which oil do you use. I am debating

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I have an 01 bullitt with 25k I am going to do an oil change and have been debating on what oils I should use. Syn or not . Should I use lucas oil synt oil stablizer or not. I was told to use 4 qts of 5w30 with 1 qt of the lucas stablizer. What are you guys opinions or what do you use.

 

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well i used 6 quarts of 5-20w Syntec, and it has lasted me 5,500 miles and the oil is still light brown. it is clean every time i change it, no debris, and i thank the motocraft 820s for that. syntec

 

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synthetic...one of the high end brands like castrol or mobil one...i change mine every 6-8k and it comes out cleaner than 3k dino oil..

 

sgarlic

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I use Motorcraft 5w20. Over on the BITOG forums, there's a thread with a test of how Lucas affects your oil. It showed it to cause foaming.. I for one won't be running it.

 

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I use full syn Mobil 1 5w30 and a motorcraft filter. Just my .02

 

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Don't put ANY Lucas in your engine. That car doesn't need it...especially since you only have 20k miles. Lucas is used on engines with high mileage (100k +).

I run 5 quarts of synthetic Mobil one 5w-30. You can get it at Walmart for DIRT cheap (it's a 5 court jug thingy). They even have the right Motorcraft oil filter. You could also run 5w-20 I suppose.

I'm not sure why every one is posting 6 quarts of oil . My 2000GT owner's manual says 5 quarts with a new filter. With 5 quarts, the oil reaches the "MAX" mark one my oil dip stick. Put 5 in there, and if it's not enough, add more.

 

sgarlic

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Yea.. the older models for some reason take more usually. My 04 takes just about 6 quarts to get to the full line.

 

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sgarlic said:

Yea.. the older models for some reason take more usually. My 04 takes just about 6 quarts to get to the full line.

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You mean the older models take less oil lol....I know what you mean

 

sgarlic

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Yeah.. I guess I meant the LATER models.. newer.. whatever.. it's late.

 

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Mobil 1 5W-20 Synthetic.

 

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Crzyhrse said:

Mobil 1 5W-20 Synthetic.

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Same here.

No matter what it reads on the stick it should take the specified amount from the Factory, i.e. 6 qts. The dip sticks are notorious for being off and on my Mach it is a little low after a fresh change. I scribbed a line on the stick so I would know where it is "supposed" to be after a fresh change and then between changes I have a solid point at which to go by when checking.

 

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its a little over kill but i use amsoil 5-30w and i change it about every 5k miles. i was changing it every 3k miles. but it got to be a PINA. so now i do it about every 5k or so.

 

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Mobil 1 or Ford 5w-20. 6 quarts. I change either every 3k or every 5k depending on my mood. There really isn't much color difference when i change it at 3k and when i change it at 5k

 

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I was using Amsoil for the last 2 years changing the filter every 3k-5k and chaning the oil every spring when I get the car out of storage. I only put about 9k on a year. This spring I am going to try Mobil 1 5w-30 because it was cheaper at Walmart than Amsoil. Also only one place around here sells Amsoil which is a PITA. I also use Motorcraft filters.

 

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Motorcraft 5W-20 synthetic blend with Motorcraft FL-820S filter just like it says in the owner's manual. Remember the filter selection is just as important as the oil selection...

 

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Crzyhrse said:

Mobil 1 5W-20 Synthetic.

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Me too , sure is high priced I just paid 5.20 a quart

 

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i use the ford 5-20 oil right out of the pump. it's free and in my bay. i cange my oil about every 2-3k miles. one time i was bored at work on a slow day and canged out oil that was in there 500 miles <---- thats overkill

 

98blackmagic

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I believe in the old saying, you get what you pay for. Dont you?

 

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Depends on how I'm feeling... Sometimes I use Wesson, other times I'll use Mazola.






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I run Mobil 1 10W30 full synthetic and a Mobil 1 M-210 synthetic filter.

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Mobil 1 full synth with a Purolator pure one filter here