The typical oil question

Ftroop said:

Considering a lot of you are going full instead of semi synthetic I made a decision. I also did the math and think I'm going to make the switch to mobile 1 full synthetic. Looking at my local Walmart it's going to cost me an extra 5 dollars for each gallon of oil.
This feels like cheap insurance and piece of mind.
Appreciating the input!

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It's 5 quarts instead of a gallon. Plus the Extended Mobil 1 can be had for almost the same.
If you happen to get a chance to pickup and feel the weight difference between the two oil filters, you would go Extended.
3x the filtering capacity than a standard filter.
The Ford Racing Oil filter is the same weight as Mobil1 Extended.

I'm an over achiever and just changed to Amsoil 5W-20 Synthetic that I got from @Chris@FreedomMotorsports. I'm hoping to extend my oil change intervals a little since I enjoy driving so much.

Run Amsoil as well. Still change the oil every 3k though.

John813 said:

Run Amsoil as well. Still change the oil every 3k though.

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Why every 3k? Seems way too expensive.

Yeah, that Ford blend stuff has so many additives it's suppose to be good for 7,500 to 10,000 miles depending on driving conditions. LOL. I no longer trust that.

I'll stick to 5,000 with the good stuff. Worked for me for many years.

Mariner said:

I'm an over achiever and just changed to Amsoil 5W-20 Synthetic that I got from @Chris@FreedomMotorsports. I'm hoping to extend my oil change intervals a little since I enjoy driving so much.

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What's the going rate for the amsoil anyway?

Ftroop said:

What's the going rate for the amsoil anyway?

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About $100 for a full change. Oil and filter.

Here's my 2 cents worth...

My wife once owned a Volvo, which required the oil to be changed every 2,000 miles. Many believe the longevity of the Volvo's engine is due to the frequency of oil changes, which makes sense.

Non-synthetic oil breaks down after prolonged use, so if you plan to go beyond the recommended oil change frequency, synthetic would be the way to go. I gave my Honda Civic Hybrid to my daughter and it has over 270K miles. Knowing she will forget to change the oil, I use Mobile 1 synthetic and the best filter (15K miles). It's comforting to know the oil is OK going beyond recommended.

On my Raptor, I take it to the dealer and get the synthetic-blend as it is still under warranty. I just had the oil changed, and I think it was $39. I will be making the switch to synthetic in the future however.

The bottom line is probably the frequency you change your oil. Other than that, it doesn't much matter. Just pick one or the other and stick with it and stock up when there are sales.

#1 change your oil as often as you can and as much as your budget allows. With that said, I use Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 Extended Performance depending on pricing. I think that if Mobil 1 is good enough for Mercedes then it is good enough for me. And it costs about $26 for 10 qts of Mobil 1 Extended Performance and ~$4 for the Motorcraft FL-820S filter. I only spend about $22 per oil change at ~7000 miles.

Mariner said:

Why every 3k? Seems way too expensive.

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It's just something I've always done.

Used to do it on my former Lightning/Gt500, when those 3k miles included a lot of high rpm abuse. Just carried it over to the Raptor.