Valvoline Instant Oil Change - 5w20MXB Oil

[SwampSurvivor]

There's a sticker on my Grand Marquis that's due in 1000 miles. Says 5w-20MXB. Anyone know what oil this would be? Maybe we need insider knowledge? I looked it up in google but couldn't find it referencing it.

Definitely doesn't look like it needs a change for as far as it is into the change (guessing 2000 miles?).

Don't want to change it this early on, but it's in the garage now so I probably will. Of course, like everything else, it'll get Supertech. Of the proper weight, 5w-20 .

 

[Jimmy_Russells]

I would guess Maxlife

 

[tasch72]

Valvoline 5w-20 Maxlife Blend would be my best guess.

 

[BigCahuna]

Last change may have been done by a quickee lube place. They like to get everyone in at 3k for changes.,,,

 

[JustinH]

Yes I can confirm that is right. Their synthetic blend oil change service is maxlife 5w20. I have had that same code on my sticker.

 

[Kuato]

There's a sticker on my Grand Marquis that's due in 1000 miles. Says 5w-20MXB. Anyone know what oil this would be? Maybe we need insider knowledge? I looked it up in google but couldn't find it referencing it.

Definitely doesn't look like it needs a change for as far as it is into the change (guessing 2000 miles?).

Don't want to change it this early on, but it's in the garage now so I probably will. Of course, like everything else, it'll get Supertech. Of the proper weight, 5w-20 .

Of note: 5w-30 was original specification for this engine. I always used it when I owned my panther.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Yes I can confirm that is right. Their synthetic blend oil change service is maxlife 5w20. I have had that same code on my sticker.

That's a high mileage oil right? I don't think it makes any difference in what I'm going to run. Just curious.

Of note: 5w-30 was original specification for this engine. I always used it when I owned my panther.

That's true, 92-00 they were spec'd for 5w-30. But this one seems to have done well for 124K miles on 5w-20. It's certainly a lot quieter than my almost 240K mile 5.4 (which may or may not be a 1997 engine).

 

[Kuato]

That's true, 92-00 they were spec'd for 5w-30. But this one seems to have done well for 124K miles on 5w-20. It's certainly a lot quieter than my almost 240K mile 5.4 (which may or may not be a 1997 engine).

No oiling changes after '00; change to 20 was purely CAFE. Ford did switch later year trucks back from 20 to 30...

 

[SR5]

Valvoline 5w-20 Maxlife Blend would be my best guess.

That sounds right to me.

OP, I would be fine to go 5k miles on this oil, assuming you are not on severe service internal.

 

[Scott S]

5w20 Maxlife bulk many years ago, when 5w20 first came out the stickers used to print D for drum. But now since 5W20 is widely used they carry it in bulk I'm sure.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

That sounds right to me.

OP, I would be fine to go 5k miles on this oil, assuming you are not on severe service internal.

Going to hold out as long as possible so I don't get stuck in an oil change in the middle of winter.

 

[JustinH]

That's a high mileage oil right? I don't think it makes any difference in what I'm going to run. Just curious.



That's true, 92-00 they were spec'd for 5w-30. But this one seems to have done well for 124K miles on 5w-20. It's certainly a lot quieter than my almost 240K mile 5.4 (which may or may not be a 1997 engine).

Valvoline markets Maxlife as their syn-blend option in the quick lube service bays.

I found it odd marketing as well.

Their "Conventional" oil is not really conventional, so they are just trying to offer another upsell to a different product.

 

[Deamos]

Valvoline markets Maxlife as their syn-blend option in the quick lube service bays.

I found it odd marketing as well.

Their "Conventional" oil is not really conventional, so they are just trying to offer another upsell to a different product.

My Sorento 3.5 V6 got max life starting at about 30k miles when I went to a shop for an oil change and asked for a synthetic blend.

As a matter of fact, at the Firestone I used for oil changes for a while, getting Pennzoil HM was cheaper (by like $7) to get a synth blend vs getting the actual Pennzoil synth blend. As I generally did 5-7.5K mile intervals it was never a problem and the Kia 3.5L engine seemed to run very smoothly on the synthetic blends.

 

[SR5]

Going to hold out as long as possible so I don't get stuck in an oil change in the middle of winter.

No worries.....you come from Central NY ...... I couldn't imagine how cold and miserable it would be doing an oil change outside in a real winter. Where I come from, you avoid doing anything physical and outside in summer.

This is our winter, about 22C (72F)