Which engine oil for Fiesta ST

[SunnySD]

Hey everyone. Just looking for a good oil for a 2017 Ford Fiesta ST. It's a TGDi, 29k mi and out of warranty. No specialty Oils that I would have to order please.
I've been doing some reading, and these are the 3 choices that I was thinking (and that are at my local Walmart). As of now I've been using Castrol EDGE Extended Performance 5w30 and sometimes the Motorcraft synthetic 5w30. The car does sit a lot in a garage and is only really driven 1 or twice every few months. I never go longer than 3k miles ir 6 months on an oil change Thanks!!

-Mobil 1 ESP 0w30 or 5w30
-Castrol EDGE Euro K 5w30
-stay with Motorcraft 5w30 Full synthetic

 

[JavierH19]

Esp 0w-30 is great. Euro K 5w-30 costs a buck more and isn't better formulated than Mobil 1 ESP 0w-30 and has to be ordered as walmart only has the SL euro 5w-30 on shelves but you can get esp 0w-30 off the shelf.

 

[SunnySD]

Esp 0w-30 is great. Euro K 5w-30 costs a buck more and isn't better formulated than Mobil 1 ESP 0w-30 and has to be ordered as walmart only has the SL euro 5w-30 on shelves but you can get esp 0w-30 off the shelf.

My Walmart actually had the Euro K on the shelf. Surprising. But it does seem there is alot more of the Mobil 1 ESP.

 

[BrendanC]

Mobil 1 0w-40, hard for me to agree on a 30weight with it being a small displacement turbo high output motor.

 

[JavierH19]

My Walmart actually had the Euro K on the shelf. Surprising. But it does seem there is alot more of the Mobil 1 ESP.

I'll have to check mine next time I go maybe they will do it nation wide. The euro k is more suitable for most cars on the road now than the sl one. Still at a buck more i'd rather buy esp. Esp 0w-30 is better formulated than Mobil 1 ESP 5w-30 both in base and add pack.

 

[SunnySD]

Mobil 1 0w-40, hard for me to agree on a 30weight with it being a small displacement turbo high output motor.

It originally calls for a 5w20. 5w30 is already going up a grade.

 

[JavierH19]

Mobil 1 0w-40, hard for me to agree on a 30weight with it being a small displacement turbo high output motor.

True but both start at 3.5 hths and likely end up at the same 3.3 hths. The starting hths of motorcraft 5w-30 is probably 3.0-.1 and i imagine it shears to 2.7-.8

 

[dnewton3]

Still can't make up your mind, eh?
You were seeking the same input 1.5 years ago.

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Post in thread 'Kendall GT1 max'

Aug 20, 2024

Just about any API SP will meet the Ford requirements. With how tightly controlled the specs and approvals are these days, the only way you’d ever tell a difference is if one oil also meets some of the Euro approvals like MB or Porsche that the other one doesn’t. Even then, on a sample size of one you’re never going to be able to obtain any data with similar oils to prove one is statistically better than the other.

Buy what meets your engine’s specs and makes you happy.

Kendall does make a pretty nice Euro oil that meets some MB, Porsche and VW spec I believe, but no mention of a...

• SunnySD

 

[SunnySD]

Still can't make up your mind, eh?
You were seeking the same input 1.5 years ago.

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Post in thread 'Kendall GT1 max'

Aug 20, 2024

Just about any API SP will meet the Ford requirements. With how tightly controlled the specs and approvals are these days, the only way you’d ever tell a difference is if one oil also meets some of the Euro approvals like MB or Porsche that the other one doesn’t. Even then, on a sample size of one you’re never going to be able to obtain any data with similar oils to prove one is statistically better than the other.

Buy what meets your engine’s specs and makes you happy.

Kendall does make a pretty nice Euro oil that meets some MB, Porsche and VW spec I believe, but no mention of a...

• SunnySD

Nope. Never did make up my mind. But since I've only put less than 3k miles on this car since then, it didn't really bother me. Why did you include my previous post? Lol.

 

[SunnySD]

Still can't make up your mind, eh?
You were seeking the same input 1.5 years ago.

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Post in thread 'Kendall GT1 max'

Aug 20, 2024

Just about any API SP will meet the Ford requirements. With how tightly controlled the specs and approvals are these days, the only way you’d ever tell a difference is if one oil also meets some of the Euro approvals like MB or Porsche that the other one doesn’t. Even then, on a sample size of one you’re never going to be able to obtain any data with similar oils to prove one is statistically better than the other.

Buy what meets your engine’s specs and makes you happy.

Kendall does make a pretty nice Euro oil that meets some MB, Porsche and VW spec I believe, but no mention of a...

• SunnySD

So am I not allowed to check back again in another few years to see if any better Oils have come out either?

 

[cheesepuffs2]

I would run Mobil ESP. While there’s no “best oil”, ESP has been proven to be very resistant to shear, and is arguably one of the best values in motor oil right now.

 

[SunnySD]

Thanks for the replies

 

[SunnySD]

Still can't make up your mind, eh?
You were seeking the same input 1.5 years ago.

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Post in thread 'Kendall GT1 max'

Aug 20, 2024

Just about any API SP will meet the Ford requirements. With how tightly controlled the specs and approvals are these days, the only way you’d ever tell a difference is if one oil also meets some of the Euro approvals like MB or Porsche that the other one doesn’t. Even then, on a sample size of one you’re never going to be able to obtain any data with similar oils to prove one is statistically better than the other.

Buy what meets your engine’s specs and makes you happy.

Kendall does make a pretty nice Euro oil that meets some MB, Porsche and VW spec I believe, but no mention of a...

• SunnySD

Is it really your job as a "staff member" to sit around and antagonize members? Is that what your life has boiled down to?

 

[RallyXaDSM]

It originally calls for a 5w20. 5w30 is already going up a grade.

In all other markets the owners manual called for 5w30. I ran Schaeffers 5w30 in mine most of the time I had it

 

[SunnySD]

In all other markets it called for 5w30

I heard that also. Why I went with a 5w30. New improved Oils are always coming out nowadays, just trying to see what's good.

 

[twX]

I go with the Mobil 1 ESP 0W-30. Also, if you're putting on less than 3k miles per year, there would be no harm in doing annual oil & filter changes.

 

[MalibuRam65]

Valvoline Restore and Protect is all you should run in that ford

 

[SunnySD]

I go with the Mobil 1 ESP 0W-30. Also, if you're putting on less than 3k miles per year, there would be no harm in doing annual oil & filter changes.

Go a whole year? I thought the norm was 6 months? I dont mind changing it. It makes me feel good. Lol.

 

[SunnySD]

Valvoline Restore and Protect is all you should run in that ford

What makes you say that? Ive read that stuff is pretty good.

 

[BrendanC]

It originally calls for a 5w20. 5w30 is already going up a grade.

i run 5w-40 in my two accords that called for 5w-20 and they are simple N/A motors. you have a ticking ford time bomb that i would want the absolute most protection for. HTHS is important in turbocharged motors that make high amounts of torque at low RPM. not to mention the approvals that Mobil 1 0w-40 hold.