how it holds out, but in a safe manner.
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