Which oil for breaking in 2024 F250 7.3?

[Randy_R]

Did it not come with oil or was there something wrong with the oil it came with? I would think the best break-in oil came with the truck.

 

[Nesterenko]

the HM varients also normally have just a bit more additive package in them and will not hurt anything in a new engine. Valvoline does not advertise extended OCI intervals with their extended performance oils, just better protection.

HM won't hurt but it won't help, it's a brand new engine. Also don't think Valvoline EP will give better protection than a non EP oil especially when he plans on 5k mile intervals.

 

[ant]

I just called Shell and their ultra platinum does meet FORD WSS-M2C961-A1 specs. They have not updated their bottling yet but are in the process. FYI for those who search this up in the future.

I emailed Pennzoil in the last few days and they said there is no schedule to update the bottle or PDS to indicate that it meets Ford WSS-M2C61-A1 spec. How hard can it be to complete this? It tells me Ultra Platinum may be on the chopping block, although I hope not as I've used it for the last six years in my 2016 Mustang 5.0.

 

[facility1]

if it were my vehicle, and looking over some oils,,my suggestion here would be Schaeffer's 5w-30 9000 series engine oil,,got nice hths of 3.32 ,and meets/exceeds all of fords specs including WSS-M2C-962_A1,,really a good fit for your truck. also use a good filter like Fram ultra.

 

[D1dad]

Yep. If I had just sunk 100k into a truck it would get schaeffers from the 1st change. I’m probably low on the $100k?

 

[SOUNDMAN5000]

I would use the Mobil 1 after the 500 mile mark along with Liqui Moly additive. Zinc is bad for the cats in newer vehicles they said

Everyone has a opinion of what brand of oil to use and what brand not to used based on many reasons.
Mobil 1 has its fans and haters.
I was once a huge fan of all things Mobil 1 motor oil, trans fluid and oil filters however, I decided to change brands and move on because of (2) specific experiences.

#1. I purchased a new Harley motorcycle in 1997 and around the 2nd year I decided to change my oil from various brands of mineral oil to Mobil 1 Synthetic V-Twin motorcycle oil. ( did the change myself so it was done correct and levels were correct).

The engine immediately developed a top end tick I could hear when stopped at every stoplight so 10-20 miles I heard this noise so that same day, I changed OUT the Mobil 1 oil and went back to Mineral oil and the ticking noise went away and have never heard a top end tick again. I still have the 27 year old bike but I have never used any Synthetic oil in that bike again and never had any more top end noise.

#2. I purchased a one owner cream puff , 2002 Ford Crown Vic 4.6 V8 in 2005 that had 16,500 miles.

I only used Mobil 1 oil and filters from that point on and changed both very often as in every 3K to 3,500 miles as thats about every 6 months for me.

At around 55,000 miles that car started doing a puff of blue smoke at start up ( valve seat I guess ) but I found this a bit odd on a car I babied with only the best of "excess" care with only 55K miles.

I will never know if Mobil 1 had anything to do with the noise on my bike or the blue smoke from my car but was reason enough for me to move on.

 

[loneryder]

Everyone has a opinion of what brand of oil to use and what brand not to used based on many reasons.
Mobil 1 has its fans and haters.
I was once a huge fan of all things Mobil 1 motor oil, trans fluid and oil filters however, I decided to change brands and move on because of (2) specific experiences.

#1. I purchased a new Harley motorcycle in 1997 and around the 2nd year I decided to change my oil from various brands of mineral oil to Mobil 1 Synthetic V-Twin motorcycle oil. ( did the change myself so it was done correct and levels were correct).

The engine immediately developed a top end tick I could hear when stopped at every stoplight so 10-20 miles I heard this noise so that same day, I changed OUT the Mobil 1 oil and went back to Mineral oil and the ticking noise went away and have never heard a top end tick again. I still have the 27 year old bike but I have never used any Synthetic oil in that bike again and never had any more top end noise.

#2. I purchased a one owner cream puff , 2002 Ford Crown Vic 4.6 V8 in 2005 that had 16,500 miles.

I only used Mobil 1 oil and filters from that point on and changed both very often as in every 3K to 3,500 miles as thats about every 6 months for me.

At around 55,000 miles that car started doing a puff of blue smoke at start up ( valve seat I guess ) but I found this a bit odd on a car I babied with only the best of "excess" care with only 55K miles.

I will never know if Mobil 1 had anything to do with the noise on my bike or the blue smoke from my car but was reason enough for me to move on.

I used Mobil 1 twin in my Harleys with no issues. The engine was a little louder. I switched to Valvoline twin because it was a little cheaper and the engine was quieter. both gave normal boring boas.

 

[kschachn]

I will never know if Mobil 1 had anything to do with the noise on my bike or the blue smoke from my car but was reason enough for me to move on.

Therein lies the problem.

 

[Carlostrece]

I don't know about today, but new vehicles used to come with a breakin oil that had extra additives. That was helpful for first 3000 miles then change oil. At time of oil change then Shell Rotella was the best for a diesel truck (and arguably for a gas truck too).

If your truck came from dealer with breakin oil or special additives in it to help with intial 3000 miles breakin period, then changing oil early would result in a loss of that special breakin oil and its additives. I don't know if that still applies in modern times. I suggest consulting your dealership service dept for advice.

When you do change oil, I recommend Shell Rotella and a Baldwin filter. Next choice after Rotella would be Chevron Delo or Valvoline with a Baldwin filter. There's probably other good oil brands for your purposes. I'm just mentioning the ones I'm familiar with.

Wix filters are good, but Baldwin are better and cost the same. The only downside of Baldwin is fewer places stock and sell them in Western states. Every autostore and Walmart in my area sells Wix.

 

[Carlostrece]

P.S. - Some of you might be wondering why Wix is so popular and Baldwin is less well known. Wix advertises a lot. Baldwin doesn't advertise much, if at all. I've never seen a Baldwin add.

I learned about Baldwin at a Jeep forum years ago.

Baldwin's bread and butter is filters for on and offroad heavy equipment for mining, farming, logging, road construction, log trucks, dump trucks, road graders, back hoes, bulldozers, and on road semi trucks.

Baldwin also makes filters for cars, SUVs, and trucks. The best filters you can buy, IMO, for same price as Wix. Baldwin have thicker tougher cans that will never get punctured by flying gravel or rocks when driving fast on a gravel or rock road. Baldwin also have slightly finer filtration than Wix. Not fine enough to risk clogging, but fine enough to do a better job filtering.

Baldwin's website also makes it easy to find a compatible double length filter for my Jeep 4L and my Buick 3800. Thus being able to by a filter that holds twice as much oil and lasts twice as long, which is especially helpful if driving more miles between oil changes. The Baldwin extra (double) length filters cost $1 more than regular length.

You could also use a double length Wix filter, but Wix doesn't make it convenient to know which longer filters are compatible.

 

[4WD]

Everyone has a opinion of what brand of oil to use and what brand not to used based on many reasons.
Mobil 1 has its fans and haters.
I was once a huge fan of all things Mobil 1 motor oil, trans fluid and oil filters however, I decided to change brands and move on because of (2) specific experiences.

#1. I purchased a new Harley motorcycle in 1997 and around the 2nd year I decided to change my oil from various brands of mineral oil to Mobil 1 Synthetic V-Twin motorcycle oil. ( did the change myself so it was done correct and levels were correct).

The engine immediately developed a top end tick I could hear when stopped at every stoplight so 10-20 miles I heard this noise so that same day, I changed OUT the Mobil 1 oil and went back to Mineral oil and the ticking noise went away and have never heard a top end tick again. I still have the 27 year old bike but I have never used any Synthetic oil in that bike again and never had any more top end noise.

#2. I purchased a one owner cream puff , 2002 Ford Crown Vic 4.6 V8 in 2005 that had 16,500 miles.

I only used Mobil 1 oil and filters from that point on and changed both very often as in every 3K to 3,500 miles as thats about every 6 months for me.

At around 55,000 miles that car started doing a puff of blue smoke at start up ( valve seat I guess ) but I found this a bit odd on a car I babied with only the best of "excess" care with only 55K miles.

I will never know if Mobil 1 had anything to do with the noise on my bike or the blue smoke from my car but was reason enough for me to move on.

We had a huge fleet of those Crown Vic’s on M1 - ran them hard and long - nothing like that ever happened …

 

[AndreBeaule]

I emailed Pennzoil in the last few days and they said there is no schedule to update the bottle or PDS to indicate that it meets Ford WSS-M2C61-A1 spec. How hard can it be to complete this? It tells me Ultra Platinum may be on the chopping block, although I hope not as I've used it for the last six years in my 2016 Mustang 5.0.

Here it is;

Pennzoil meeting Ford WSS-M2C61-A1.