Synthetic vs Regular oil

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sixstringthing

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Ok so I can afford either of these:

Mobil 1 Synthetic oil w/motorcraft filter evey 5k miles
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Any reputable non-synthetic oil w/motorcraft or similar filter every 3k miles

which is better for the engine?

 

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Mobil 1 and motorcraft filter

 

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i wont state specifics.........but lets just say my new motor will only get 5w20 motorcraft syntheticBLEND.

 

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sixstringthing said:

Ok so I can afford either of these:

Mobil 1 Synthetic oil w/motorcraft filter evey 5k miles
or
Any reputable non-synthetic oil w/motorcraft or similar filter every 3k miles

which is better for the engine?

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The synthetic oil will be better than the conventional oil in terms of protection.

 

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Badd GT said:

i wont state specifics.........but lets just say my new motor will only get 5w20 motorcraft syntheticBLEND.

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New motors should have regular oil for about 1000 miles during break in.

 

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CeSaR333 said:

New motors should have regular oil for about 1000 miles during break in.

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That is correct; so the rings seat properly in the engine. I broke mine in with 5w30 Mobil 1 non synthetic, and since then I've put nothing but AMSoil in there.

 

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K&N Gold Oil Filter & Valvoline DuraBlend (Semi-Synthetic) 5w30 every 3,000 miles

 

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CeSaR333 said:

New motors should have regular oil for about 1000 miles during break in.

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Not necessarily. Many cars come factory fill with synthetic. Modern engines do not require a "break in" period.

http://www.mobil1.com/index.jsp

under "why synthetics" and then "myths"

 

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Just a note that if you use the motorcraft blend and filter, you don't necessarily need to change every 3000 miles. The 3000-mile rule is for vehicles driven in "severe duty" situations (or something like that)...like if you sit traffic every day or use the car as a pursuit vehicle ( ).

So unless you run her hard all the time, or are a "recreational" oil changer (people who change their oil because they enjoy doing it), you don't need to follow the 3000 mile rule. Check your owner's manual/service manual for more specifics.

 

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The motors are broken in from the factory, no need to start with regular oil, then switching, you're just wasting your time. and go with synthetic, I change my oil based on when my car starts to consume it and how it looks, which is usually around 4-5k miles.

Mobil1 5w30 by the way

 

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If it's from the factory you can do whatever but if you get a shortblock from DSS or SHM, etc. it needs a break in. I dont think they would suggest that you waste $12 on non synthetic oil and filter for no good reason.

 

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Cool just wanted to make sure that changing every 5k with synthetic is alright. I don't drive it too hard, almost never take it above 3k RPM's, no extreme stop & go traffic, about 9k miles on it per year.

 

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sixstringthing said:

Cool just wanted to make sure that changing every 5k with synthetic is alright. I don't drive it too hard, almost never take it above 3k RPM's, no extreme stop & go traffic, about 9k miles on it per year.

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3k is where the power band starts. Enjoy the car, don't baby it too much.. You gotta hit redline through first and second at least once a week.

 

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Take note that the motor oil that comes in the mustang is a synthetic blend. I just picked up some motorcraft 5w-20 because they didn't have valvoline and noticed it said "...synthetic blend"...

 

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amsoil 5w-30 along with the SDF filter since 3000 miles and changed every 5k.