Originally Posted By: oil_film_movies
Originally Posted By: mattri
Just picked up a 2017 Fusion, 1.5 Ecoboost for the wife, Motorcraft or???
--You used the word "best" in the title.
--You are changing it at home.
--Its a nice new engine.
--It will be extremely short-tripped (little warm-up time).
Based on your situation, get out the big guns (short tripping worries me the most).
That would be Mobil1 Annual Protection 0w20, and change it according to the iOLM (iOLM is your engine computer's calculation of condition severity and oil life; the change oil light on your dashboard). Make sure to reset the iOLM (youtube videos on this) when you do change.
M1 Annual Protection has the best anti-oxidant package and base oils that Mobil can offer, and it should battle it out with the short tripping acid chemistry the best.
Walmart has it down to $30 per 5-quart jug after e-Gift card rebate, so its not that bad if you want the best. Otherwise, M1 EP 0w20 would also work well, for a few less $$.
Also, get rid of the factory fill oil within a couple of months after buying the car, just to clear out the metal micro-dust inside. Get a magnetic drain plug (Dimple or GoldPlug strong magnets) to collect extra iron particles for the life of the vehicle.
Oil filters are not always the same inside. Use a Fram Ultra; compare the way its made and its 4548-12 performance to any other oil filters out there if you want to research that.
If you remove the word "best" from your title, I'd say just use any oil (5w20) you see on the shelf at Walmart and any oil filter there, and change according to the iOLM.
This is 100% true. Best possible oil that's widely available. But dumping it according to the OLM which is what you'll need to do to maintain warranty, will have you dumping good oil. Best Value imo is the dexos1 certified M1 5w-30.
The magnetic drain plug is a good idea.