Not that it makes it good or bad but to keep in mind Motorcraft oil is a blend. One other place to keep in mind most times and most brands day in and day out I've found Walmart to have the best price especially if you buy it online for pick up in the store.I did my first oil change at 1300 miles ( I do my own oil changes). I use the recommended Motorcraft oil and filter. RockAuto has the best price on the Motorcraft oil.
Motorcraft is actually not a blend. It's a full. 5W50 right now is only available in a full syn from any manufacturer. Now, wither it's a gp III or a PAO is a different topic for a different day, but it's still a full syn.Not that it makes it good or bad but to keep in mind Motorcraft oil is a blend. One other place to keep in mind most times and most brands day in and day out I've found Walmart to have the best price especially if you buy it online for pick up in the store.
This is exactly what I did when I bought my Boss 302 in LA and drove it home to Fresno. Having the engine under significant load for brief periods is beneficial because it it cause the rings to press harder against the cylinder walls, facilitating mating between the two surfaces.Every few miles on the trip I dropped down a couple gears, loaded the engine at about 1/2-3/4 throttle till about 5000 and then let off, allowing the vacuum to suck in a little extra oil. In reality it may not make much difference how you break it in. About 15 years ago Car and Driver ran a story about a test GM did on the Corvette LT1. GM took three Corvettes. One they just drove normally, with no special treatment. The second they drove hard from the get go. This is the school of thought that espouses that you should drive the car from day one the way you plan to drive it forever. The third car they babied. They then dynoed the cars and torn the engines down after 50,000 miles. The result? No difference, ie. it didn't matter how you broke it in, the end result were the same.You want the car in compression or vacuum. My recommendation is drive home doing 50-80 mph pulls in 3rd then engine brake back down to 50 and do it again. Do the same in 4th. And just keep that up for a few hundred miles.
Cruise control? What's that?just to reiterate what others have said.
I made the mistake of taking my 2017 on a 800 mi road trip and used cruise control the entire time, to top it off the dealer let the car idle for over an hour when i bought it
this glazed the cylinder walls. in the Ford Mechanics opinion may have caused the oil comsumption issue and the damage.
believe me, I will not do that with the New Motor. This is what I am doing this time.
Don't let it idle too long, under 5 min. Row the RPMs, 3/4 throttle pulls, no Redline for a 300-500 miles, let those rings seat with Load then vacuum, the break-ins are different because of the Synthetic 5w 50 oil, it's not normal to use synthetics for breakin oil so it will be a bit weird.
dont use cruise control for at least 500 mi, drive it hard but not to hard, oh and wait for the engine to warm up to operating temps before RPM loads over 3500
everyone here is saying about the same thing.
the one thing you should take from this thread is ..Have fun.. it's an awesome car.
Good video on this recently posted by John Cadogan:I've read the break-in threads here, and from other sources on the web, and the general consensus is no WOT, no redline, but also don't baby it.
Double negative. Isn't unwarranted means is warranted.I’d argue the elephant in the room is your definition of a “trip”, and 150 miles isn’t that. For 150 miles, I think this conversation isn’t unwarranted. Juuuusssst drive the dang thing. Now, if you had a 7-800 mile trip home, then this conversation might be warranted.
hahahaha...thanks for the backup bro! Yes, I meant to say isn't warranted. Or is not unwarranted. Or isn't not warranted. LOL.Double negative. Isn't unwarranted means is warranted.
OOOOOOOOOOO. Shiny!The snake I drove home...thanks everyone for the tips. People who watched me driving for any period of time had to think I was crazy, but I'm personally satisfied that I did what I could to seat those rings. Sorry about the hammy pic--the dealership wanted a few.