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ou812 · Post by **ou812** » January 29th, 2008, 1:03 pm

So my new truck say's it should get 5w-20 oil. My very limited understanding is this is just to make fleet vehcles get slightly better milage, but I wonder if that is at a cost to how long the motor will last. Would I be better with 5W-30? Also in the aimsoil line are the additives the same in those two oil weights?

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » January 29th, 2008, 1:56 pm

most of the newer fords require the 5w20. all of the modular motors and the small v-6's this is because of the lifters they use. The thinner oil is better in and case because it can get it tighter areas. I put 5w30 in my wife's old ford fuckass (focus) and the lifters clattered like crazy. use the recommended weight, they recommend it for a reason. I use moble1 in 5w20 for everything in my stable except the old diesel, it gets the delo stuff.

britincali · Post by **britincali** » January 29th, 2008, 1:57 pm

My truck makes a horrible noise on anything other than 5w20

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » January 29th, 2008, 1:58 pm

it doesn't have anything to do with fleed vehicles, all of the modular v-8s take that same weight, only the old design motors take a different weight (4.0 v6 takes 5w30, but that is still based on the 2.8 v6, just with added OHC)

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » January 29th, 2008, 1:59 pm

britincali wrote:My truck makes a horrible noise on anything other than 5w20

yup, the modular v-8s HATE the thick stuff, thats a good way to mess up a motor.

iggys-amsoil · Post by **iggys-amsoil** » January 29th, 2008, 7:00 pm

Well something is up with Fords cause Amsoil is not giving a recommendations. Same with Diesels that I was looking at earier today. I think that it has to do with not enough testing? Would like me to call tech service and see what they have to say?

They do list 5W-20 but thats there 7,500 mile change interval.
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/xlm.aspx

However, being that your in a colder climbet I would go with there 0W-20.
http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/asm.aspx PLus you'll get the full 25,000 miles drain interval.

Applications
AMSOIL Synthetic 0W-20 Motor Oil is recommended for Honda, Acura, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, Ford and all other applications where SAE 0W-20 or 5W-20 is required with the following specifications:

API SM/CF, SL, SJ. . .
ILSAC GF-4, 3. . .
ACEA A1/B1
Ford WSS-M2C930-A
DaimlerChrysler MS-6395N

Please use customer # 350882 when ordering. But hell, its probably sitting on self somewhere up there.

britincali · Post by **britincali** » January 29th, 2008, 7:08 pm

iggys-amsoil wrote:Well something is up with Fords cause Amsoil is not giving a recommendations. .

I changed my oil at the store one day and they put mopar 5w30 in, it made a horrible top end noise for 3 days before I found out what they did

ou812 · Post by **ou812** » January 29th, 2008, 7:55 pm

Thanks, will do the number

iggys-amsoil · Post by **iggys-amsoil** » January 29th, 2008, 8:46 pm

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