Posted by dhermesc on January 07, 2010 at 12:42:46 from (24.248.193.103):
In Reply to: Re: Engine oil posted by coloken on January 07, 2010 at 08:34:08:
I think you're mistaken.
Ford is telling people to 5W20 in their new cars now. My Freestyle gets 5 quarts of Motorcraft 5W20 synthetic blend and one quart of 5W20 Mobile 1 every oil change.
Tolerances are a lot tighter and oils are a lot better now, but I still change mine every 3000 miles because I don't think that light of oil will hold up well to thermal breakdown.
The other reason Ford (and a few others) switched to 5W20 was fuel mileage. Even though that light of oil will only have a minor differance in overal fuel economy you multiply it by the million plus cars Ford sells every year and it helps them meet mileage requirements as specified by the government.
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