I know questions about synthetic oil have been posted many times over but I just got a new 2014 GT GT Brembo Brake Racing package (3.73 axle) and I want to switch over to synthetic oil.
I'm up north in Canada and will be storing this baby for the winter and I want to do the switch before storing in about 1 month.
Any synthetic oil better than others. I want to know before going to the dealer and have them selling me whatever!
Its already synthetic. Until your warranty is up ur stuck with fords approved oils. I dont mean stuck in a bad way, im sure their mad scientists knows what they are doing.
Thanks. I'm up to about 3000 miles and I was thinking its about time to change it as I would like to drive it a bit wit hthe new oil before storing it in about 3-4 weeks.
You can easily run 8000+ ks on an oil change here. There is 8 quarts of oil in the pan. Ford oil is fine, especially on a non-modified car. It's what's in mine and no engine ticks, funny noises and I'm in and out of the quick lane in no time. I've done thousands of oil changes myself but, the mess of 8 quarts of oil makes me lazy.
If you're going to change it, change it when you are going to store it, don't "drive a bit on the new oil" and put it away.
BTW, nobody is "stuck with ford oils until their warranty is up". As long as you can demonstrate the oil was changed at proper intervals your warranty is all good.
The oil you car came with is some of the worst stuff you can put it. Massive Mounts of sheering from MC. Go to royal purple hps. Or if u have aversion to royal purple amzoil is very good as well.
Dealers done know d#*k. Read on line or go to my last thread, 5w50 to 10w40. There's a nice link to a very extensive conversation occupied by actual tests. Most of the time you know much more then dealers.
When I went to order my Stang I had to teach them all about the car, and I went to a reputable dealer.
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I know questions about synthetic oil have been posted many times over but I just got a new 2014 GT GT Brembo Brake Racing package (3.73 axle) and I want to switch over to synthetic oil.
I'm up north in Canada and will be storing this baby for the winter and I want to do the switch before storing in about 1 month.
Any synthetic oil better than others. I want to know before going to the dealer and have them selling me whatever!
I currently have the '14 GT Track Pack. Mine is coming up on the 3,000 mark as well, at which time I'll have it serviced. I usually drive somewhere in the vacinity of 5,000 miles per year, so I have my vehicles serviced more often that the recommended intervals. I can afford it, so that's what I prefer. I've consistently used Motorcraft oil (in its recommended weights) for many years and have experienced no engine problems or lubrication related irregularities at all. My cars are (not often) raced and never tracked, so oil shearing is not something I worry about at all. Change brands and/or weights if you wish (it's your car) but, I recommend you at least change to an oil that meets the same API Specification as the oil your car came with. If a problem later arises, Ford should have no beef about the oil you are using. There's also no worries about driving your car after you have it serviced and prior to storage. I know of no reason why you shouldn't. Happy Motoring!:thumb:
I'm not saying that the car won't run fine on the mc oil. I'm just saying if you look at the extensive tests its the worst for you engine. I can barely afford an oil change but it's worth it to me to put the better product in. Also sticking to the weight is a funny subject as well. So most of our cars say 5w20. But actually run better on 5w30. They say 5w20 because it has something to do with emissions. Don't remember the details, but it's done to meet certain standards not to aid the car. That being said 10w40 is equal to 5w50. Apparently works very well according to all I read.
Again I will just say read read read read! The more you read the better equipped you will be to make the best choice for you, no one is wrong as its a very subjective matter. To each his own and that's what makes it their own
I would switch over to amsoil 0-30 signature series because it gets cold up there,big thread on the svt forum and that is what was recommended,me,I'm in hot fl. I use rp hps 10-40 because that oil does not shear like mc korean garbage.
Out of the motor oils talked about in these posts only the Amsoil high end oil is a true synthetic motor oil. Even the purple one is a highly refined made from regular crude motor oil. In the USA they can call these double hydro cracked crude oils synthetic. And yes there are much better oils than Motorcraft oils, almost any one. Ford, or for that matter any car manufacture, only needs their cars to last until the warranty is up. So the oem fluids can be just good enough. They want us to buy new cars. They don't want them to last forever. So the use of the better fluids will prob allow the vehicles to last us longer. I get attached to my vehicles and tend to keep them for a long time...peace of mind?
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