Hi guys, newly registered but long time lurker here.
I have a 2014 Ford Fusion 1.5L Turbocharged that calls for 5W-20 (specifically, motorcraft 5W-20 synthetic blend). For the duration of my ownership I have used either M1EP 5W-20 or Valvoline Synpower 5W-20 (I prefer the Valvoline because I run 7000 mile OCI and the M1EP is more expensive than Valvoline Synpower). I have an oil change coming up, and I thought I would switch to using 0W-20 because it should be basically the same as 5W-20 just give slightly more cold startup protection. I live in AZ so cold weather isn't really a problem, but I figured that cold startups are still cold startups. Now the question I am asking is which 0W-20 should I get, or should I just stick with 5W-20 because the benefits will be marginal? My local walmart has Valvoline Full Synthetic (previously Synpower) 0W-20 for $21.97, PP 0W-20 for $22.97, M1 AFE 0W-20 for $25.47. There are others, but I think these are the ones I'd be considering unless someone comes out with a better suggestion. I am going to use an M1 oil filter because I have one already, but I'm thinking about switching to Motorcraft for the future (thoughts on that?). Thank you all!
I have a 2014 Ford Fusion 1.5L Turbocharged that calls for 5W-20 (specifically, motorcraft 5W-20 synthetic blend). For the duration of my ownership I have used either M1EP 5W-20 or Valvoline Synpower 5W-20 (I prefer the Valvoline because I run 7000 mile OCI and the M1EP is more expensive than Valvoline Synpower). I have an oil change coming up, and I thought I would switch to using 0W-20 because it should be basically the same as 5W-20 just give slightly more cold startup protection. I live in AZ so cold weather isn't really a problem, but I figured that cold startups are still cold startups. Now the question I am asking is which 0W-20 should I get, or should I just stick with 5W-20 because the benefits will be marginal? My local walmart has Valvoline Full Synthetic (previously Synpower) 0W-20 for $21.97, PP 0W-20 for $22.97, M1 AFE 0W-20 for $25.47. There are others, but I think these are the ones I'd be considering unless someone comes out with a better suggestion. I am going to use an M1 oil filter because I have one already, but I'm thinking about switching to Motorcraft for the future (thoughts on that?). Thank you all!