Which oil do you guys use?

[Darnellbe]

which brands are your go to, do you think synthetic oil is necessary?

I have an ecoboost but I’m curious to know from everyone’s standpoint!

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[tangguy]

10 qts Pennzoil ultra platinum 5W-30 with 1 Ceratec bottle

 

[BombZombie]

I'm a fan of Amsoil, for no real reason other than it's what I've used for years. Pennzoil is my "off-the-shelf" go to.

When I'm feeling Gucci...Purol.

And I do think Synthetic is necessary? Other than price, I don't see a downside to using it. Since you have an Ecoboost, the oil from your engine is also feeding that turbo (correct me if I'm wrong). A conventional oil will get torn up by the turbo heat and degrade and burn up much much faster than any synthetic.

Bottom line: at the end of the day, for regular daily use, pick what's on sale at your local autoparts store, check your oil levels between fillups, and follow your OCI (adjust if needed if you're burning oil)

 

[Ebm]

which brands are your go to, do you think synthetic oil is necessary?

I have an ecoboost but I’m curious to know from everyone’s standpoint!

I run Mobil1 0W30 in my Coyote. It would also work well in your Ecoboost.

I would recommend a good quality full synthetic in a high performance car as nobody buys a Mustang to hypermile it. I know what the manual recommends, but that's my recommendation. My Coyote has almost 94k miles now. It's been using nothing but Mobil1 0w30 for the past 50k miles.

 

[gadgtfreek]

I like Penz Plat 5w-20. But 0w-30, 5w-30, all work well IMO.

You won't go wrong with Penz or Mobil 1.

 

[Zelek]

Nothing but Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w-20 in the Mustang, 0w-20 in the Accord. Outstanding oil.

 

[Torched10]

Nothing but Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w-20 in the Mustang, 0w-20 in the Accord. Outstanding oil.

I obsess about warranty coverage so I use full synthetic motorcrraft.i had an engine replaced on my vette few years ago and I had to prove I had changed like regularly and used oil in the manual,so I always stick to car makers suggested oil

 

[PoCoBob]

Canadian Tire always seems to have one brand or another of synthetic oil on at half price. That's the one I use. I won't buy anything other than a name brand oil but I have never been loyal to any one brand and I do switch brands if there's money to be saved. The owners manual says to only use 5W20 that shows this on the label "WSS-M2C945-B1" and virtually all major brands meet that standard.

My last Mustang had 253,000 kms on it when I sold it. It never burnt a drop of oil in it's life and it never lost any noticeable power. So brand is not important to me but meeting the required standard is.

 

[blind*guardian]

+1 on Pennzoil Ultra Platinum. In my book, synthetic is not only better for the engine, but the longer potential durations between oil changes save my time/labor so it's not that much more expensive.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

I changed my own last time, and did a decent amount research, test results, price vs. performance, across a wide range of sources (and various vehicles), and a number of times, Castrol Magnatec came up, so that what I used.

Full synth, used the OEM spec for my GT, 5W-20, it's ~$20 per 5Q jug at Amazon, so ~$40 for a MY18+ Coyote, and also scored the Motorcraft filter from Amazon (FL-500S), ~$5.

< $50 for a change including a backup pan plug (just wound up reusing the existing one).

 

[Andrew@Lethal]

which brands are your go to, do you think synthetic oil is necessary?

I have an ecoboost but I’m curious to know from everyone’s standpoint!

I've been running Penzoil ultra platinum in my vehicles for 7 years now. Amazing oil. Paired with a Motorcraft filter. You can't go wrong.

 

[boB]

Canadian Tire always seems to have one brand or another of synthetic oil on at half price. That's the one I use. I won't buy anything other than a name brand oil but I have never been loyal to any one brand and I do switch brands if there's money to be saved. The owners manual says to only use 5W20 that shows this on the label "WSS-M2C945-B1" and virtually all major brands meet that standard.

My last Mustang had 253,000 kms on it when I sold it. It never burnt a drop of oil in it's life and it never lost any noticeable power. So brand is not important to me but meeting the required standard is.

I have used Mobil 1 for years but like you I now look for whatever name brand is on sale. Recently that has been Pennzoil Platinum (not ultra) and I stay with Ford's spec of 5W-20 and a Motorcraft filter.

 

[lacanteen]

I'm approaching 30K miles, and have the oil changed every 5K at my dealer. Ford Pass points has paid for every one of them.
If I were doing my own, it would be Mobil 1 full synth and a Motorcraft filter.

 

[NeedForGreen]

I just use the semi motorcraft. I get free oil changes and it works so why change it.

 

[Flyhalf]

Indipendent tests showed
1. Amsoil is best of addictives and quality.
2. Ultra plat pennzoil comes second.
3. Mobil1 is a great compromise btw quality and price.
If I may
More than the super mega ultra quality. Just change oil more often man. I use the car on track and use mobil1 0w40 (with motorkote) but i chamge oil every few hundreds miles. Filter is also important to be clean.

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