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cost effective oil for 2022 F-150 3.5L EB
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I think there’s a lot of stuff going on in that post.
I’ve been accused of using AI to write posts before. It’s forced me to use more comedy and emojis in my responses just so people think I haven’t used AI. It was mostly in the Road Glide forum when I used data and metrics to explain something…maybe it just wasn’t the right audience for any actual data.
Costco oil weight you're comfortable with, Super Tech filter. With the savings, go out to eat with your dad, go golfing with him, go fishing, have a cold one and watch your favorite team, etc. Change the oil based on the maintenance booklet or maintenance minder if it has one.
If anyone disagrees with this answer you obviously don't know what matters in life
If anyone disagrees with this answer you obviously don't know what matters in life
What matters is different for everyone. There is no “one vehicle maintenance methodology for all”, else there would be no BITOG.Costco oil weight you're comfortable with, Super Tech filter. With the savings, go out to eat with your dad, go golfing with him, go fishing, have a cold one and watch your favorite team, etc. Change the oil based on the maintenance booklet or maintenance minder if it has one.
If anyone disagrees with this answer you obviously don't know what matters in life
I know I could do a search, but do you have any oil analyses on it personally? I’ll go look if you do.
No...I stated Shell gasoline.
Put in a tank of Shell Nitro and see if you can tell a difference.
2025 Honda Pilot at 13k miles. Been running AMSOIL Signature Series since first OCI at 494 miles. Changed the oil yesterday (ignore the date time stamp) and decided to stick my new borescope inside the drain pan. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Looks good but isn’t your car brand new?
I’ve always thought you were supposed to use the octane listed in your owners manual…
As first stated in my post "2025 Honda Pilot at 13k miles."
OP's Dad's truck has ~42k miles. Varnish, sludge, etc. can build up quickly if not using a good oil at reasonable OCIs. Just showing what the inside of my oil pan area of a vehicle running AMSOIL Signature Series looks like.
This is what my owner's manual shows. Note the octane says 87 or higher. Also note the recommendation of using a Top Tier fuel. Shell is certified Top Tier, which is a still a minimum standard for TT certification, but higher than the EPA's minimum detergency standard known as LAC (Lowest Allowable Concentration). Reportedly, the TT standard is ~2.5X over the LAC.
Shell premium gasoline has 5X to 7X the amount of detergents required under the EPA's LAC standard, while Shell's lower octane fuels have detergent levels somewhere between Top Tier minimum and Shell premium. Therefore, benefits due to the higher detergent levels may be had... at the detriment to your bank account.
When I bought the Pilot, I started using 87 octane fuel from TT certified stations, but noticed a lot of carbon deposits in the oil filter at the previous oil change. Since then, I've only used Shell premium and the used oil looks amazing compared to the last time. I'll be inspecting the filter's media later today.
You can’t go wrong w any of the 3 you listed. For cost effectiveness, I would use Supertech / Kirkland w 4K-5k oci
looks nice....but
1. 13 k is not much
2. My 1986 Chevy truck oil pan looks the same........the areas which are heavily covered in oil will like look like that for a very long time, not matter what oil you use.
Another Quaker State Ultimate Protection 20k fan here. As noted a tremendous sleeper oil. I like to think of it as a thicker Pennzoil Ultra Platinum with no advertising. Marketed as suitable for up to 20k it will easily do the 5k intervals I would recommend for an Ecoboost. Runs quieter than anything else I have tried and others will say the same thing.
Downside is it’s a Walmart on line exclusive as far as I know.
Downside is it’s a Walmart on line exclusive as far as I know.
I like that you’re wanting to take care of your engine. Using higher than necessary octane gas just beats your wallet every time. No real benefit. If deposits are your concern, just run a bottle of Amsoil P.I. (My preference) or Redline S.I-1 every 5,000mi and you’ll have the same effect and keep more money to take your wife out to dinner or something else meaningful.
I’ve thought about scoping the pan of my Navigator, but it would look like a nightmare compared to his photos if the top end is any indication of what the bottom end looks like.
How many miles on that old truck? C-10?
