There is no specific oil or OCI that will keep this kind of water pump from failing. Regarding a water pump failure dumping coolant into the oil pan... if I insisted on keeping the vehicle... I would research other failures of this kind and come up with an average vehicle age/mileage at failure, then proactively change the water pump 10k before that as well as any other normal wear items "while I'm in there." This really is a lame design and it's hard to see engineers collectively agreeing this is a good approach... because water pumps never fail, right? Hindsight must be blinding these engineers by now.
What is the absolute best mainstream full synthetic oil?
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Change the blue coolant out every 40k only because Napa had a crazy deal on Zyrex coolant awhile back and I was tired of having ten gallons laying around lol
I hate that ford design.. super expensive to fix and no indication its failed right away..
I dont think you can change coolant or oil to avoid a failure.. check you oil and coolant level every other day might be a better plan..
If the water pumps tend to fail at 80 k miles maybe just pay for the repair at 65 or 70 k miles.. it might be worthwhile. Hard to say.
I dont think you can change coolant or oil to avoid a failure.. check you oil and coolant level every other day might be a better plan..
If the water pumps tend to fail at 80 k miles maybe just pay for the repair at 65 or 70 k miles.. it might be worthwhile. Hard to say.
The m96 porsche flat 6 in the 996 gen of the porsche 911 and boxster and cayman is a nightmare. Terrible design in a car that you can barely ever even see the engine..
The grace was... that the 99 porsche was about 16 to 18k 2 years ago. A good value. Now with the covid tax the same cars are 28 to 32 k 2 years older with more miles. Killing me as I want to buy one..
Rebuilding that engine is typically about 14 to 22 k dollars... makes it a hell of a gamble.
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My neighbor had a Ford Expedition with 3.5 . Water pump went out at 88,000 miles. Extended warranty saved him. His story , not mine. He traded it in on a brand new one. He loves the vehicle. 3.5 eco in the new one. Wardawg
My friend has a flex with the 3.5 and 220k miles original oil pump. Used Mobil 1 extended performance and changes at 7 k or about
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I think it’s natural to wonder what is the best off the shelf oil you can buy. It’s fun, it’s part of the whole process of owning a car and thinking you can do something to make it last longer or run better. As if you have some sort of hand in the whole endeavor of owning the vehicle, and to some extent you do.
I usually just buy what’s on sale, or rebate, or free. When that’s not an option I find myself doing what I recently just did. Bought an extended drain oil, so I can maybe wait it out for that next round of rebates. I bought Mobil1 EP 0w20. I must say this (and I’m sure it’s all in my head), but the engine feels smoother. And I can’t believe I just said that. But it does. It feels smoother, more something...responsive, effortless. I don’t know. Like I said, it’s probably in my head...or it’s the fuel, or weather changes, humidity, lack of humidity. Whatever. But I’m enjoying “it” right now, and isn’t that what life is all about? Oil, who knew?
I usually just buy what’s on sale, or rebate, or free. When that’s not an option I find myself doing what I recently just did. Bought an extended drain oil, so I can maybe wait it out for that next round of rebates. I bought Mobil1 EP 0w20. I must say this (and I’m sure it’s all in my head), but the engine feels smoother. And I can’t believe I just said that. But it does. It feels smoother, more something...responsive, effortless. I don’t know. Like I said, it’s probably in my head...or it’s the fuel, or weather changes, humidity, lack of humidity. Whatever. But I’m enjoying “it” right now, and isn’t that what life is all about? Oil, who knew?
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The one on sale for under $20 with a $9 or $10 a Jug rebate!
Group 3 vs 4/5 . Not sure what those are. I am trying to learn.
I have been buying mobil 1 full syn and high mileage. For many decades. Not sure if its amazing. Or an excellent value. And one mans car fleet offers little data to decide if it's amazing or average oil.
My goal is to just protect my cars engines with correct maint. Hope to learn more about the tech of oil. My guess is that unless you have a very demanding new car w fancy euro spec that any oil very close to the speced oil weight changed at 5000 or 6000 miles once or twice a year is a good plan.
I have been buying mobil 1 full syn and high mileage. For many decades. Not sure if its amazing. Or an excellent value. And one mans car fleet offers little data to decide if it's amazing or average oil.
My goal is to just protect my cars engines with correct maint. Hope to learn more about the tech of oil. My guess is that unless you have a very demanding new car w fancy euro spec that any oil very close to the speced oil weight changed at 5000 or 6000 miles once or twice a year is a good plan.
There are many good oils that will perform the job but it sounds to me more like the issue is not trusting the engine design. Can't fix that with oil.
The water pump went on my sister's 3.5 Taurus at about 240k miles. It was a 2010. Mechanically totalled the car, but that was before COVID. My friend is a mechanic and he bought it. The timing chains were stretched out bad, tensioners maxed out, so he replaced those too. Would have been like a $4000 job at retail prices.
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