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4.6 Motor Question -
04-23-2007
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I recently purchased a 2002 E150. My question is that it recommends 5w-20 motor oil. Isn't this to light weight of a motor oil during the summer? I am afraid the motor will get hot during the stop and go of the big city. Allowing parts failure due to the oil getting to thin when hot. |
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that benefit from the lighter oils, and the result is lower emissions
and
better gas mileage, so says the Gov't.
Check the manual for the temp range for the oil weight.
It may recommend a slightly heavier oil for very hot summer
running but probably not any higher that 5w-30.
If you're worried about the oil breaking down, use synthetic.
I wouldn't advise using a much higher weight, though.
rd
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I recently purchased a 2002 E150. My question is that it recommends 5w-20 motor oil. Isn't this to light weight of a motor oil during the summer? I am afraid the motor will get hot during the stop and go of the big city. Allowing parts failure due to the oil getting to thin when hot. Can someone please advise. Thanks Kevin |
cooled engine, it will get hot no matter which oil you are using.
Regular preventative maintenance(cooling system included) is the key.
Use Ford spec WSS-M2C153-F oil or better & you'll be fine.
Rob
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I recently purchased a 2002 E150. My question is that it recommends 5w-20 motor oil. Isn't this to light weight of a motor oil during the summer? I am afraid the motor will get hot during the stop and go of the big city. Allowing parts failure due to the oil getting to thin when hot. Can someone please advise. Thanks Kevin |
and the 4.6L f150s alike, and the 5.4s as well
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"Me" <noone@@nowwhere.com> wrote: I recently purchased a 2002 E150. My question is that it recommends 5w-20 motor oil. Isn't this to light weight of a motor oil during the summer? I am afraid the motor will get hot during the stop and go of the big city. Allowing parts failure due to the oil getting to thin when hot. You must be an old timer like me, used to using 20w-50 in everything ;- The engine will get hot, yes. All newer engines have closer tolerences that benefit from the lighter oils, and the result is lower emissions and better gas mileage, so says the Gov't. Check the manual for the temp range for the oil weight. It may recommend a slightly heavier oil for very hot summer running but probably not any higher that 5w-30. If you're worried about the oil breaking down, use synthetic. I wouldn't advise using a much higher weight, though. rd You can run 10W40 oil in the 4.6 as long as you change it at leat |
VI conventional oils). You will loose a small amount of fuel
efficiency - C.A.F.E. is the major driving force behind the ultra thin
engine oils. The engine clearances have changed VERY LITTLE over the
last 30 years. Engine finishes have improved, allowing closer absolute
fits on some parts (while maintaining approxemately the same average
clearances)
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On 23 Apr 2007 17:44:27 -0700, RD Jones <ann... (AT) juno (DOT) com> wrote: "Me" <noone@@nowwhere.com> wrote: I recently purchased a 2002 E150. My question is that it recommends 5w-20 motor oil. Isn't this to light weight of a motor oil during the summer? I am afraid the motor will get hot during the stop and go of the big city. Allowing parts failure due to the oil getting to thin when hot. You must be an old timer like me, used to using 20w-50 in everything ;- The engine will get hot, yes. All newer engines have closer tolerences that benefit from the lighter oils, and the result is lower emissions and better gas mileage, so says the Gov't. Check the manual for the temp range for the oil weight. It may recommend a slightly heavier oil for very hot summer running but probably not any higher that 5w-30. If you're worried about the oil breaking down, use synthetic. I wouldn't advise using a much higher weight, though. rd You can run 10W40 oil in the 4.6 as long as you change it at leat every 5000 miles - 3500 is better (due to the viscosity shear in high VI conventional oils). You will loose a small amount of fuel efficiency - C.A.F.E. is the major driving force behind the ultra thin engine oils. The engine clearances have changed VERY LITTLE over the last 30 years. Engine finishes have improved, allowing closer absolute fits on some parts (while maintaining approxemately the same average clearances) -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
do with oil filter not suited to handle heavy oil.
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On Apr 23, 9:26 pm, clare at snyder.on.ca wrote: On 23 Apr 2007 17:44:27 -0700, RD Jones <ann... (AT) juno (DOT) com> wrote: "Me" <noone@@nowwhere.com> wrote: I recently purchased a 2002 E150. My question is that it recommends 5w-20 motor oil. Isn't this to light weight of a motor oil during the summer? I am afraid the motor will get hot during the stop and go of the big city. Allowing parts failure due to the oil getting to thin when hot. You must be an old timer like me, used to using 20w-50 in everything ;- The engine will get hot, yes. All newer engines have closer tolerences that benefit from the lighter oils, and the result is lower emissions and better gas mileage, so says the Gov't. Check the manual for the temp range for the oil weight. It may recommend a slightly heavier oil for very hot summer running but probably not any higher that 5w-30. If you're worried about the oil breaking down, use synthetic. I wouldn't advise using a much higher weight, though. rd You can run 10W40 oil in the 4.6 as long as you change it at leat every 5000 miles - 3500 is better (due to the viscosity shear in high VI conventional oils). You will loose a small amount of fuel efficiency - C.A.F.E. is the major driving force behind the ultra thin engine oils. The engine clearances have changed VERY LITTLE over the last 30 years. Engine finishes have improved, allowing closer absolute fits on some parts (while maintaining approxemately the same average clearances) -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My Masda also requires 5w20. Dealer told me it may have something to do with oil filter not suited to handle heavy oil. |
bypass most of the oil when cold, even with 5W20. Using a larger than
factory supplied filter will improve cold lubrication and filtration.
(assuming you can find one that fits)
When the filter goes into bypass, the oil pressure in the engine is
substantially lower than the pressure shown on the guage (but a lot
better than it would be if the bypass didn't open)
The engine will run just fine with a totally plugged filter - but no
fltering will occur and eventually damage will occur. Lots of early
engines had no filters at all.
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I recently purchased a 2002 E150. My question is that it recommends 5w-20 motor oil. Isn't this to light weight of a motor oil during the summer? I am afraid the motor will get hot during the stop and go of the big city. Allowing parts failure due to the oil getting to thin when hot. Can someone please advise. Thanks Kevin |
For instance, the 4.0L SOHC V-6 sold in Explorers and Mustangs still
requires 5W30. The diesel engines also require a different oil. 5W20
oil that meets the Ford specifications has to be very good quality
oil. Toyota and Honda are also recommending 5W20 (and/or 0W20) oil for
their newer engines. When I first got a Ford that specified 5W20 oil,
I was also concerned. However after reading available SAE literature
and Fords' explanation I came to believe that the 5W20 oil is a good
choice (as long as it meets the appropriate Ford specs). The only time
I might consider using oil with a higher viscosity is when hauling/
towning a heavy load at high speed in high temperatures for a
substained period of time. I recently traded off an Expedtion with a
5.4L engine. For most of the time I owned the truck, I used the Ford
5W20 oil. When I traded off the truck, the engine ran perfectly and
never needed any oil added beteween changes.
Ed
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I recently purchased a 2002 E150. My question is that it recommends 5w-20 motor oil. Isn't this to light weight of a motor oil during the summer? I am afraid the motor will get hot during the stop and go of the big city. Allowing parts failure due to the oil getting to thin when hot. Can someone please advise. Thanks Kevin |
your viscosity concerns, but FIRST verify that the gauge is a REAL one,
and not the disguised idiot light that Ford likes to put in vehicles.
The tell is the oil sender by the oil filter: button type sender = fake
gauge, can type sender = real gauge.
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:06:26 GMT, "Me" <noone@@nowwhere.com> wrote: I recently purchased a 2002 E150. My question is that it recommends 5w-20 motor oil. Isn't this to light weight of a motor oil during the summer? I am afraid the motor will get hot during the stop and go of the big city. Allowing parts failure due to the oil getting to thin when hot. Can someone please advise. Thanks Kevin When these first came out they called for 10W30 for typical temperatures. Then the car makers wanted to get another 1% better gas mileage and developed the 5W20. The most I have ever heard them claim is that there tests with the 5W20 shows it to be adequate. Hardly a great recommendation and to get it to that point of adequacy they had to go to semi-synthetic whereas the prior oil had no trouble being "adequate" as a straight dino oil. I continue to use 10W30 in my 99 4.6 I run 10W40 in my Duratec 2.5 |
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