I've recently had a 1997 Ranger handed down to me from a family member. The truck is a 2.3 L 4 cylinder with the manual 5 speed and has almost 215,000 miles on it. It has had very little (if any) maintenance done to it in the past. I use the truck now mostly in summers when I am commuting to construction sites, probably a mix of about 50/50 highway/city miles.
The truck has been pretty much only had oil changed by quick lube centers who I'm sure just use a cheap 5w30. I'm going to start doing my own oil changes now and I plan on giving this truck a little TLC so that I can hopefully get a few more years of use out of it. What oil would you guys recommend? Just stick with the conventional 5w30 or would it be beneficial to try something high mileage or a synthetic blend?
Thanks in advance!
The truck has been pretty much only had oil changed by quick lube centers who I'm sure just use a cheap 5w30. I'm going to start doing my own oil changes now and I plan on giving this truck a little TLC so that I can hopefully get a few more years of use out of it. What oil would you guys recommend? Just stick with the conventional 5w30 or would it be beneficial to try something high mileage or a synthetic blend?
Thanks in advance!