Valvoline 5w20?

[oilchangeguy]

I have been a loyal Valvoline patron for years. My owner's manual for my 08 F150 recommends a synthetic blend oil. I do not haul or tow anything and would like to continue with Valvoline Dino in my F150. Anyone think I am risking the warranty or life of the motor by using the white bottle 5W20? I do 3000 miles OCI's religiously.

Thanks

 

[Herz]

No you will be fine with dino, especially with 3k oci's.

 

[EricF]

what's wrong with the motorcraft 5w20 blend? I'd use that or full synthetic and not worry.

 

[dnewton3]

Man, this must be the hot topic for the week.

For the record, here is the spec criteria that Ford commands to be a licensed product:
http://www.ilma.org/resources/ford_service_fill_specs.pdf

Anything that meets that spec, and is licensed, will not void your warranty. Especially if you're OCI'ing every 3k miles (a total waste IMO given the operating conditions you described). Note that dino Mobil, Pennzoil, Valvoline, Castrol GTX, and many others meet that spec.

The Valvoline will do fine; it's licensed and approved for the Ford spec.

I am so confident in that answer that I'm intending to run dino fluids meeting the WSS-M2C930-A spec for 7.5k mile OCIs, per the manual for my brand new Fusion 2.5L I-4.

 

[Sayjac]

3k oil changes, Valvoline Prem. Conv. will work fine. As said above, no risk to warranty or engine life. My first choice would be MC syn blend, but anything that meets the spec will work just fine.

For 3k OCI, I'd buy on price from the name brand oils. But, that's JMO.

 

[oilcoholic]

Wally World sells the MC Syn. Blend 5W-20 5Qrt. Jug as cheap as the Dino Valvoline or close to it. Go with the MC or the Valvoline MaxLife 5W-20.

 

[Ben99GT]

You're not risking much, but IMHO Motorcraft Syn Blend is a better oil than Valoline WB.

 

[Bryanccfshr]

You can run that valvoline 5w20 fror complet OCI's whenever the oil change light comes on. It meets the spec. (FOrd of course "recomends" their marketed oil but any oil that meets WSS-M2C930-A is perfectably capable of the warranty required OCI.
Specs are specs. Recomendations = Marketing plug

 

[dnewton3]

Exactly.

 

[Sayjac]

All good points, and all true. But, if I had to pick a 5w20 dino to go the OLM/7500 mi. regularly, Motorcraft Syn Blend would right at the top of the list. And, at $11.50 a jug everyday at Wally it's great value too.

But since the OP is doing 3k "religiously", anything that meets spec will easily work.

 

[bradepb]

valvoline is great(I use it) and would be great in your truck, but when it comes to running 5-20 in a Ford, or realy anything else, you cant beat M/C blend for Qaulity & price unless you go full syn. I would bump the change up to 4-6000 miles and use the Motorcraft

 

[oilchangeguy]

thanks for the comments!

 

[toyotaguy]

well at that price I would just get the mobil 1 or synpower. I think I saw Valvoline synthetic for 20 on sale 5 qt jug

 

[ryan2022]

I used Valvoline 5w30 all climate a few years ago, and it seem like really nice stuff.

I had good luck with it. Its just that its harder for me to get locally.